Daily Star reveals 15 out of this world facts about the star…1. Born in Montreal, Canada, in 1931, the son of a tailor, he can speak French fluently.
He studied economics at college, originally planning a career in finance.2. Switching to drama after his mum Ann encouraged him to perform, Shatner became a Shakespearean stage actor before early screen roles which included roles on The Twilight Zone.3.
He also appeared in the bizarre horror flick Incubus shot in the experimental international language Esperanto.4. Shatner got the part of Kirk - captain of the USS Enterprise – in 1966 thanks to a second pilot of Gene Roddenberry’s Star Trek series.5.
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