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William Shatner net worth: William Shatner is a Candian-born actor, author, producer, director, screenwriter, and singer who has a net worth of $100 million. He is best known for his portrayal of Captain James T. Kirk in the “Star Trek” franchise. Shatner has also had leading roles in other hit shows including “T.J. Hooker,” “The Practice,” and “Boston Legal.” Early Life: William Shatner was born on March 22, 1931, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada to a Jewish family. The family’s last name had been anglicized from Schattner to Shatner by his paternal grandfather. His parents were Ann and Joseph. He has two sisters. Shatner attended Willingdon Elementary School and West Hill High School and is an alumnus of the Montreal Children’s Theatre. He studied Economics at McGill University in Montreal, Canada, where he graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in 1952. Career: After college, Shatner got a job as the business manager for a playhouse in Montreal. From there he joined the Canadian National Repertory Theatre to train as a classical Shakespearean actor. Starting in 1954, Shatner played a number of roles at the Stratford Shakespeare Festival. That same year, Shatner was cast as Ranger Bob on The Canadian “Howdy Doody Show.” He made his feature film debut in 1958 in “The Brothers Karamazov.” He landed a role on “Alfred Hitchcock Presents” in the episode called “The Glass Eye.” Shatner’s big break came, of course, when he was cast as Captain James T. Kirk in “Star Trek,” which ran from 1966 to 1969. In 1973, he returned to the role of Captain Kirk, albeit only in voice, in the animated “Star Trek” series. After its cancellation, Star Trek developed a cult following in the 1970s thanks to syndicated reruns, and Captain Kirk became a cultural icon. Shatner began appearing at Star Trek conventions. Shatner landed a starring role on “T. J. Hooker,” which ran from 1982 to 1986. Also in the 1980s, he reprised his role as James T. Kirk in five “Star Trek” movies. He also began directing film and television during this time. Shatner directed several episodes of “T. J. Hooker” and the feature film “Star Trek V: The Final Frontier.” Shatner co-starred in the 2000 movie “Miss Congeniality.” He reprised the role in the 2004 sequel “Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous.” David E. Kelley cast Shatner as Denny Crane on the final season of the legal drama “The Practice.” Shatner took the Crane role to “Boston Legal;” he remained with the series until its end in 2008. Personal Life: Shatner has been married four times. His first marriage was to Canadian actress Gloria Rand in August 1956. They had three daughters: Leslie (1958), Lisabeth (1960), and Melanie (1964). Shatner left Rand while he was filming the original “Star Trek” series. Rand divorced him in March 1969. Shatner’s second marriage was to Marcy Lafferty and lasted from 1973 to 1996. His third marriage was to Nerine Kidd Shatner. They married in 1997. She was 38 and he was 66. On August 9, 1999, Shatner got home late one night and discovered Nerine’s body at the bottom of their swimming pool. The autopsy found alcohol and Valium in her blood, and the coroner ruled the cause of death as an accidental drowning. In 2001, Shatner married Elizabeth Anderson Martin. Shatner filed for divorce from Elizabeth in 2019. In June 2011, McGill University awarded him an honorary Doctorate of Letters. Shatner was also awarded an honorary Doctor of Letters from New England Institute of Technology in May 2018. William Shatner Salary: How much does William Shatner make per episode? $150,000 Did Shatner Make $600 Million off Priceline? There has been a lot of debate over the past few years over whether or not William Shatner made $600 million as the commercial pitchman for Priceline.com. Here’s the background. Back in 1997, Shatner signed on to be the “Priceline Negotiator” in a series of commercials for the upstart dotcom travel company. At the time, the internet bubble was still growing bigger and companies like Priceline were getting insane stock market valuations from their IPOs. Shatner reportedly insisted on receiving stock as compensation instead of cash. At the time, getting stock seemed like a brilliant move, but soon the bubble burst, and Priceline shares lost nearly all their value. The stock eventually fell to a low of $1.80 per share in 2000. Fast forward a little more than a decade later and Shatner was still doing commercials and Priceline had made a huge comeback, now trading at over $300 per share. Rumors swirled that Shatner didn’t sell any of his stock during the decade after the bubble bursting leading some to speculate that his shares were now supposedly worth over $600 million. Shatner has vehemently denied these rumors on several public occasions, most notably in an interview with Howard Stern. He even took to Twitter with the following: “Someone stupid said a stupid thing about me making $600M. It ain’t so. Relatives are coming out of the woodwork. Too bad it never happened.” Real Estate: Shatner’s longtime residence is a four-bedroom, four-bathroom, 4,016 square foot home in Studio City, California. Related article:Arnold Schwarzenegger doesn’t know who William Shatner Is

