His version of "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" was voted as the worst massacre of a Beatles song ever in May 2003.
Is a vegetarian.
Did most of his own stunts for Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (1984), even though he had a stunt double, John Meier.
During the filming of Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (1984) a fire broke out on the studio lot that threatened to destroy the Genesis planet sets. Shatner was one of a few cast and crew members who helped try to put the fire out, grabbing a fire hose and spraying it at the fire.
Was the first person to appear on "Late Night with Conan O'Brien" (1993) sketch "Celebrity Secrets," which has since become a regular sketch on the show featuring major celebrities such as 'Harrison Ford' , Tom Hanks, and Shatner's fellow Enterprise Captain, 'Patrick Stewart' .
Has appeared in productions at the Stratford Festival in Stratford, Ontario, Canada.
According to Debra Hill, a Halloween mask in Shatner's likeness was painted white and used as the mask of Michael Myers in the original Halloween (1978).
Worked as a camp counselor, as a teen, at Camp B'nai Brith in the Laurentian Mountains in Quebec.
Had a *very* brief stint on "WWF Monday Night RAW" (1993) as the "manager" of Bret Hart.
At first, Shatner believed that as the star of "Star Trek" (1966), he was supposed to "outshine" the rest of the actors. He said later he came to appreciate the merits of an ensemble cast, and each member's contribution, working on the show.
In his early performing days, Shatner was once required to play the piano in a scene (with music supplied off-camera), then pull a weapon from a drawer to kill another actor. First the piano cue went badly, then the only "weapon" available turned out to be a corkscrew. Shatner carried on, and in his own words, "I screwed him to death!"
His 1986 "Saturday Night Live" (1975) appearance mocked Iran-Contra figure Oliver North (with Shatner standing mute in a green uniform), his own recently-cancelled "T.J. Hooker" (1982), and even overzealous "Star Trek" (1966) fans, when a sketch had him addressing a convention with the words "Get a life!" (So many fans asked him later if he'd meant anything by the sketch--he hadn't; it was written by the SNL staff--that "Get a Life!" became the title of his fan memoir.)
Did a concert with crooner 'Brian Evans' in Key West, joining the singer for his own style and rendition of the song "Lady Is A Tramp" and "What Kind of Fool Am I."
Has appeared in episode of five different series with Leonard Nimoy: "The Man from U.N.C.L.E." (1964), "Star Trek" (1966), "Star Trek" (1973), "T.J. Hooker" (1982) and "Futurama" (1999).
He had some worries about appearing in the Futurama episode, "Where No Fan Has Gone Before". He spoke with Billy West, who told Shatner that the cast and crew had nothing but respect for him. He agreed to continue.
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