Sharise ruddell biography of william shatner

In a career spanning seven decades, he is best known for his portrayal of James T. Kirk in the Star Trek franchise, from his debut as the captain of the starship Enterprise in the second pilot of the first Star Trek television series to his final appearance as Captain Kirk in the seventh Star Trek feature film, Star Trek Generations Shatner began his screen acting career in Canadian films and television productions before moving into guest-starring roles in various American television shows.

He has written a series of books chronicling his experiences before, during and after his time in a Starfleet uniform.

He has been married to Lia Gherardini since 9 January He was previously married to Heidi Mark, Sharise Ruddell and Elizabeth W. Lynn.

He has also co-written several novels set in the Star Trek universe and a series of science fiction novels, the TekWar sequence, that were adapted for television. Outside Star Trek, Shatner played the eponymous veteran police sergeant in T. Hooker — , hosted the reality-based television series Rescue — , guest starred on the detective series Columbo , and acted in the comedy film Miss Congeniality Shatner's television career after his last appearance as Captain Kirk has embraced comedy, drama and reality shows.

From until , he starred as attorney Denny Crane in the final season of the legal show The Practice and in its spinoff Boston Legal , a role that earned him two Emmy Awards , one for his contribution to each series. In , and , he starred in both seasons of NBC's Better Late Than Never , a comical travel series in which a band of elderly celebrities toured east Asia and Europe.

In April , Neil married Sharise Ruddell, a mud wrestler and fashion model.

Aside from acting, Shatner has had a career as a recording artist, beginning in with his album The Transformed Man. His cover versions of songs are dramatic recitations of their lyrics rather than musical performances: the most notable are his versions of the Beatles ' " Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds ", Bob Dylan 's " Mr. At age 90, he became the oldest person to fly in space and one of the first to do so.

Shatner's movie career began while he was still attending college. In , he had a small role in a Canadian comedy drama, The Butler's Night Off : its credits list him as Bill Shatner, and describe his role simply as "a crook".