William Shatner

William Alan Shatner is a Canadian actor, producer, director, singer, and author who voiced himself in "Where No Fan Has Gone Before". Active in film and television since 1951, he is best known internationally for his role as the original in Star Trek:  and in the. Outside of Star Trek, he is the host of the interview series ', and he is known for his title role in ' and his Emmy Award-winning role as in ' and '. In addition, he is the official author of the book series ', was director of ', and has a which includes an infamous 1978 spoken-word performance of 's "".

Shatner was originally apprehensive about appearing on the show but a conversation with Billy West made it known that the entire cast and crew would treat him with complete respect, and so he agreed to appear. He and Leonard Nimoy are the only performers in the shows run who were allowed to record into the same microphone.