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Davy Jones' Bandmates Lead Tributes To Him
Davy Jones' The Monkees bandmates have led tributes to him following his death earlier today (29.02.12).Micky Dolenz, Michael Nesmith and Peter Tork have all taken to their Facebook accounts to praise the singer - who...
By Bang Showbiz on 29 February 2012
Davy Jones' Bandmates Lead Tributes To Him
Davy Jones' The Monkees bandmates have led tributes to him following his death earlier today (29.02.12).Micky Dolenz, Michael Nesmith and Peter Tork have all taken to their Facebook accounts to praise the singer - who...
By Bang Showbiz on 29 February 2012
William Shatner Boldly Brings His World To Broadway
William Shatner returned to the stage on Thursday (February 16, 2012), for his one-man show 'Shatner's World: We Just Live in it'. It marks the actor's first appearance on Broadway since 1961, when he starred...
By WENN on 17 February 2012
William Shatner's Priceline Negotiator Killed Off After 14 Years
William Shatner has been appearing in adverts for the travel web site Priceline for 14 years. In a recent commercial for the company, his character, described on Wikipedia as a "pompous, fictionalized version of himself"...
By WENN on 20 January 2012
Beyonce Knowles And Jay-z To Record Space Video
Beyonce Knowles and Jay-Z could record a music video in space.Music executives have reportedly been discussing the possibility of filming on one of Sir Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic spaceships - due to launch later this...
By Bang Showbiz on 12 January 2012
William Shatner Blasts Star Wars As 'Special Effects'
William Shatner has risked incurring the wrath of Star Wars fans by claiming the legendary sci-fi franchise is simply "special effects" In a video posted on his YouTube page, Shatner suggested George Lucas' creation was...
By WENN on 21 September 2011
Steve O Breaks Nose After Mike Tyson 'Punch'
Steve O , the American daredevil and television star best known for his roles on 'Jackass', broke his nose during Comedy Central's 'roast' of Charlie Sheen on Monday (19th September 2011). Keeping a promise to...
By WENN on 21 September 2011
Charlie Sheen Gets 'Roasted'
Charlie Sheen was left red-faced on Saturday (10Sep11) as Family Guy star Seth Macfarlane, Kate Walsh, William Shatner and Mike Tyson made him the butt of their jokes at a Comedy Central Roast.Sheen was man...
By WENN on 11 September 2011
William Shatner To Receive Lifetime Achievement Award
Star Trek legend William Shatner is set to be honoured with a lifetime achievement award in his native Canada.The sci-fi icon will pick up the trophy from the Governor General's Performing Arts Award Foundation on...
By WENN on 11 May 2011
Happy Birthday Leonard Nimoy!
Leonard Nimoy is following in the footsteps of his Star Trek co-star William Shatner as he turns 80 years old this week (26Mar11).The veteran actor celebrates the landmark on Saturday (26Mar11), just four days after...
By WENN on 26 March 2011
William Shatner Surprises Space Shuttle Crew
William Shatner surprised the crew of the 'Discovery' space shuttle with a wake-up call this morning (7th March 2011).William Shatner reprised his role as Starship Enterprise captain James Kirk when he delivered a wake-up call...
By WENN on 07 March 2011
William Shatner Too Old For Star Trek
William Shatner does not think he will return to the 'Star Trek' franchise.The 79-year-old actor - who portrayed Captain James T. Kirk in the original series of the sci-fi show - admits it is unlikely...
By Bang Showbiz on 22 September 2010
William Shatner's Star Trek Shock
William Shatner didn't think 'Star Trek' would be a success.The actor - who played Captain James T. Kirk in the original TV series and movies - admits he thought the cult sci-fi favourite wouldn't run...
By Bang Showbiz on 06 September 2010
William Shatner Believes In Aliens?
WILLIAM SHATNER says he has 'no doubt' that there is extra-terrestrial life somewhere in the universe, but questions why aliens haven't made themselves known to humans yet. In an interview with the Montreal Gazette, Shatner...
By WENN on 06 September 2010
Shatner Lands Lifetime Achievement Honour
Veteran actor WILLIAM SHATNER is set to be honoured with a lifetime achievement award at the upcoming Banff World Television Festival in his native Canada.The original Star Trek's Captain Kirk will receive the prize at...
