William Shatner Biography

He gained worldwide fame and became a cultural icon for his portrayalof 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 People's 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.