Happy Birthday, William Shatner March 22, 2010
by TrekMovie.com Staff , Filed under: Celebrity, Shatner , trackback
Today should be a national holiday (in all nations) for it is the birthday of William Shatner. Star Trek’s original Captain James T. Kirk turns 79 years young. All of us here at TrekMovie.com want to wish Bill the happiest of birthdays.
O Captain! My Captain!
William Shatner came on board to Star Trek for it’s second pilot "Where No Man Has Gone Before", with his Captain Kirk replacing Jeffrey Hunter. And it was that second pilot which sold the show to NBC and the rest is history. Shatner’s signature style epitomized the show, as seen in this clip from "And the Children Shall Lead."
After Star Trek William Shatner has continued to entertain us and enrich our lives through his TV, film, music and charitable works, and of course he continued on with the Star Trek franchise appearing in seven Trek feature films, books, game voice-overs and more. As such he was part of some of the greatest moments in Trek history, such as the final scenes in Star Trek II.
Over the decades he has continued to reinvent himself. With an ability to laugh at himself, Shatner has relished in a new type of post-ironic persona, going from "Rocket Man" to the Ben Fold’s Album "Has Been".
And Shatner continues to be relevant even today. Bill recently wrapped up his multi-Emmy winning role on Boston Legal (see clips below) and this weekend he will be taping a new pilot as the star of the new sitcom, Sh*t My Dad Says.
Kirk again?
Of course in the years before JJ Abrams 2009 Star Trek movie much of fandom (and Shatner himself) kept asking "will we see the original Kirk again?" Now Bill and many fans are asking the same question about the Star Trek sequel. We know it can be done, just like it was done in this 2006 DirecTV commercial.
Regardless of whether or not we see him play Kirk again, William Shatner will always be our captain here at TrekMovie.com.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, CAPTAIN
And don’t forget, today is International Talk Like William Shatner Day, so show your love by showing some Shatner.
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go Bill!
Happy Shatday, everyone!
Nice collection, Staff!!
Long live the Shat!
Happyhappyhappy…BirthdayBillandmanymore…toCOME! Here’stoouroneandonly…CAPTAINKIRK…TJHookerandDennyCraneandalltheRest! Thankyousomuchforgivingus…allthese…WONDERFULandmemorableCHARACTERSovertheyearsandyears – don’tyou..EVERstopbeing…SUCH…a…greathilariousANDICONIC….guy! THANKYOUBILL!
Happy Birthday Mr. Shatner, i hope you have a good one, and please, keep that evil twin of yours away from your customers on Priceline
HAP… py… BIRTH……………………… -hand movement- day, Shatner. :)
Happy Birthday, William Shatner.
May we all be so full of life.
my own humble contribution to shatner lore:
kirkkorner.com
regarding a CG Shats in the sequel
they could use some some footage of Shatner from an out take from one of the previous Trek films or even something like TJ Hooker – therefore no need for CG or even a cameo from the Shat himself
dunno in what context though – in ST09 they couldve had Kirk 2.0 find some footage of Kirk Prime on board the Narada when he was searching for Nero – then gets his ass kicked before he can see too much of his ‘future’ self
oh and Happy ShatDay
Happy Birthday, Captain.
Live long and prosper!
A Shat-tastic day indeed! I have friends in their 40’s who look older than that man!
You’re a business man Bill, for crying out loud, bottle up that energy and sell it!
Happy BIRTH…day. Toyou.
Happy BIRTH…day.
Toyou.
Happy BIRTH….day.
WilliamShatner.
HAPPY….. BIRTHDAY
Toyou.
Happy birthday, Sir! Thanks for all you do and have done!
To this day, Mr. Shatner would still need a major amount of make-up work to play the much older Kirk in “The Deadly Years” episode… he still looks that good!
Happy Birthday Mr. Shatner…and many more!
LLOP
Happy Birthday Mr. Shatner, from a fellow Canadian/Quebecer!
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Happy Birthday to Mr. Shatner and to ALL his fans around the world…!!!
Today is a celebrating day all over the world…!!!! ;o)
This is a message from the heart from this distant fan from BRAZIL…!!!
God bless you! Many many years of life and wonderful acting job to enjoy all of us…!!!
Everybody loves Shatner!!! Even those who don’t…!!! ;o)
SHATNER RULES…!!!
All my best,
Marcelo S. Carvalho
aka – Buzz Lancaster
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Okay, here’s a question for you.
If you were contemplating using Shatner in the sequel, would you hesistate to do it because of his age? I understand he is in fantastic health, but consider this: while it would have not been as good, you COULD have used a generic 24th century scientist in place of Spock Prime if Nimoy had been unwilling or unable to play Spock.
Or, in another case, if Christopher Lee had up and died during the making of the Star Wars prequels, you could recast his part or kill him off onscreen. What the difference, right?
However, if they went through the storytelling contortions to devise a plausible means of bringing back Kirk, and then God forbid William Shatner dies in the middle of principal photography, what then?
kill him offscreen, i meant to say
Happy Birthday, Mr. Shatner!
