Daughter Lisabeth Shatner was Miss Golden Globe 1985.
Both his daughters Leslie and Lisabeth appeared in the "Star Trek" (1966) episode "Miri".
His daughter Melanie had a small role in Star Trek V: The Final Frontier (1989) that was directed by her father.
In 2001, he married Elizabeth Martin, a horse trainer who lost her husband to cancer in 1997. Their grief and their love of horses drew them together they currently live in Southern California.
Received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1983.
His face appears on the cover of the official First Aid handbook issued by the National Safety Council.
Produces and hosts the annual Hollywood Charity Horse Show which he founded in 1990. Over 1.25 million dollars has been raised for children's charities, such as Ahead With Horses, L.A.'s BEST and Children's Museum of Los Angeles.
In 1999, he was nominated for an Emmy for his guest-starring role in "3rd Rock from the Sun" (1996).
Wrote and directed a college musical ...."The Red, White and Blue Revue".
He understudied Christopher Plummer in a stage production of "Henry V".
Bill was born to Ann and Joseph Shatner on March 22, 1931 in Montreal, Canada.
Has a Bachelor of Commerce degree from McGill University in Montreal.
His favorite "Star Trek" (1966) episode is "The Devil in the Dark".
His clipped, dramatic narration, peppered with dramatic pauses, is often referred to as "Shatnerian".
In the late 1960s he recorded an LP entitled "The Transformed Man", which is considered a camp classic today. One track was a spoken cover verion of "Mr. Tambourine Man", in which he gave an over-dramatic performance that some compared to a man on a bad drug trip. Shatner today embraces his checkered reputation as a "camp" performer.
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