The album was produced and arranged by ben folds and most. Oct 11, 2016 before he became a television superstar, william shatner was a classically trained actor who, many of his theater pals believed, had the chops to play hamlet, macbeth and, one day, king lear. His 1968 album the transformed man is pretty widely mocked by all and sundry. William shatner oc born march 22, 1931 is a canadian actor, author, producer, director, screenwriter, and singer. Jan 05, 2016 fans of the series can still expect to see shatner in a variety of settings this year, and the actor has been actively promoting his upcoming book, an autobiography of james t. He still, and i dont know if he has to work or not he probably just loves what he does, but hes had to reinvent himself over and over again to get hired by tv shows and producers and. William shatner, henry winkler and george foreman have signed on to star in nbcs travelogue reality series better late than never, from producers craig zadan and neil meron. But the actor caught the attention of twitter at large when he used the ad hominem attack language of the altright in response to a fan. Shatner plays himself on has been, and the results are revealing, heartbreaking, and in the hands of folds arrangements, never less than jazzy and rocking. Ive got some world championships that ive won, i ride constantly, and ive put in my 10,000 hours in three disciplines. William shatner news, views, gossip, pictures, video. Shatner used the album to compare contemporary pop songs of the period to the works of william shakespeare by providing dramatic readings of shakespeare interspersed with dramatic readings of the lyrics of songs such as lucy in the sky with diamonds and mr. While has been, shatners 2004 collaboration with ben folds, played off the unintentional camp of the transformed man, ponder the mystery acknowledges the silliness but never celebrates it. Listen free to william shatner has been common people, it hasnt happened yet and more.
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Liner notes include introductions by william shatner and ben folds, along with lyrics. Ive done my share of winning because ive put in the hours to acquire a certain proficiency, he said. William shatner has notched up an impressive 50plus years in front of the camera, displaying heady comedic talent and being instantly recognizable to several generations of cult television fans as the squarejawed captain james t. William shatner takes down entitled millennials after one brands him a boomer william shatner as he was born in 1931, shatner, 88, isnt considered a baby boomer, but. Kirk of the uss enterprise in the television show star trek. Ive always wondered how the album got made, its so genuinely brilliant, strange and just so improbable.
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