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Siwsan

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2. My One Degree of Separation from William Shatner

Reply to Dem4Life1102 (Original post)

Mon Mar 22, 2021, 07:48 AM

Mar 2021

My brother was his driver during the first (I think it was the first) Star Trek movie. He said he was hoping to be assigned to Leonard Nimoy but was assigned to Shatner, instead. It took a while, but he came to really like the guy and Shatner wrote a letter of recommendation for him.

I guess that qualifies as a one degree separation.

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Happy 90th birthday William Shatner! [View all] Dem4Life1102 Mar 2021 OP

The one thing that has not aged well speak easy Mar 2021 #1

Those uniforms caused the ... MiHale Mar 2021 #4

yeah baby yeah speak easy Mar 2021 #6

I had two short sleeve velour shirts (blue and purple) when I was in college, but I outgrew them. TexasTowelie Mar 2021 #15

Wore all mine out...nt MiHale Mar 2021 #27

My One Degree of Separation from William Shatner Siwsan Mar 2021 #2

That's pretty cool! 2naSalit Mar 2021 #5

Happy Birthday, Rocketman! Dave Starsky Mar 2021 #3

Thought he was especially good working with... Maxheader Mar 2021 #7

Happy Birthday Captain! edbermac Mar 2021 #8

I really like the episode whem he battled that reptilian alien Martin Eden Mar 2021 #18

You are referring to the Gorn. dchill Mar 2021 #20

I loved that episode! Snackshack Mar 2021 #24

I still watch the old star Trek shows --all of them. Happy BD william riversedge Mar 2021 #9

Still Watch it DownriverDem Mar 2021 #10

I thought the Lincoln Project should have got him to play Denny Crane coming on as the former brewens Mar 2021 #11

Me too! Best role ever for Shatner. luvtheGWN Mar 2021 #13

So many great scenes as Denny. I loved it when he and Alan testified at the Supreme Court. brewens Mar 2021 #14

I hardly ever watch tv series, but I never missed multigraincracker Mar 2021 #12

Happy Birthday! niyad Mar 2021 #16

As a writer, let me take note of note of W. Shatner's styles. Tetrachloride Mar 2021 #17

If anyone has actually read anything on his twitter account BumRushDaShow Mar 2021 #19

May he live long and prosper. dchill Mar 2021 #21

Happy birthday, sex-symbol of my late teens! Hekate Mar 2021 #22

I know it, but I don't believe it. His best role ... marble falls Mar 2021 #23

What has always impressed me about Shatner RVN VET71 Mar 2021 #25

I feel like I've been stunned by a phaser! MissMillie Mar 2021 #26

he and Leonard Nimoy were only four days apart Skittles Mar 2021 #28