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Robin Thicke Net Worth: Robin Thicke is an American singer, producer, songwriter, and actor who has a net worth of $10 million. He is known for his hit singles “Magic”, “Blurred Lines”, and “Lost Without U”. Early Life and Career Beginnings: Robin Alan Thicke was born in Los Angeles, California, on March 10, 1977, to famous parents in the entertainment business. His mother is the actress-singer Gloria Loring, who is best known for her role on the NBC daytime drama “Days of Our Lives”. His father Alan Thicke was also an actor, best known for his role on the sitcom “Growing Pains”. His parents separated when he was 7 years old, and he has an older brother and a younger half-brother. Growing up, Thicke’s parents supported his love for music. However, according to Thicke, his father refused to pay for Thicke and his music group, As One, to record a professional demo tape, wishing for Thicke to focus on his studies instead. Eventually, jazz vocalist Al Jarreau, the uncle of one of the group members, paid $1,000 for the demo. The demo made its way to R&B artist Brian McKnight, who was impressed by Thicke and signed him to his production company. Thicke helped write songs for McKnight; he co-wrote the song “Anyway” on McKnight’s second album. McKnight is the one who helped introduce Thicke to Jimmy Iovine, which is how Thicke was signed to Interscope Records on a recording contract when he was just 16 years old. Music Career: At the age of 17, Thicke moved out on his own and was able to support himself through his work as a professional record producer and songwriter. During this early period of his career, he wrote songs for artists like Brandy, Jordan Knight, Christina Aguilera, and Mya. During this period, he recorded his own material and performed under just his surname, “Thicke”, and continued with this until 2005. Following the end of his first deal with Interscope, Thicke was briefly involved with Epic Records before signing with Interscope again, this time under Kenneth “Babyface” Edwards’s Nu America imprint. Thicke’s debut single “When I Get You Alone” (2002) was a chart success in Australia, hitting the Top 20 there. It also performed well in New Zealand, the Netherlands, and Italy. This moderate success allowed for the release of his debut album, “A Beautiful World” (2003). The album failed to meet performance expectations—it peaked at No. 152 on the Billboard 200 chart—but many artists such as Usher and Mary J. Blige reached out to him about collaborating together. Interscope Records was hesitant and unsure about Thicke’s ability to sell albums, so work on his second album was delayed due to financial and creative disagreements between him and the label. However, Pharrell Williams was impressed by Thicke. Williams had established a distribution deal with Interscope for his record label, Star Trak, and eventually Thicke was signed to Star Trak in 2005. Thicke’s second album “The Evolution of Robin Thicke” was released in October, 2006, and the single “Lost Without U” eventually peaked at No. 14 on the Billboard Hot 100. The album has since been certified Platinum by the RIAA, with domestic sales of over 1.5 million copies. In 2007, Thicke was the featured opening act for the North American section of Beyoncé’s tour, “The Beyoncé Experience”. He released his third album “Something Else” in September 2008, and it debuted at No. 3 on the Billboard 200 chart. His fourth album, “Sex Therapy”, was released in December 2009; it featured artists such as Estelle, Snoop Dogg, and Nicki Minaj. Thicke release his fifth studio album “Love After war” in December 2011, and it debuted at No. 22 on the Billboard 200. He followed this with his sixth studio album, “Blurred Lines”, released in July 2013. The lead single off the album, also titled “Blurred Lines”, was released in March 2013, and features T.I. and Pharrell. His seventh album “Paula” (2014) was dedicated to his estranged wife Paula Patton. Blurred Lines Lawsuit: Soon after the release of “Blurred Lines”, the estate of Marvin Gaye sued Robin and his co-writer/producer Pharrell Williams for copyright infringement alleging similarities to the 1977 song “Got to Give It Up”. According court filings, “Blurred Lines” generated a total of $16,675,690 in profits. That’s more than any other song of 2013. Of that $16.67 million, $5,658,214 was paid to Robin Thicke, $5,153,457 was paid to Pharrell Williams and $704,774 went to rapper T.I.. The remaining $5,159,245 was split between three different record companies. In 2015 a judge ordered Thicke and Williams for $7 million. The final amount was eventually reduced to $5 million. Other Projects and Appearances: In addition to music, Thicke has ventured into the realm of acting and television. His feature film debut came in the film “Making the Rules” (2014), which was filmed in 2012 under the title “Abby in the Summer”. He has made numerous appearances on music-related television programs. In May 2012, he was a judge on the ABC show “Duets”, alongside John Legend, Jennifer Nettles, and Kelly Clarkson; it lasted for one season, with a total of 9 episodes. As of June 2020, Thicke is a panelist on the American reality singing competition “The Masked Singer”. Personal Life: Thicke first met actress Paula Patton when he was 14 and she was 16, in the year 1991. They began dating in 1993, and married in 2005. Together, they have a son, Julian Fuego Thicke, who was born in 2010. After 21 years together and nearly nine years of marriage, Thicke and Patton separated in 2014 and finalized their divorce in 2015. In early 2017, Patton filed a restraining order against Thicke, accusing him of domestic violence, substance abuse, and infidelity. Eventually, they reached a custody agreement regarding their son in August 2017. Thicke met April Love Geary at a party in 2014. She gave birth to their first child in February 2018, and their second child in February 2019. The couple became engaged on Christmas Eve 2018. In November 2018, Thicke and Geary lost their home in Malibu, California, to the Woolsey wildfire that had been raging in the area. Thicke is a good friend of fellow artist Usher, and sang for the couple when Usher proposed to Tameka Foster. Thicke also performed at Michael Jordan and Yvette Prieto’s wedding. Real Estate: In 1990, Robin’s father Alan paid $910,000 for a home in the “Bird Streets” area in the Hollywood Hills of Los Angeles. In 2005, soon after Robin and Paula married, Alan deeded the property to his son. In 2014 Robin and Paula listed the home for sale for just under $3 million. Impressively the home ended up selling for $4.9 million, $1.9 million OVER asking. In March 2015 Robin paid $2.4 million for a 1.7-acre home in Malibu, California.

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