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9 years ago

Shatner has had an amazing career. And looks incredible for his age.

Did you know, when he got the call for the first Star Trek movie (after the series) he was living in a trailer?

He spoke at the Ryan Deiss event in San Diego last year. Interesting man.

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bizgrower

9 years ago

Originally Posted by Claude Whitacre

Shatner has had an amazing career. And looks incredible for his age.

Did you know, when he got the call for the first Star Trek movie (after the series) he was living in a trailer?

He spoke at the Ryan Deiss event in San Diego last year. Interesting man.

I did not know he was living in a trailer.

In his presentation here, he says he has been unemployed 400 times.

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HeySal

9 years ago

He does look incredible for his age. Makes me wonder if he's got a plastic surgeon in his pocket.

He seems to be a little bit of a controversial actor from some of the conversations I've seen - but he seems to be doing real well for himself, so I guess he's giving his haters some nightmares just by being himself. LOL

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BigFrank

Banned 9 years ago

Originally Posted by HeySal

He does look incredible for his age. Makes me wonder if he's got a plastic surgeon in his pocket.

He seems to be a little bit of a controversial actor from some of the conversations I've seen - but he seems to be doing real well for himself, so I guess he's giving his haters some nightmares just by being himself. LOL

When most members of your family have stated that even as a child you had 'a massive ego,' you must be doing something right. :-)

Cheers. - Frank

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bizgrower 9 years ago

Originally Posted by BigFrank

When most members of your family have stated that even as a child you had 'a massive ego,' you must be doing something right. :-)

Cheers. - Frank

Do you know him from your acting days?
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- BigFrank Banned 9 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by bizgrower
  
  Do you know him from your acting days?
  
  Sad to say that I never met the man. I have always gotten a kick out of him. His 'Twilight Zone' episode of the monster on the airplane's wing is a classic.
  
  'Boston Legal' was a really good show. 'T.J Hooker' not so much.
  
  Cheers. - Frank
  
  P.S. Oh, god - I just remembered that I actually did meet him. In around 1970/71 I was doing some freelance sports writing for the Philadelphia Evening Bulletin. I covered a motocross event at I believe Franklin Field, which was transformed into a motocross track, including half of the stands. He was there to present the trophy. It was the most important MX event to date in the U.S. up to that time and got a lot of press. All I remember is that he was flush and sweaty and looked like all of his clothes were two sizes too small. He looked like a sausage on the grill about 30 seconds before the skin pops. He was not a happy camper.
  
  Although I never cared for MX racing I turned in a very compelling account of the race and woke up the next day to find one small paragraph in print. Then, I was not a happy camper. lol I can close my eyes and picture him, though. That was many, many years before I got into acting. At that point motorcycles were my universe and I was working as the sales manager at Triumph of Philadelphia. Some of the happiest years of my life. :-)
  
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seasoned

9 years ago

I have to wonder how he "reinvented" himself, or rather what. I mean I HAVE seen startrek, that silly elvira type show he hosted, the movies, priceline, rocketman, etc... I see basically one character, and one "skillset". Did you notice all the limited stuff was sold out or close to it? I guess nobody felt they had 4 friends that were likely interested and they were willing to pay for for a GALA. COME ON, it is ONLY $2000 per person!

but 3 people DID pay $2500 a person for a similar event, no GALA, but at an unnamed california winery.

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ForumGuru

Banned 9 years ago

Originally Posted by seasoned

I have to wonder how he "reinvented" himself, or rather what. I mean I HAVE seen startrek, that silly elvira type show he hosted, the movies, priceline, rocketman, etc... I see basically one character, and one "skillset".

T.J. Hooker and Boston Legal were relatively successful. Check these massive lists...

William Shatner - IMDb

William Shatner Filmography | List of Movies and TV Shows

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Midnight Oil

9 years ago

Originally Posted by ForumGuru

T.J. Hooker and Boston Legal were relatively successful.

Never cared much for T.J. Hooker, but Boston Legal was great. Shatner and Spader were a match made in TV heaven.

Shatner is definitely the King of Ham.

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Claude Whitacre

9 years ago

Originally Posted by Midnight Oil

Never cared much for T.J. Hooker, but Boston Legal was great. Shatner and Spader were a match made in TV heaven.

Shatner is definitely the King of Ham.

Shatner would do anything for anybody as long as it paid. I don't mean that in a bad way. He was/is a working actor. For a short time, he hosted a TV show where they showed old horror movies, and he was like The Ghoul....or any of a hundred ghoulish hosts.

