What is William Shatner?
{{Infobox person | honorific_suffix = {{postnom|size=100|country=CAN|OC}} | name = William Shatner | image = William Shatner (53599157887).jpg | caption = Shatner in March 2024 | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1931|3|22}} | birth_place = [[Montreal|Montréal]], [[Quebec|Québec]], [[Canada]] | children = 3; including [[Melanie Shatner|Melanie]] | education = [[McGill University]] ([[Bachelor of Commerce|BComm]], 1952) | occupation = {{hlist|Actor|author|producer|director|musician}} | yearsactive = 1951–present | spouse = {{plain list| * {{marriage|Gloria Rand|1956|1969|end=divorced}} * {{marriage|Marcy Lafferty|1973|1996|end=divorced}} * {{marriage|Nerine Kidd|1997|1999|end={{abbr|d.|died}}}} * {{marriage|Elizabeth Martin|2001|2020|end=divorced}} }} | awards = {{plain list| * [[People's Choice Award]] * [[Emmy Award]] (2) * [[Golden Globe Award]] * [[Television Hall of Fame]] * [[Hollywood Walk of Fame]] * [[Canada's Walk of Fame]] * [[WWE Hall of Fame]] }} | honours = Officer, [[Order of Canada]] [[File:CAN Order of Canada Officer ribbon.svg|100px|center]] | website = [http://www.williamshatner.com/ williamshatner.com] | module = {{Infobox astronaut| child=yes | type = [[Space tourist]] | selection = [[Blue Origin]] 2021 | missions = [[Blue Origin NS-18|NS-18]] | insignia = }} }} '''William Shatner''' {{Post-nominals|country=CAN|OC}} (born March 22, 1931) is a [[Canadians|Canadian]] actor, author, director, producer, screenwriter, singer and [[space tourist]]. He became famous for playing [[James Tiberius Kirk]] of the ''[[USS Enterprise NCC-1701|USS Enterprise]]'' in the television show ''[[Star Trek: The Original Series|Star Trek]]'' from 1966 to 1969 and in seven more movies. Shatner has written a series of books telling his experiences playing James T. Kirk and being a part of ''Star Trek''. He also played the role as veteran [[police