Film
William Shatner
Actor, Captain Kirk in Star Trek
Born 1931
Photo: Kevin Paul · CC BY 4.0
«I hope I never recover from this. I hope that I can maintain what I feel now — I don't want to lose it.»
William Shatner played Captain Kirk in Star Trek, one of the most influential television roles ever created, and has worked continuously for seven decades. At ninety he became the oldest person to travel to space.
Key achievements
- Played Captain Kirk in Star Trek from 1966
- Oldest person to travel to space, aged ninety, 2021
- Two Emmy Awards and a Golden Globe for Boston Legal
Universities
Montreal, Quebec
Took a degree in commerce in 1952, running the university's musical revue while studying.
Facts
- He studied commerce because his father wanted him in the family clothing business, and went into theatre immediately after graduating.
- He wrote and produced the university's annual musical revue, which is where he decided to act professionally.
- He flew to the edge of space on a Blue Origin flight in 2021 and described the experience as overwhelming grief for the Earth.
Photographs
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