He really is a ham. And I think he's unaware of it. When people ask about his acting style, he says that he used to be a Shakespearean stage actor, and he always projected forcefully.

At any rate, I always enjoy watching him. Same with James Spader.

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Steven Wagenheim

9 years ago

Originally Posted by Claude Whitacre

Shatner would do anything for anybody as long as it paid. I don't mean that in a bad way. He was/is a working actor. For a short time, he hosted a TV show where they showed old horror movies, and he was like The Ghoul....or any of a hundred ghoulish hosts.

He really is a ham. And I think he's unaware of it. When people ask about his acting style, he says that he used to be a Shakespearean stage actor, and he always projected forcefully.

At any rate, I always enjoy watching him. Same with James Spader.

Shatner did a lot of Shakespeare on Star Trek.

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Claude Whitacre

9 years ago

Originally Posted by Steven Wagenheim

Shatner did a lot of Shakespeare on Star Trek.

I know! Every word came out like he was about to explode.

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Frank Donovan

9 years ago

Yes, you have to hand it to Shatner. It's not easy for top singers to make the transition to acting.

William Shatner - Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds -...

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seasoned

9 years ago

Originally Posted by Frank Donovan

Yes, you have to hand it to Shatner. It's not easy for top singers to make the transition to acting.

William Shatner - Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds - YouTube

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It STILL sounds like ROCKETMAN! Is he trying to sing, or hypnotize?

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A long time listener of my show sent me his double album 'Seeking Major Tom' last Christmas. It's painful to listen to, but I do throw in a cut into the playlist, every now and then, but never before midnight. Always good for a laugh and folks who've never heard it before are just incredulous. :-)

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seasoned

9 years ago

Originally Posted by Claude Whitacre

Shatner would do anything for anybody as long as it paid. I don't mean that in a bad way. He was/is a working actor. For a short time, he hosted a TV show where they showed old horror movies, and he was like The Ghoul....or any of a hundred ghoulish hosts.

Yeah, that is what I meant when I spoke of elvira. elvirawas pretty big in the LA area for a while. She has a website now: Elvira, Mistress of the Dark - Official Website

Anyway, as I recall, Shatner played a kind of normal guy, and he had a buddy that was a weird monster type that was the bartender. I KNEW moon was mentioned somewhere! I FOUND IT! Full Moon Streaming Brings You “William Shatner’s Full Moon Fright Night” | FANGORIA®

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9 years ago

Originally Posted by ForumGuru

T.J. Hooker and Boston Legal were relatively successful. Check these massive lists...

William Shatner - IMDb

William Shatner Filmography | List of Movies and TV Shows

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-don

Yeah, I forgot about THOSE, he was at least different. Then again, actors are SUPPOSED to be! Some actors make you BELIEVE they are a certain way, and they may seem different in 10 different films, and you find out that they aren't anything like that in real life.

Steve

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Steven Wagenheim

9 years ago

I remember Shatner from the early Star Trek days but even before that when he appeared on an episode of Twilight Zone that was later remade as part of the Twilight Zone movie with John Lithgow playing the Shatner part.

Some of his Star Trek performances were almost comical, especially the last one when he exchanged places with Janice Lester and acted like a woman inside of Kirk's body. That was priceless.

He was also in an episode of Columbo where he played Captain Kirk as an actor.

Yes, he was a one note actor but I agree with his role in Boston Legal. He and Spader were perfect together, even if he did have mad cow.

And of course most recently on an episode of Hot In Cleveland.

Whatever you may think of his acting skills or lack thereof, you have to admire a man who had a career like Shatner has had.

And hopefully will continue to have for a long time.

Because when Captain Kirk really dies for real, it's going to be a sad day for a lot of people.

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seasoned

9 years ago

Originally Posted by Steven Wagenheim

I remember Shatner from the early Star Trek days but even before that when he appeared on an episode of Twilight Zone that was later remade as part of the Twilight Zone movie with John Lithgow playing the Shatner part.

Some of his Star Trek performances were almost comical, especially the last one when he exchanged places with Janice Lester and acted like a woman inside of Kirk's body. That was priceless.

He was also in an episode of Columbo where he played Captain Kirk as an actor.

Yes, he was a one note actor but I agree with his role in Boston Legal. He and Spader were perfect together, even if he did have mad cow.

And of course most recently on an episode of Hot In Cleveland.

Whatever you may think of his acting skills or lack thereof, you have to admire a man who had a career like Shatner has had.

And hopefully will continue to have for a long time.

Because when Captain Kirk really dies for real, it's going to be a sad day for a lot of people.

OK, you got me. I DID forget about that also. STILL though, is that REALLY "reinventing"?

