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Up Till Now: The Autobiography




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William Shatner Book:
Up Till Now: The Autobiography



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Up Till Now: The Autobiography
Up Till Now: The Autobiography
List Price: $25.95Publisher: Thomas Dunne Books

Salesrank: 6084

Released: May 13, 2008
Our Price: $9.50
Used Price: $8.55
Media: Hardcover

Editorial Review:

“It is now Bill Shatner’s universe---we just live in it.”---New York Daily News

After almost sixty years as an actor, William Shatner has become one of the most beloved entertainers in the world. And it seems as if Shatner is everywhere. Winning an Emmy for his role on Boston Legal. Doing commercials for Priceline.com. In the movie theaters. Singing with Ben Folds. He’s sitting next to Jay Leno and Jimmy Kimmel, and he’s practically a regular on Howard Stern’s show. He was recently honored with election to the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Hall of Fame. He was a target on a Comedy Central’s Celebrity Roast entitled “The Shat Hits the Fan.” In Up Till Now, Shatner sits down with readers and offers the remarkable, full story of his life and explains how he got to be, well, everywhere.

It was the original Star Trek series, and later its films, that made Shatner instantly recognizable, called by name---or at least by Captain Kirk’s name---across the globe. But Shatner neither began nor has ended his career with that role. From the very start, he took his skills as an actor and put them to use wherever he could. He straddled the classic world of the theater and the new world of television, whether stepping in for Christopher Plummer in Shakespeare’s Henry V or staring at “something on the wing” in a classic episode of The Twilight Zone. And since then, he’s gone on to star in numerous successful shows, such as T.J. Hooker, Rescue 911, and most recently Boston Legal.

William Shatner has always been willing to take risks for his art. What other actor would star in history’s first---and probably only---all-Esperanto-language film? Who else would share the screen with thousands of tarantulas, release an album called Has Been, or film a racially incendiary film in the Deep South during the height of the civil rights era? And who else would willingly paramotor into a field of waiting fans armed with paintball guns, all waiting for a chance to stun Captain…er, Shatner?

In this touching and very funny autobiography, William Shatner reveals the man behind these unforgettable moments, and how he’s become the worldwide star and experienced actor he is today.

           

 

Up Till Now: The Autobiography Reviews:
A True Pop Icon 5 Star Review
2008-10-16 - William Shatner is truly a pop icon.

In an era when "stardom" comes from appearing a few minutes on reality-TV, Shatner built his now six-decade career on television from the tough work of live stage performances and - with a little luck and plenty of tough times - has endured like very few actors/entertainers.

With co-author David Fisher, Shatner tackles his recollections on life in front of and behind the camera. Though there are points that had previously been chronicled in his previous books, Shatner again delivers a fascinating and honest memoir, with hefty doses of humor.

And with no end in sight, this truly is an autobiography that is a snap-shot at a point in time, but a read that is out of this world.

Entertaining for fans but far too much self-congratulation 4 Star Review
2008-09-22 - William Shatner - or Shatner as he continually refers to himself - had the good fortune to be in the most successful TV series of all time, otherwise he would be long forgotten. Nevertheless he turns in an entertaining autobiography. The first thing that you learn about him is that he will do anything for a buck. Secondly that he has no concept of quality control - to him a Shakespearean play, a TV commercial, or a lurid movie are all pretty much on the same level. Thirdly, he has a rather high opinion of his own (limited) creative abilities - one can easily see why his Star Trek co-stars grew to despise him. Now that he has found success in "Boston Legal" he can even look back and find merit in such atrocities as "The Transformed Man". One thing you cannot accuse him of is being lazy. Even now is his 70s he is working hard, nor can you doubt his irrepressible self-belief. Well worth reading for fans but the self-congratulation does grate after a while.

Funny man, great actor 5 Star Review
2008-09-11 - Enjoyed tthe book immensely. Shatner is super star who has not receivved the recognition he justly deserves.

Beam it up 5 Star Review
2008-09-11 - You will laugh
You will cry
You will go to his website and buy things.

Seriously, this is an excellent well written read.

Audio Book 4 Star Review
2008-09-05 - Just started listening to the audio book, Shatner does not have a "voice for radio". He surely had a booming voice for all the stage work he talks about, but this recording's varying volume is almost unbearable in a vehicle. He's fine on short sentences, but when the volume starts falling he gets far too quiet for an audio book to me. Otherwise it's pretty entertaining so far.


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