By WENN on 04 March 2010
Shatner In Talks For Abrams' Star Trek Sequel
WILLIAM SHATNER is in talks to return to the world of STAR TREK, despite attacking director J.J. ABRAMS for leaving him out of his 2009 blockbuster prequel.The original Captain Kirk reveals he and Abrams met...
By WENN on 10 December 2009
Chris Pine: I Didn't Used To Be A Star Trek Fan
Actor Chris Pine has revealed he was not a Star Trek fan until landing the role of Captain Kirk in the new science-fiction film.The 28-year-old plays the captain of the Enterprise as a young man...
By Contributor on 04 May 2009
Pegg Labels Star Trek UK Premiere As 'Geek Dream'
British actor Simon Pegg described the experience of premiering the new Star Trek film in London's West End as a "geek dream".The Hot Fuzz actor, who plays Scotty in JJ Abrams' reboot of the beloved...
By Contributor on 21 April 2009
Trick Or Treat: Shatner Used His Own Death Mask To Scare Hollywood
WILLIAM SHATNER used to go trick-or-treating in his own death mask. The mask created in his own likeness for a Star Trek episode inspired the one Halloween villain Michael Myers wore in the horror film franchise,...
By WENN on 10 March 2009
Shatner Almost Committed Suicide Over Tinnitus Trouble
STAR TREK icon WILLIAM SHATNER once contemplated suicide because his hearing problems were driving him mad. The actor has revealed the permanent hiss of tinnitus, caused by an explosion on the set of Star Trek, used...
By WENN on 06 March 2009
Shatner Once Suspected In Wife's Death
STAR TREK actor WILLIAM SHATNER was once investigated by police as a murder suspect after his alcoholic wife drowned in a pool. In his new autobiography, Up Till Now, Shatner explains how he tried...
By WENN on 25 May 2008
New Captain Kirk Talks
Chris Pine, the actor set to play Captain Kirk in the upcoming Star Trek film, has talked of the pressures of taking on the iconic role.Smokin' Aces star Pine is to step into the shoes...
By Contributor on 23 January 2008
Shatner, Age 26, To Appear With Shatner, Age 76
Producers of Boston Legal plan to use footage from a 1957 Studio One drama, "The Defenders," featuring William Shatner, for an April 3 episode. In the old-time episode Shatner's character Denny Crane comes face-to-face with...
By Lew Irwin on 21 March 2007
Shatner Reveals The Truth Behind The Myth
WILLIAM SHATNER has laughed off rumours he was forced to wear a corset to hold in his waist whilst playing CAPTAIN JAMES T KIRK in STAR TREK. The TV legend explains an unfortunate accident led...
By World Entertainment News Network on 25 May 2006
Shatner Terrified Of Becoming American Citizen
BOSTON LEGAL star WILLIAM SHATNER is terrified to become an American citizen because he is convinced he will flunk the citizenship test. The Canadian-born actor was raised in Montreal, Quebec, but has lived...
By WENN on 21 February 2006
Kasabian's Celebrity Fans
British rockers KASABIAN knew they had made it in America when the discovered ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER and WILLIAM SHATNER were celebrity fans. The band, who are well on the way to cracking the music scene...
By WENN on 02 August 2005
Candice Goes Legal In New Tv Drama
Actress CANDICE BERGEN is set to return to the small screen as a lawyer in DAVID E KELLEY's THE PRACTICE spin-off BOSTON LEGAL. The CARNAL KNOWLEDGE star, whose stint in sitcom MURPHY BROWN earned...
By WENN on 01 December 2004
Shatner's Fallout With Kelley
WILLIAM SHATNER and DeFOREST KELLEY didn't speak to each other for two years on the set of their cult series STAR TREK - because Shatner laughed at Kelley's dog's death. The pair had a...
By World Entertainment News Network on 22 November 2004
William Shatner And Ex-wife Settle Horse Sperm Dispute
Cult actor WILLIAM SHATNER has come to a settlement with his ex-wife - over the temperature of horse semen. The STAR TREK star and second wife MARCY LAFFERTY had been battling over the breeding...
By WENN on 20 July 2003
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