William shatner simple english wikipedia, the free. William shatner born march 22, 1931 is a canadian actor, author, producer, and director. He would be a scifi icon who would create tek war and would also write a star trek comic. William shatner man o war cinematic graphic novel indiegogo. It was the original star trek series, and later its films, that made shatner an internationally known figure, but he neither began nor ended his career with captain kirk. Kirk in the scifi tv series star trek 196669 and in several star trek films. An unofficial nickname for a collection of 10 star trek novels written by william shatner, with judith and garfield reevesstevens. Jul 10, 2015 william shatner talks about whether hell have a cameo in star trek 3 star trek beyond and reads excerpts from the autobiography of james t. Shatner has written a series of books telling his experiences playing james t. Mar 18, 2020 william shatner, canadian actor whose prolific output and selfdeprecating humor secured him a place in the north american pop culture pantheon. Comic book men is set inside jay and silent bobs secret stash in red bank, new jersey. I spoke with william shatner at comic con 2010 onboard the midway. He was known for playing spock in the star trek franchise, a character he portrayed in television and film for almost fifty years, from a pilot episode shot in late 1964 to his final film performance in 20.
It shouldnt have to depend on the animation showing the opposite of comic bgs actions to his words to make it funny. Nichelle nichols is an american actress and voice actress, best known for her role as uhura in star trek. Shatners musical career began in 1968 with the release of his first album, the transformed man. Cofounder of the famous hardrock group, kiss, famous for outrageous antics and kabukilike makeup. William shatner full list of movies and tv shows in theaters, in production and upcoming films. He holds a masters degree in folklore and mythology he translated the lord of the rings into klingon as part of his thesis. William shatner delivers the full chronology of his extensive body of work, his intricate relationships with his fellow actors and some of the most tender and precious moments from his life, including the tragic death of his wife. William shatner is the author of nine star trek novels, including the new york times bestsellers the ashes of eden and the return. Aug 06, 2009 shatners newest book is his autobiography, up till now. The show created by gene roddenberry ran from 1966 until 1969 and spawned a franchise of tv shows, movies, comics and merchandise. A quarter of a century later, its easy to laugh at shatner and his tek books but they were something of a cultural phenomenon with nine books, a tv series, comics, trading cards and a video game. In his work as a standup comedian, he has appeared in six standup specials and won a primetime emmy award for outstanding writing for a variety special and a grammy award for best comedy.
William shatner bio, facts, family famous birthdays. Kirk, captain of the uss enterprise, in the star trek franchise. Dec 15, 2017 william shatner bio wiki, net worth, married 2018 its been declared that william shatner net worth has an approximation of 300 million dollars, which will be an enormous amount of money. William shatner says goodbye to leonard nimoy in his new book. Ron goulartthe ghostwriter of the tek bookswrites the comic which covers the start oftekwar, the first book in the series. A comic book series william shatner presents debuted in summer 2009. That same year, he cofounded the comicbook company shatner singularity, whose titles include the graphic. Long based his character on a combination of philip seymour hoffmans scotty j.
Check out william shatner man o war cinematic graphic novel on indiegogo. Shatners weight gain across the series page 2 the trek bbs. William bill shatner is a canadian actor, producer, director and comedian. William shatner has 214 books on goodreads with 83076 ratings. And now, in the final minutes of my life, i shall say. Galaxy quest is a 1999 american science fiction action comedy film directed by dean parisot and written by david howard and robert gordon. A pair of geek icons meet up on this sundays episode of amcs comic book men when filmmakerubernerd kevin smith. Patton peter oswalt born january 27, 1969 is an american standup comedian, actor, voice actor, and writer, known for playing spencer olchin in the sitcom the king of queens 19982007, voicing remy in the pixar film ratatouille 2007, costarring opposite charlize theron in young adult 2011 and guest starring as the koenigs on agents of s.
Now shatner has released a new book that may reveal another reason why. Though thought to be an antagonist, he is rather just sarcastic, surly, and insulting at certain points. After almost sixty years as an actor, william shatner has become one of the most beloved entertainers in the world. Avenger is a star trek novel by william shatner cowritten with judith and garfield reevesstevens, depicting the events shortly after the feature film star trek generations and the previous shatnerverse novel the return. For the comic book series, see galaxy quest comics. At the time, shatner insisted he had a prior engagement. William shatner oc born march 22, 1931 is a canadian actor, author, producer, director. This biography profiles his childhood, life, acting career and timeline. It may be in the justmansolow book or in one of shatner s own books, but i remember reading that he gained weight over each and every season and then dieted agressively on hiatus, only to gain the weight back again the following season. William alan shatner oc born on march 22, 1931 is a canadian actor who gained fame for playing james tiberius kirk of the uss enterprise in the television show star trek from 1966 to 1969 and in seven more movies. Simmons had previously said that while he respects the. William shatner is kind of charming in an eccentric greatuncle kind of way. New york times bestseller goodreads choice award winner leonard nimoy and william.