The One and Only Captain of the Enterprise. And the Greatest Character in the History of Television. Bigger than Bunker, bigger than The Fonz, bigger than MTM, bigger than Lucy, even bigger than The Great One himself (Gleason). Bigger than all of ‘em. Started Kirking nearly 50 years ago. And still out there. And starred in 7 movies based on the character.
His stature will only be appreciated when he is gone, unfortunately. Here’s hoping that is a long way off!!
Happy birthday to the Shat, may he continue to enjoy many more years.
if he is in the sequel he will be pushing 80! what an amazing way to end his star trek career
Happy Birthday to The Great William Shatner !
No one does it better.
Our leader….Happy Birthday to THE man!
HBD Mr. Shat!
I hope I have the energy you have to keep creating at your age!
Happy Birthday, Mr. Shatner!
Happy b’day Sir Shatner! Ah, wrong captain. But hey, he should be knighted (or at least an honorary knighthood!)
I live to watch that moment when he says, “I’ve lost command!” No one could ever do that as well as Shatner………”noooooooo…….onnnneee!” (though Commodore Matt Decker came damn close) Happy birthday, Bill. Today would be a great day to watch the Star Trek movie with your buddy, Len.
Happy Birthday to legend that is William Shatner.
A toast to the man who made the character of Jim Kirk a legend.
If he is in Star Trek XII then hopefully they can find a better way to get him in other than that contrived way they had planned to for the recent movie.
A true legend. Happy birthday!
#21 @JamesCawley: I dunno, James – you’re pretty good too!
What, no clip from “Barbary Coast?!”
SULU: Buy my tv or I will fire my photon torpedo at you. And I’ve taken out a lot of seamen with my torpedo.
PRICELINE NEGOTIATOR: I’m not buying your tv. Do your worst, Mr. Takee.. Takoo… Tattoo… what’s his name again?
SULU: Normally I would be mad but, since it’s your birthday… (puts on blonde wig and white dress which BND goes underneath with air cannister to make the white dress blow upwards) Ha-ppy Birthday to yoooooou… Ha-ppy Birthday, Mr. Cap-i-tain… Ha-ppy Birthday to youuuuuuuuuuuuuu… (kisses Bill on the cheek)
PRICELINE NEGOTIATOR: This gives me an idea for another tv show- “Everybody Kisses Bill”… or at least my arse…
BND: All jokes aside, I canna’ imagine life wit’oot’ Shatner’s actin’ on Starry Trek… what a wonderful thing! He made tha’ show! And what great movies! Happy birthy-day, Bill! You’ve lived long and prospered!
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Thanks for the many years of hard work and fun. Cheers on your birthday, Bill.
Happy birthday Mr. Shatner. You are the BEST, man! Always a fan, and always will be.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY CAPTAIN!!!!!!!!
“Why, bless me doctor, what beams you into this neck of the woods?”
“Beware Romulans bearing gifts. Happy birthday, Jim.”
- Kirk and McCoy
All Hail the Shat. Happy Birthday Bill.
You don’t age, Bill! You’re amazing.
Happy Birthday and MANY more.
“Everyone’s a superhero,
Everyone’s a Captain Kirk…”
Happy Birthday William Shatner!
Happy birthday Shat!
Your birthday’s 2 days after mine!
Happy Birth…SEEN THE MOVIE YET? ..day William Shatner!
Surely the Best of Times…
Happy Birthday, Mr. Shatner!
Happy Birthday Captain!
Happy Birthday to William Shatner *and* Captain Kirk! You’ll always be my Captain!
Yes, HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
Happy birthday Captain William Shatner! I’m happy to say I went to school dressed and talking like Bill. May he have a wonderful birthday. :)
Happy Birthday to the first, best Captain!!
What? No TJ Hooker clip?!?!
Happy Birthday, Mr. Shatner!! Looking GREAT for 79!!
Keep up the great awesomeness, and have a wonderful Birthday, Captain Sir!
Happy B-day to the Shat!
We love you Mr Shatner….your still the greatest starship captain of them all.
The legend – The Shat…….Happy Birthday!
Greg
UK
Happy Birthday to THE captain!
All the best Mr. Shatner!
@31: Hear, hear! *raises tankard of grog to The Shat and BND*
(Does grog even come in tankards?)
Happy 79th Birthday Mr. Shatner! and many more.
Happy Birthday and many, many more Mr. Shatner!
To echo Bones in The Ultimate Computer- as he raised a glass and offered a proper southern toast, to counter Kirk’s own bent arm and self-deprecation of intoning ‘To Captain Dunsel’….
“To James T. Kirk….Captain of the U.S.S. Enterprise.”
William Shatner- you’re Captain Kirk, don’t think you have us fooled into believing you’re merely an actor!
We love you. Happiest of Birthdays!
Happy birthday Bill
CarlG-
Aye, I’ll drink wit’ ye’… Ta’ tha’ Shatner man!
But dunna’ be surprised I run oot’ when tha’ cheque arrives!
