William Shatner has notched up an impressive 50-plus years in front of the camera, most recently displaying comedic talent, and being instantly recognizable to several generations of cult television fans as the square-jawed Captain James T. Kirk, commander of the starship U.S.S. Enterprise. Shatner...See full bio »
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18 May 2013 5:59 PM, PDT
2005The 62nd Annual Golden Globe Awards
(TV special documentary)
Himself - Winner: Best Supporting Actor in a Television Series, Mini-Series or Made for TV Movie
On his most memorable money mistake: "When I was a young actor at Canada's Stratford Festival, one of the older actors told me that Canadian uranium is the future and you must buy into it. So I bought it on Thursday with the entire $500 I had saved. The following day, the Canadian prime minister said the country would no longer buy uranium...
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Trivia:
Shatner is of Ukrainian-Jewish descent, and he was mentioned in the television episode of "The Simpsons"
Like Father, Like Clown as being a famous Jewish entertainer. He was also mentioned by Adam Sandler in "The Hanukkah Song" ("You don't need Deck the Halls or Jingle Bell Rock / When you can spin a dreidel with Captain Kirk and Mr. Spock").
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