William shatner is best known for his distinctive voice and his roles on. William shatner on 50 years of star trek in comic book men. Aug 20, 2019 shatner and nimoy developed a close friendship that lasted decades. My name is jeff albertson, but everyone usually calls me comic book guy. I will now spend my last hours on earth complaining about movies on the internet. He exhibits geeky behavior to an extraordinary and deliberately unrealistic degree, and often also makes references to obscure subjects or. Best known as an actor, defined by his role as captain kirk. Its a comic book or illustrated novel, as they call them now over which the camera roams. William shatner autograph signing long beach comic con 2017 duration. They include the real books i am not spock and i am spock, as well as the fictional book i am also scotty. William shatner books list of books by author william. William shatner stars in new pedego electric bikes commercials shatner is a reallife pedego customer who is passionate about electric cycling fountain valley, calif. In his seven decades of television, shatner became a cultural icon for his portrayal of james t. He has had so many varied experiences through out his career.
Give us more of that guy, they love that guy, you know. His career continues to be in a peoples eye for at least 60 years, which will be an enormous period of time. Comic book guy is an obese and socially incompetent man who is perhaps best known for his sarcastic quips. Enterprise william shatner has found diverse ways to stay active in the public eye, even spoofing his overblown acting style in a way far more hip than desperate.
Shatner was born in cote saintluc, montreal, quebec, canada. William alan shatner oc born on march 22, 1931 is a canadian actor who gained fame for playing james tiberius kirk of the uss enterprise in the television show star trek. William, whose grandparents were jewish immigrants from eastern europe, was born in montreal on march 22, 1931, to joseph shatner, a clothing manufacturer and anna garmaise. Legendary actor kirk douglas has passed on today at the age of 103, george takei wrote on the social media platform.
William shatner biography birthday, trivia canadian actor. Shatner was born in cote saintluc, montreal, quebec, canada, to. William shatner on new book spirit of the horse and hollywood charity horse show duration. Meet william shatner from better late than never on. William shatner oc born march 22, 1931 is a canadian actor has lived in the us most of his life but as recently as 20 said he wasnt a us citizen. Nov 14, 2019 this aint no comicbook, folks, though it looks and feels very much like one at first glance and first touch. William shatner has cultivated a career spanning over 50 years as an awardwinning actor, director, producer, writer, recording artist, and horseman. Allow the portly proprietor of the androids dungeon and baseball card shop to guide you through the ins and outs, the fast food takeouts, online dates, things he hates, wonder woman dreams, internet schemes, chick flicks, kung fu kicks, gaming freaks, fan boy.
His accomplishments in television, film, and stage would take a great deal of time and more space than allotted here. In sweets and sour marge, the comic book guy is seen buying leonard nimoy s three books, i am not spock, i am spock and i am also scotty of course, the. William shatner born march 22, 1931 is an emmywinning canadian actor, singer, director and comedian best known for his role as captain james t. Jeffrey jeff albertson, better known as comic book guy, is the morbidly obese, geeky proprietor of springfields local comic book store, the androids dungeon and baseball card shop. He has written a series of books chronicling his experiences playing captain kirk and being a part of star trek, and has cowritten several. Shatner spruced up a reading from an upcoming autobiography of the star trek captain by pretending the familyfriendly book was full. William shatner talks about whether hell have a cameo in star trek 3 star trek beyond and reads excerpts from the autobiography of james t.
William shatner, the emmy award winning actor from boston legal, star trek, and t. The captains a william shatner film comic book jerk. Comic book guy holds bart and lisa at bay with the only working phaser ever built which was fired once to keep william shatner from. It is a direct sequel to the latter, and forms part of the shatnerverse collection of novels, being the third novel written by shatner for the trek series of novels. Comic book guy s book of pop culture is an allnew book from the ongoing series. Mar 07, 2019 star trek legend william shatner has told that hes excited to watch the sciencefiction world become more diverse and spoke of his notsosecret love for billionaire tech mogul. In the episode treehouse of horror x 1999, the comic book guy as the supervillain the collector uses the only working phaser ever built which was fired only once to keep william shatner from making another album. He is one of hollywoods most recognizable figures and a major philanthropist. It was fired only once, to keep william shatner from making another album. William shatners man o war comic read william shatner. William shatner simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Has lived with modelactress shannon tweed since 1986, but didnt marry until 2011. Kirk, he stars as denny crane in the hit television series from david e.
Kirk, the heroic starship leader on the 1960s tv series star trek. He has written a series of books chronicling his experiences playing captain kirk, being a part of star trek, and life after. William shatner books list of books by author william shatner. In his seven decades of acting, shatner became a cultural icon for his portrayal of captain james t. Prior to forming kiss, gene simmons was an elementary school teacher. The collector is a villainous alterego of comic book guy that was used in treehouse of horror x when bart and lisa gained superhuman abilities taking his obsession for superheroes to the extreme he sought to immortalize his collection forever by literally imprisoning his victims inside plastic prisons so as to resemble reallife action figures. Up till now by william shatner goodreads share book. His father was a jewish emigrant from bukovina in the austrohungarian empire, while his maternal grandparents were.
