SHATNER MISTAKEN FOR KIRK
WILLIAM SHATNER was mistaken for the real CAPTAIN KIRK by a young boy who stumbled upon him at his lowest point, living on the road in a truck.
After Star Trek ended in the 1970s, Shatner was broke and divorced and reduced to living in the hard shell of his truck, driving from theatre to theatre.
When a six-year-old fan discovered him and was convinced he was the real captain of the U.S.S. Enterprise - he couldn’t resist the temptation to play along.
Shatner says, "I was living in what looked like a lunar module.
"One morning, a six-year-old boy knocks on the door, and says, ‘Are you Captain Kirk?’ I said, ‘Yes.’ He said, ‘Can I see your space ship?’ I said, ‘Sure come in. Here’s the shower, this is where I beam up.
"There’s some middle age guy, who can remember being in a space ship in Secaucus New Jersey, but can’t explain it."
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