Good cheer, me mate!
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I was very proud to meet Mr Shatner in Edmonton several years ago during an autograph session, I still have that autographed pic. Thanks Bill, Happy Birthday to you and may there be MANY MANY more!
Happy Birthday!!
Get Shat in the sequel!!!
Happy birthday to the ultimate Captain Kirk, William Shatner!
Not too many people look as good or are as energetic as he is at age 79!
He’s the standard for how to live life to it’s fullest.
Hope to see him in the sequel.
Happy Birthday Mr. Shatner. Captain Kirk may be American but from one Canadian to another, I’m proud your one of us. Continued good health and I look forward too more of your work. (Captain Kirk one more time?….please?)
May you have many more! Happy B day Bill!
Jim Kirk!
T.J. Hooker!
Denny Crane!
All these names would be meaningless if it wasn’t for the big one:
WILLIAM SHATNER!
Happy Birthday sir!
(I’ll come back for Nimoy in a few days)
Happy birthday,
EEEE….PLAAB NEESTAH!
Happy Birthday Mr. Shatner!
Shit, Kirk is almost 80!?
Happy b-day, old man. :)
Happy Birthday Captain!!!
kirk: The only truly great Trek Captain.
Many happy returns, Mr Shatner.
79 and has more hair(piece) than me.
Gotta’ give the guy credit he has amazing energy. Could almost imagine him in McCoy’s shoes for Encounter at Farpoint at 128, walking through the corridors of the set and advising the new nuKirk on how to play the role of James Tiberius Kirk.
I only hope to live as long, and look as good. Met him last year and got a picture with him and Nimoy……..my inner geek is pleased!
Happy birthday sir!
HAPPY REBIRTHDAY KIRK!
Happy Birthday Bill!
Live long and prosper!
Happy birthday, Bill! May you continue to boldly go where no one–or in your case, everyone–has gone before. Live long and prosper!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO THE LEGEND THAT IS WILLIAM SHATNER!!!!!!!!:)
Happy Birthday Bill , Yes you are living life to the fullest !
Hope you had a great birthday yesterday Captain. May you have many more.
Nice shout out to Shatner on Big Bang last night as well.
Happy Birthday!
Happy birthday, The Shat!
Happy Birthday to the greatest captain of them all!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!
Shatner Rocks!
Semper Shat!
Happy Birthday Captain sir hope you have a great day Shatner you are a legend and your work has been extraordinary live long and prosper
Happy Birthday Mr Shatner!
Left messages on Facebook and williamshatner.com
Didn’t want Trekmovie to feel left out!
Bill,
Thanks for all the great performances and works you have done over the years. Happy Birthday Bill.
Singed A true fan
Happy Birthday, WIlliam Shatner! May you continue to boldly go.
Love Bill, but Rocket Man is sooooooooooooooooo bad.
Happy Birthday, Bill!
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Happy Birthday! :) [I don't say this to everyone]
Just landed Bills Up to Now and The Shatner Roast on eBay! Life is good!
Bill is like a fine wine- he gets better with age.
oh my….
Bill Shat! A blessed Bday thanks for all you did! And will do. Its been a great time and encore! SyFy ran a trek marathon Bday bash in your honor. We all wil honor you Capt. James Tiberious Kirk of the USS Enterprise!
Happy B-day, Shatman
Happy Birthday Mr. Shatner!
Looking great at 79 hope i look that good…. Must be 23rd centruy medicine!
Happy birthday to the one, the only, captain of the USS Enterprise- NCC1701. Now to go home and have a glass of scotch and a cigar on the patio —- Denny Crane.
“It was the best of times it was worst of times”
Happy birthday, Bill!
& thank you for the many years of joy & entertainment you’ve brought us.
I think you & Leonard are the only members of the original cast who really understood what kind of material you were doing.
“to the undiscovered country”
I’ve said it before, I’ll say it again: Shatner rules!
Happy Birthday Captain
Shatner & Nimoy.
One last time sharing the screen in some fashion in ST12/2012.
A dry eye will not be had.
Please make it so Mr. Orci. This will be the LAST chance to give these men the great send off they deserve after embodying Trek for the last 45 years.
Happy Birthday to our Captain, Mr. Shatner.
Hap py Birthday… mister!
;)
- J
Happy Birthday Bill :)
Happy Birthday to Mr William Shatner; a man 40 years ahead of his time…
Happy birthday William Shatner and thank you for the many years of entertainment.
Happy Birthday Bill.
What? No clips from “Rescue 911?”
Happy Shatner Day, everyone!
Happy Birthday Mr. Shatner! Now lets get him in the sequel as the one and only original James T. Kirk!
Go Shatner ! Long Live Cpt. Kirk !
And, of course by now we’ve all figured out that the entire banter back and forth between Shat and JJ, over his objections to not being in the new movie was ALL a cleverly well planned publicity stunt for promoting the movie.
Looks like it worked!
Live Long and Prosper Shat, and JJ!
(And you too, Anthony)