William Shatner Net Worth

William Shatner's Quotes

• [When asked if he wore a hairpiece] It's a question that I find like asking somebody, "Did you have a breast implant?" or "When did you get your lobotomy?".
• [When asked if he was a fan of technology] I love technology. Matches, to light a fire is really high tech. The wheel is REALLY one of the great inventions of all time. Other than that I am an ignoramus about technology. I once looked for the 'ON' button on the computer and came to find out it was on the back. Then I thought, anyone who would put the 'on' switch on the back, where you can't find it, doesn't do any good for my psyche. The one time I did get the computer on, I couldn't turn the damn thing off!
• I am not a Starfleet commander, or T.J. Hooker. I don't live on Starship NCC-1701, or own a phaser. And I don't know anybody named Bones, Sulu or Spock. And no, I've never had green alien sex, though I'm sure it would be quite an evening. I speak English and French, not Klingon! I drink Labatt's, not Romulan ale! And when someone says to me "Live long and prosper", I seriously mean it when I say, "Get a life." My doctor's name is not McCoy, it's Ginsberg. And tribbles were puppets, not real animals. PUPPETS! And when I speak, I never, ever talk like every. Word. Is. Its. Own. Sentence. I live in California, but I was raised in Montreal. And yes, I've gone where no man has gone before, but I was in Mexico and her father gave me permission! My name is William Shatner, and I am Canadian!
• We were basically one and the same, although Jim [Kirk] was just about perfect, and, of course, I am perfect.
• What he tells his kids about money: Don't buy anything on time, and that includes cars and houses. (Money magazine, 2007)

Interesting Facts about William Shatner

1. On August 9, 1999, his third wife, Nerine Kidd, drowned in the swimming pool at their house in Studio City, California. The tragedy was ruled an accident.
2. His daughter Lisabeth Shatner wrote the script for the T. J. Hooker episode T.J. Hooker: Partners in Death (1986).
3. Breeds and shows American saddlebreds and quarter-horses.
4. Has three daughters: Leslie Carol Shatner (born in 1958), Lisabeth Shatner (born in 1960) and Melanie Shatner (born in 1964). He and his wife, Elizabeth Shatner, live in Southern California, and they also own a 360-acre horse farm in Kentucky.
5. His hobbies are horses, horseback riding and playing tennis.
6. He appeared in the music video, and he sang in the choir, in the song "Voices That Care".
7. Received his Bachelor of Commerce degree from McGill University in Montreal, Quebec. Its student university center is currently named after him.
8. Shortly after the original Star Trek (1966) series was canceled, his wife Gloria Rand left him and took a lot of money with her. With very little money and his acting prospects low, he lived in a pick-up truck camper until continually acting in bit parts led into higher-paying roles.
9. Is the CEO of the Toronto-based Core Digital Effects company that did the effects for the adventure drama Fly Away Home (1996).
10. Speaks English and French fluently, from his bilingual upbringing in Montreal, Quebec.
11. Has written several Star Trek novels, including "The Ashes of Eden", "The Return" and "Avenger".
12. His children with Gloria Rand: Leslie Carol Shatner (born on August 31, 1958) is married to Gordon Walker, and is the mother of two children, Grant and Eric); Lisabeth Shatner (Lisabeth Mary Shatner) (born on June 12, 1960) is married to Andy Clement); and Melanie Shatner (Melanie Ann Shatner) (born on August 1, 1964) is married to actor Joel Gretsch).
13. His daughter Lisabeth Shatner was "Miss Golden Globe" 1985.
14. Two of his daughters, Melanie Shatner and Lisabeth Shatner, appeared in the episode Star Trek: Miri (1966) in small uncredited roles.
15. His daughter Melanie Shatner had a small role in Star Trek V: The Final Frontier (1989) that was directed by her father.
16. In 2001, he married Elizabeth Shatner (Elizabeth Anderson Martin), 30 years his junior. She is a horse trainer who had lost her husband to cancer in 1997. Their grief (Shatner was a widower) and their love of horses drew them together. They reside in Southern California and in Kentucky.
17. His face appears on the cover of the official first aid handbook issued by the National Safety Council, stemming from his time hosting Rescue 911 (1989).
18. Produces and hosts the annual "Hollywood Charity Horse Show" that he founded in 1990. More than $1.25 million has been raised for children's charities, such as "Ahead With Horses", "L.A.'s BEST" and the "Children's Museum of Los Angeles".
19. He wrote and directed a college musical: "The Red, White and Blue Revue".
20. He was the understudy of Christopher Plummer in a stage production of Shakespeare's play "Henry V" in Canada.