Steve

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rob54

9 years ago

Originally Posted by Steven Wagenheim

I remember Shatner from the early Star Trek days but even before that when he appeared on an episode of Twilight Zone that was later remade as part of the Twilight Zone movie with John Lithgow playing the Shatner part.

Some of his Star Trek performances were almost comical, especially the last one when he exchanged places with Janice Lester and acted like a woman inside of Kirk's body. That was priceless.

He was also in an episode of Columbo where he played Captain Kirk as an actor.

Yes, he was a one note actor but I agree with his role in Boston Legal. He and Spader were perfect together, even if he did have mad cow.

And of course most recently on an episode of Hot In Cleveland.

Whatever you may think of his acting skills or lack thereof, you have to admire a man who had a career like Shatner has had.

And hopefully will continue to have for a long time.

Because when Captain Kirk really dies for real, it's going to be a sad day for a lot of people.

Good post. Just one correction. In Columbo, Shatner played the star of a very popular TV show as a master detective. He murdered someone close to the show, believing what he learned playing the series detective, allowed him to commit the perfect murder.

When Columbo came onto the scene, Shatner's character kept throwing monkey wrenches into Columbo's investigation with misdirection attempts, etc.. Of course, he finally failed and Columbo, the REAL Detective got his man. One of the better episodes, at least to me because I am a dyed in wool William Shatner fan. His career resilience per his own creativity and self propulsion should be studied in business schools.

And let's not forget he also wrote a bestselling series of futuristic science fiction books, "Tek War", taking place in 2045 that also became a hit TV series of the same name from 1994 - 1996. Shatner was the co-creator of the TV series..Actor Greg Evigan played the lead as Jake Cardigan.

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Claude Whitacre

9 years ago

Originally Posted by rob54

. His career resilience per his own creativity and self propulsion should be studied in business schools.
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A agree. One of the hardest working actors on TV. I'm not sure he's a great actor, but I sure enjoy watching him "act".

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bizgrower

9 years ago

Originally Posted by Claude Whitacre

A agree. One of the hardest working actors on TV. I'm not sure he's a great actor, but I sure enjoy watching him "act".

He is enjoyable to watch.

Yes, he takes his skill set and keeps finding ways to apply it. I understand that he chased the
Priceline people for that gig.

His Charlie Sheen roast shows he can do comedy as well as anybody. (Although I'm at
rookie knowledge level for that stuff as compared to you and Riffle.)

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BigFrank

Banned 9 years ago

Originally Posted by bizgrower

I understand that he chased the Priceline people for that gig.

He did the ads in exchange for stock and last I heard he had profited to the tune of $700M. Not to shabby!

Cheers. - Frank

P.S. It appears that's not the whole story. Apparently he sold his stock before it tanked but it is said that he has made $600M from the company, though many in the financial world dispute that figure.

Source: Wikipedia.

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joe golfer

9 years ago

Originally Posted by BigFrank

He did the ads in exchange for stock and last I heard he had profited to the tune of $700M. Not to shabby!

Cheers. - Frank

P.S. It appears that's not the whole story. Apparently he sold his stock before it tanked but it is said that he has made $600M from the company, though many in the financial world dispute that figure.

Source: Wikipedia.

$600 million is a lot of jack, it just sounds too high to me. But, who knows? Found this one:
No megabucks for Shatner on Priceline stock: CEO

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Originally Posted by joe golfer

$600 million is a lot of jack, it just sounds too high to me. But, who knows? Found this one:
No megabucks for Shatner on Priceline stock: CEO

Yeah, I posted that link with a quote in reply #27...the post directly under Frank's $600/$700 million post.

http://www.warriorforum.com/off-topi...ml#post9769448

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Claude Whitacre

9 years ago

Originally Posted by bizgrower

He is enjoyable to watch.

Yes, he takes his skill set and keeps finding ways to apply it. I understand that he chased the
Priceline people for that gig.

His Charlie Sheen roast shows he can do comedy as well as anybody. (Although I'm at
rookie knowledge level for that stuff as compared to you and Riffle.)

Dan

He will also make fun of himself, a sign of a healthy self image. On the film Free Enterprise he plays a version of himself, that is clumsy and eccentric. It was a fun show for Trek fans.

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bizgrower

9 years ago

Originally Posted by Claude Whitacre

He will also make fun of himself, a sign of a healthy self image. On the film Free Enterprise he plays a version of himself, that is clumsy and eccentric. It was a fun show for Trek fans.

