

Thirty-five years ago, on Stardate 12.20.86, the actor hosted Saturday Night Live and took center stage in a notorious skit penned by Robert Smigel, John Vitti and George Meyer. (Watch our Star Trek Day video interview above.)įunnily enough, though, one of Shatner's most famous Trek moments didn't occur in an actual Trek series or movie. Even though William Shatner's official tour of duty with Starfleet ended in 1994's Star Trek: Generations, he'll forever be connected to the franchise he once commanded alongside creator Gene Roddenberry and beloved crew mates like Leonard Nimoy, George Takei and Nichelle Nichols. Instead, the Federation starship's pioneering voyage launched a fleet of Star Trek TV shows, movies and ancillary content that has endured for 55 years and counting.

Enterprise, his mission to explore the final frontier was only supposed to last five years. Kirk originally set foot on the bridge of the U.S.S.
