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Up Till Now: The Autobiography (Paperback)

by William Shatner (Author)
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Working with various collaborators, Shatner has previously written science fiction (the TekWar series) and science fact (I'm Working on That), and ventured into memoir with Star Trek Memories. Embarking on a full-scale autobiography, he begins with his Montreal childhood doing children's theater, then covers comedies with the Canadian National Repertory Theatre, lead roles with the Stratford Shakespeare Festival and live TV in New York City in 1956: I became one of the busiest actors in the city. At that point Shatner opens a Pandora's box of self-deprecating humor and fascinating anecdotes about the hilarious goofs, on-camera accidents and stage fright during the live TV era. Obsessed with work, Shatner took any job that came his way, from dog shows to reality TV. Some of his tales are quite funny, such as doing an entire feature film, Incubus (1965), in Esperanto: No one understood their lines. Covering his multiple careers of acting, writing and directing, he never pulls his punches, describing humiliations as well as triumphs. Shatner's sincerity, honesty and heightened sense of humor all come across at warp speed in this entertaining memoir. (May 13)
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“Shatner’s sincerity, honesty, and heightened sense of humor all come across at warp speed in this entertaining memoir.” —Publishers Weekly

 

“Shatner makes you feel like he’s sitting out on the balcony with you, sharing a cigar and waxing nostalgic.” —The Oregonian

 

“That rare celebrity autobiography that’s as entertaining as it is self-revealing, a genuinely fun read.” —The Dallas Morning News

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

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5.0 out of 5 stars A Big Fan Was Completely Satisfied, Oct 21 2009
By N. Manning (Ontario, Canada) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Up Till Now: The Autobiography (Hardcover)
Reason for Reading: I love William Shatner and there was no doubt I'd be reading his autobiography!

Comments: William Shatner's autobiography covers his entire life from growing up in Montreal, Canada to virtually the present with his thoughts on not being invited to participate in the recent new Star Trek movie. His childhood is briefly summarized though his acting ventures as a child, in high school and university and then book focuses on his career as an actor starting with his days on the Canadian stage at the Stratford Festival and moving right along to his current role as Denny Crane. In between he has had a career with many ups and downs. Though never any really big downs as he is the type of actor who accepts work when he needs it. Thus he has done a lot of B-grade movies (and proud of it) and played character parts on hundreds of TV shows and every now and then he hits it big. So big in fact he has become an icon in the industry and love him or hate him, who doesn't know the name William Shatner?

I love Shatner's sense of humour! He is dry, witty and most importantly doesn't take himself seriously and plays that up to the media, who often take him seriously; reporting him that way and creating a false persona, "Bill Shatner". It's very funny to watch in real life when people actually take the guy seriously when he's acting his famous Bill Shatner character. Maybe it's a Canadian humour thing. He talks about these "pranks" and how he first told the media an outrageous made up story back in the early Star Trek days, of how it just popped into his head during an interview, he thought he was telling a joke but everyone actually believed him and so it all began. His humour shines through in the book, with pompous statements, one-liners and segues into commercials for priceline or promos for the book. It's quite hilarious.

There's also another side to Shatner though as he tells of his personal life. Such as his first two failed marriages and his faults as a husband that contributed to there demise; the tragic death of his third wife and the tumultuous marriage they had preceding that death; his thoughts and fears about growing old and realizing his own mortality is approaching; his thoughts on the negative opinions of his fellow Star Trek cast members (all except Leonard Nimoy and DeForest Kelley).

The book is very satisfying covering everything you'd really expect to find in Shatner's biography. The one thing not present is long meanderings on Star Trek as that material is covered in his first memoir, Star Trek Memories, which I read when it came out and also enjoyed. He still has a few stories to tell, though, and talks about the conventions, movies and such. I felt as if he gave Star Trek just the right amount of space in this book seeing as he's already covered it in depth. I especially enjoyed his thoughts, and reminiscences on making Rescue 911, Invasion Iowa and Boston Legal. A very enjoyable read from an actor who is not-so-surprisingly a down to earth man at heart and a brilliant actor (and a bad singer, yes, he knows this!).
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5.0 out of 5 stars A Fun Read - UnPutDownable!, Aug 30 2009
By David "TooManyBooks!" (Oakville, Ontario) - See all my reviews
I was given this book as a gift and decided to read it on vacation. It took me no more than a half dozen sessions over 3 days. I just couldn't leave it alone. It was so engaging and - fun!

It reads like a conversation with the man himself as it jerks from topic to topic with lots of interruptions and side stories on the way. Hat's off to the co-writer. I couldn't help thinking that David Fisher must have had a lot to do with the bold writing style - a regular biography narrative peppered all the way through with self-serving promos! Well what do you expect? This is Shatner!

There are a huge number of highly entertaining anecdotes, from his early years in theatre at Stratford, to his experiences on weekly TV dramas in the 50s, to his early movies, and the fact that he usually says "yes" to any and all work! Also, and most surprisingly, the incredible number of dangerous and irresponsible stunts he's survived over the years. Intrigued, then you'll have to read the book!
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3.0 out of 5 stars Gotta love Shatner, Mar 12 2009
By T. Hardman (Canada) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Up Till Now: The Autobiography (Hardcover)
This book was a little hard for me to get into but after persevering, got more interesting and funny. I think Shatner is great and it was worth the read. Would have liked more pictures of people talked about in the book to have a fuller picture.
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3.0 out of 5 stars Reasonably good
This book has a lot of the trademark Shatner humor, but is sadly lacking in substance. It lacks a lot of the interesting detail that made his other memoirs so great, and seems to... Read more
Published 7 months ago by Clinton K. Bernes

4.0 out of 5 stars Shatner Plays It "Lite" . . . with Tongue in Cheek and a Wink
Up Till Now will appeal to Shatner fans and those who are thinking about acting careers. He provides a "lite" look at what it was like where even the tearful moments are mostly... Read more
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