In april 2011, shatner launched his hugely popular oneman show, shatners world in australia and new zealand, followed by tours in canada and over 50 cities in the united states. When nichols saw him like that, she tells him listen, i said it to shatner and im saying to you theres no way im going to dating a. Read william shatner s man o war comic online free and high quality. Nick riviera disco stu duffman old jewish man prof. A parody of sciencefiction films and series, especially star trek and its fandom, the film stars tim allen, sigourney weaver, alan rickman, tony. The simpsons moe szyslak chief wiggum carl lou comic book guy apu carl carlson superintendent chalmers apu nahasapeemapetilon kirk van houten cletus professor frink snake bumblebee man wiseguy dr. The episode aired on halloween of 1999, and would be the final treehouse of horror special to air either before or on halloween until season 21s treehouse of horror xx in 2009, a full ten years later.
Shatner used the album to compare contemporary pop songs of the period to the works of william shakespeare by providing dramatic readings of shakespeare interspersed with dramatic readings of. In sweets and sour marge, the comic book guy is seen buying leonard nimoys three books, i am not spock, i am spock and i am also scotty of course, the. March 26, 1931 february 27, 2015 was an american actor, film director, photographer, author, singer, and songwriter. A few years before leonard nimoy died last february at 83, he stopped speaking to william shatner, his close friend since their many star trek adventures. While casting for the thermians, one of the first auditioned was enrico colantoni.
Even 40 years later, william shatner is known as captain james t. Ive spent my whole life laboring over collecting comic books. He is also the author of several nonfiction books, including get a life. William shatner oc born march 22, 1931 is a canadian actor, author, producer, director, screenwriter, and singer. William shatner has notched up an impressive 50plus years in front of the camera, displaying heady comedic talent and being instantly recognizable to several generations of cult television fans as the squarejawed captain james t. Kirk on star trek, which ran from 1966 to 1969, and its various movie spinoffs that followed. A new comic book series william shatner presents will debut in summer 2009. He would be a scifi icon who would create tek war and would also write a star trek. Star trek legend william shatner dishes on how the science.
James tiberius kirk is a fictional character in the star trek media franchise. Im pretty fascinated with the subculture though and i do think that the world of comic books is such a natural transition into film. May 27, 2012 1998 william shatner biography mele f10pro b. Jan 01, 2008 this book was william shatner s autobiography. Captain kirk has been portrayed in numerous films, books, comics.
Star treks jonathan frakes was once captain america. Unfortunately, pie man threw a pie on his head just before she entered. Comic book guy treehouse of horror x is the fourth episode of season 11, as well as the tenth treehouse of horror episode. May 28, 2015 i think, shatner says dramatically, that ive invented something new. Why leonard nimoy died hating william shatner thoughtco. Star trek movie memories is an entertaining and informative exploration of the seven films that william shatner was apart of i. The following is a list of works by canadian actor, singer, author, producer, director and corporate spokesman william shatner.
Donal logue quotes from no, im not a comic book guy. Treehouse of horror ix comic book guy holds bart and lisa at bay with the only working phaser ever built which was fired once to keep william shatner from releasing another album. For an actor almost universally associated with a single character captain james tiberius kirk of the u. William shatner biography childhood, life achievements. William shatner list of movies and tv shows tv guide. And charlie and i met there and he had been hired by someone to go out as spiderman to open up comic book stores. Shatner uses interviews from other cast, crew, etc. An academy award winning actor and recipient of the presidential medal of freedom, douglas was a champion for many just causes and lived a long and storied life. Kirk of the uss enterprise in the star trek franchise. Shatners raw nerve, which aired on bio, was his own edgy celebrity interview series. William shatner the unauthorized biography is one of many similar books published by celebrity comics, a division of personality comics though it has a celebrity books logo in the topright of the front cover.
Comic book men is a reality television series on amc that is set inside kevin smith s comic book shop jay and silent bobs secret stash in red bank, new jersey. Join our launch of a revolutionary new digital format. What does shatner charge for photo and signature at cons. But when nimoy died in 2015, shatner was criticized by fans because he didnt go to the funeral. The show is currently touring again in the united states and abroad. The book is narrated by william shatner and abridged over 5 cds with a total listening time of about 5 hours. This video contains content from nbc universal, who has. The novels are published by pocket books as part of their pocket tos line 1995 2007 and set in an alternate timeline with a resurrected captain.
Star trek fans arent the only ones who should read this definitive biography of. Shatner s newest book is his autobiography, up till now. Leonard nimoy does a william shatner impression on hero complex. William shatner, whilst dressed as captain kirk, auditioned for the role of mr.
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