William Alan Shatner He was born in 1931 in Montreal, Canada.
Son of Anna garmaise Y Joseph shatner, a clothing manufacturer, William has two sisters: Joy Y Farla.
His grandparents were Jewish immigrants from Poland and Hungary, and the family was raised in Conservative Judaism.
Shatner attended the Baron Byng High School, from Montreal, and later graduated with a Bachelor of Commerce on the McGill University.
Shatner developed an early interest in acting and began working professionally on the network Canadian Broadcasting Company (CBC). Before even reaching adolescence, he found himself drawn to the theater and eventually joined the Stratford Shakespeare Festival, where he played numerous roles, one of which reached Broadway, where critics in New York took note of the performance of Shatner immediately.
Shatner would later move to the Big Apple, where he intervened in the “Golden Age of Television“, working on programs like”Playhouse 90” Y “Studio one“.
He made his film debut in 1957, in the movie “The Karamazov brothers“(1958), followed by”Winners or losers“(1961) and the cult classic of Roger corman “The Intruder“(1962). During this period, he also appeared in numerous Broadway productions.
Since then, he has been seen on hundreds of television shows, including classics like “The Twilight Zone“,”Alfred Hitchcock Presents“,”Go ask alice” Y “Mission Impossible“.
He has also appeared in other classic series such as “77 Sunset Strip“,”Dr. Kildare” Y “The CIPOL agent“.
William shatner became known worldwide for his role as Captain Kirk in the series “Star trek“, a character he played from 1966 to 1969 on television.
He also repeated the character in the first six films based on the series, from 1979 to 1991; having taken over directing the fifth film.
In 1994, it was the last time he played the Captain Kirk in the film “Star Trek Generations“, which ends with the death of the character.
Shatner He has cultivated a career spanning 50 years as a professional actor, director, producer, screenwriter, and writer. He is one of the most recognized figures in popular culture and has become one of the greatest philanthropists in Hollywood.
His career has gone through ups and downs, although as of 2003 he has regained a privileged place on the American television scene with his character as Denny Crane, initially featured in the laureate “The Practice“, which due to its success generated the successful series”Boston Legal“.
The interpretation of this character has already earned him two Emmy and a Golden globe, and after having gone practically unnoticed during the 90’s, he is once again an influential character on American television. Shatner also played the character of The Big Giant Head, in the series “3rd Rock from the Sun“, and has been a guest artist on several television shows.
Shatner has been married four times: with Gloria Rand in 1956, divorcing in 1969; with Marcy lafferty, from 1973 to 1994; then with Nerine kidd from 1997 until her tragic death, drowned in a swimming pool, in 1999; and finally with his current wife, Elizabeth Anderson Martin, with whom he married in 2001.
The veteran actor is a vegetarian and his hobbies are horses and tennis. Hold events like “Splat Attack“and produces the annual Hollywood Charity Horse Show which raises $ 1.25 million a year, which goes to charity.