I think people who become as well known - especially in a generally positive way - as Shatner and Taylor Swift, etc. know and accept themselves extremely well, and know as much about marketing, branding and positioning as anybody.

Taylor never went to formal college as her career started when she was 17. The things I've heard her mention along the lines of branding, quality, paying for valuable things like music and art, ..., tell me she has had some very good coaches or role models (Her Dad and Mom ain't no slouches for sure. Dad is a Financial Planner and helped start her record label - Big Machine Records, which is quite a story itself.)

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rob54 9 years ago

Originally Posted by Claude Whitacre

A agree. One of the hardest working actors on TV. I'm not sure he's a great actor, but I sure enjoy watching him "act".

No William is not a great actor and he is better suited for television. However he did justice to his roles in all of the Star Trek films. He can act, but his range is limited. I am sure he realizes this and has worked wonders within his limited range. Far more than most would have and are now earning the bulk of their income making the rounds at old TV show conventions, charging for their autographs.
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  Loved it! Thanks for sharing.
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TLTheLiberator

9 years ago

Shatner roasts Charlie Sheen...

Roast Charlie Sheen - William Shatner - YouTube

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joe golfer

9 years ago

Shatner and Spader together was TV magic haha. Great stuff. I dated a girl for a while that used to go out with Spader. Her fortunes had fallen obviously by the time she met me.

Hey, remember when Shatner made fun of Trekkies on SNL. "Get a life! I mean, look at you!"

SNL's Greatest Moment #71 - YouTube

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Banned 9 years ago

Originally Posted by BigFrank

He did the ads in exchange for stock and last I heard he had profited to the tune of $700M. Not to shabby!

He did quite well but according to the CEO...

It's an "urban legend" that Priceline.com pitchman William Shatner made as much as $600 million from receiving stock in the company, said Jeffery Boyd, chairman and CEO of the online travel website.

The "Star Trek" actor was paid in equity in the early days of the business, but unfortunately he sold the stock "at a relatively low price," Boyd revealed on CNBC's "Squawk Box" on Friday. "But he's doing OK. Don't worry about him.

No megabucks for Shatner on Priceline stock: CEO.

It was reported that he sold a bunch of those shares at a relatively low price.

Then the dot-com bubble burst. Shatner was ridiculed in The New York Times a year later when he unloaded some of his shares, which were trading for about $5.56 ($33.38 on a split-adjusted basis).

"Want to hire a dot-com spokesman cheap?" huffed the Times's Andrew Ross Sorkin. "Priceline.com seems to have gotten William Shatner for next to nothing in cash by paying him in stock options that have tanked."

http://www.dailyfinance.com/2010/05/...t-600-million/

Today many say he is worth roughly 100 million bucks, others report he may be worth as much as 275 million or more.

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Originally Posted by ForumGuru

He did quite well but according to the CEO...

No megabucks for Shatner on Priceline stock: CEO.

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Yeah - I think I cleared that up, already. What? No charts? No graphs? lol

Cheers. - Frank
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- ForumGuru Banned 9 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by BigFrank
  
  Yeah - I think I cleared that up, already. What? No charts? No graphs? lol
  
  Cheers. - Frank
  
  Well you had not cleared it up by the time I read your post. Nope, no charts, no graphs just a link to an article quoting the Priceline CEO and a link to a second article that ran on a financial news site.
  
  Happy New Year!
  
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  BigFrank Banned 9 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by ForumGuru
  
  You had not cleared it up by the time I read your post.
  
  Let's go. Pick up the pace, slacker! :-)
  
  Happy New Year! -don
  
  Happy New Year to you and yours, Don.
  
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bizgrower

9 years ago

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Rod Cortez

9 years ago

Originally Posted by bizgrower

I just found this very interesting:

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects...iam-shatner-1/

VERY interesting! I'm a big Shatner fan, even beyond his Star Trek movies. I've met the man twice and both times he was pleasant, humble, and definitely had no problems making fun of himself.

I went ahead and signed up to be one of his backers on this project as I think this is a worthwhile project.

Thank you for the share.

RoD

p.s. I totally forgot about T.J. Hooker though. lol

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9 years ago

I just saw this, and I heard a telephone operator say much the same, except HER end wasn't as nice.

Wil Wheaton performing "William F*cking...

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Rus Sells

9 years ago

Price Line put him back on the map!

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reln

9 years ago

I used to live around the corner from one of his relatives. Last name was Shatner too. Now I live around the corner from someone named Nimoy a relative of Leonard Nimoy. No joke.

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Rod Cortez

9 years ago

It looks like Shatner exceeded his goal!

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects...iam-shatner-1/

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