Shatner William: biography, interesting facts, photos

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William Shatner is a world famous actor and writer of Canadian origin. He has more than a dozen roles to his credit. Films with his participation are always worth revisiting. Shatner is still remembered as Captain Kirk from Star Trek, even though the series was filmed back in 1966. William later wrote a series of books describing the process of making this painting.

Shatner William: biography

The future famous actor, producer and director was born on March 22, 1931 in Montreal, Canada. The family had three children. Two girls, Joy and Farla, and a boy - William Shatner. William Shatner - this is how his name was translated into English, although the name of his grandfather, an immigrant from Europe, was Shattner.

Raised a child in the spirit of the religion of conservative Judaism. William Shatner in his youth became a graduate of the children's theater in the city of Montreal. After graduating from high school, West Hill entered McGill University. William Alan Shatner has a BA.

Private life

The famous actor has been married several times. Unfortunately, most unions ended in divorce. ShatnerWilliam was the legal spouse of the following ladies:

• Gloria Rand. The Young People's Union gave this world three beautiful girls.
• Marcie Lafferty.
• Narin Kidd. The woman died.
• Elizabeth Martin. The actor is married to her to this day.

William Shatner - actor

The talented man has spent almost fifty years in front of the camera. He studied acting like a classic Shakespearean hero. He performed at Shakespeare festivals, played several prominent roles. And in 1954 he was invited to the Canadian version of the Howdy Doody Show.

However, 1951 is considered the debut year. The first role, after which they began to talk about William Shatner, was Alexei, the youngest of the Karamazov brothers. The film is based on the novel of the same name by Russian writer Fyodor Dostoyevsky.

In 1959-1961. William Shatner is actively involved in Broadway productions. And also starred in episodic roles in television series and films.

Four years, from 1964 to 1968, William Shatner guest-starred on The Man from U. N. C. L. E.

The actor has received several awards. The main ones are Emmys, two Golden Globes and Saturn.

Today, it is unlikely that William Shatner will accept an offer to participate in the filming of any motion picture. But nevertheless, he will never lose the authority and respect that he has gained on North American television.

Star Trek

Shatner William - Captain James Kirk,head of the starship Enterprise. This series was filmed from 1966 to 1969. The actor participated throughout the film, as well as in its subsequent sequels.

The role in this series inspired him to write a series of books. In them, he talked about the experience he had during the filming.

Besides the starship captain, William Shatner made a cameo appearance as the corpse of George Samuel Kirk (James's brother).

In 1973, the actor voiced his character already in the animated television series.

A little later, the creators decided to return Star Trek to the screens by releasing its second part. William Shatner, of course, was cast as James Kirk. So, for five years he saved the world on the starship Enterprise. Then the idea came up to release a third season of the series. However, it was canceled during the preparation process. Instead, they made the feature film Star Trek: The Motion Picture.

From 1979 to 1991, Shatner starred in six episodes of Star Trek in his constant role as Captain James Kirk. For the fifth part, William became the director. In this status, he tried himself for the first time.

William Shatner last appeared as Captain James Kirk in the seventh episode in 1994.

In 2007, the shooting of the new part of the film "Star Trek" began. William Shatner was not invited to take part. As the director of the picture later said, he tried to find a place for the actor, but it turned out to be impossible.

In 2008 "Star Trek in Long Beach, California"went on tour. William Shatner joined and became a participant in the exhibition, which took place in more than forty cities in the United States and Canada.

Interesting facts

William Shatner is known as the first person to participate in an international kiss. It happened on the set of Star Trek. His partner in the episode was Nichelle Nichols. According to the script, the kiss took place under the influence of telekinesis. However, it still caused a lot of conflicting opinions. After all, it was a revolutionary event.

In this regard, in some cities, this scene from the series was cut. The creators of the series were afraid of the negative evaluation of the audience. However, it turned out to be wrong. After all, for the most part, people reacted positively to the international kiss.

Fellow actor James Doohan reported that Williams Shatner is very difficult to work with. He called the captain of the starship an arrogant and selfish person. Shatner repeatedly tried to dissuade Doohan of this, but to no avail. It wasn't until 2004 that an American news agency reported that James had forgiven William. After that, their relationship returned to normal.

Quick Facts:

• The actor was mentioned in the movie Fight Club.
• William Shatner is a vegetarian.
• The actor's hobbies are equestrian sports, motorcycles and tennis.
• The hero of the article owns a 360-acre farm in Kentucky.
• During the filming of the third part of the film "Star Trek", a fire broke out on the set. William Shatner is one of the few who helped in hisstewing.
• Once confessed to seeing an unidentified flying object. However, after a while he began to deny this fact.
• There is a Lego figure in the guise of William Shatner.
• In 2009, an American show revealed that William Shatner could not perform the Vulcan salute.
• The actor took part in 447 film and television projects, including 12 as a screenwriter, 10 as a director and 11 as a producer. Author of about 30 books.