# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/william-shatner
# Generated: 2026-09-01T02:59:40.243Z

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name: "William Shatner"
slug: "william-shatner"
description: "William Shatner is a Canadian actor. In a career spanning seven decades, he is best known for his portrayal of Captain James T. Kirk in the Star Trek franchise, from his 1966 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 (1994)."
tagline: "Canadian actor (born 1931)"
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gender: "male"
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category:
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birthDate: "1931-03-22"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
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  sourceConfidence:     90
  profileCompleteness:  90
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ranks:
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  country:  56
  category: null
totalFollowers: 2810
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump