William Shatner and Patrick Stewart are less than 10 years apart. Which means Pat could have played young ensign right out of the academy in the original series... William Shatner at Comic-Con 2012 cropped.jpg Shatner at the July 2012 San Diego Comic-Con International Born March 22, 1931 (age 82) Côte Saint-Luc, Montreal, Quebec, Canada Residence Los Angeles, California, U.S. Versailles, Kentucky, U.S. Other names Bill Shatner Education Westhill High School Alma mater McGill University Occupation Actor, Musician, Author, Spokesman, Film director, Singer, Writer, Comedian, Voice Actor Years active 1950–present Known for James T. Kirk T. J. Hooker Denny Crane Priceline negotiator Home town Notre Dame de Grace, Quebec, Canada Television Star Trek T. J. Hooker Boston Legal Spouse(s) Gloria Rand (1956–1969) Marcy Lafferty Shatner (1973–1996) Nerine Kidd-Shatner (1997–1999; her death) Elizabeth Martin (2001–present) Children 3 (with first wife, Gloria Rand) Awards Peoples Choice Award Emmy Awards Golden Globe Award Website williamshatner William Shatner (born March 22, 1931) is a Canadian actor, musician, singer, author, film director, spokesman and comedian. He gained worldwide fame and became a cultural icon for his portrayal of Captain James Tiberius Kirk, commander of the Federation starship USS Enterprise, in the science fiction television series Star Trek, from 1966 to 1969; Star Trek: The Animated Series from 1973 to 1974, and in seven of the subsequent Star Trek feature films from 1979 to 1994. He has written a series of books chronicling his experiences playing Captain Kirk and being a part of Star Trek, and has co-written several novels set in the Star Trek universe. He has also authored a series of science fiction novels called TekWar that were adapted for television. Shatner also played the eponymous veteran police sergeant in T. J. Hooker from 1982 to 1986. Afterwards, he hosted the reality-based television series Rescue 911 from 1989 to 1996, which won a Peoples Choice Award for Favorite New TV Dramatic Series. He has since worked as a musician, author, director and celebrity pitchman. From 2004 to 2008, he starred as attorney Denny Crane in the television dramas The Practice and its spin-off Boston Legal, for which he won two Emmy Awards and a Golden Globe Award.
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