Celebrating Shatner's 86th Birthday with Kirk's Best Moments

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Celebrating Shatner's 86th Birthday with Kirk's Best Moments

William Shatner -- the man, the legend, Star Trek's original Captain James T. Kirk -- turns 86 years young today. And there's just no stopping him. He's got a new book on the way (Spirit of the Horse: A Celebration of Fact and Fable), a full slate of convention appearances locked in, and he just signed on to star in the romantic comedy film Senior Moment, in which he'll portray a retired Top Gun Navy pilot who tested aircraft for NASA back in the day.

To celebrate, Shatner's big day, we at StarTrek.com asked fans to answer the question, "What were some of Captain Kirk's best moments?" Here are some of the top comments/replies:

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When he asked the Almighty for his I.D. "Excuse me, what does God need with a Starship?&quot Star Trek V: The Final Frontier)

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"Of my friend I can only say this: Of all the souls I have encountered, his was the most... human." (Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan)

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1. There's a THING on the wing!!!

Happy happy William Shatner!

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2. I forgot all about that episode! Nice!

I enjoyed him as Denny Crane too:

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3. That's Shatner??????

OMFG! He's fallen far from getting all of the green-skinned women!!!

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4. He did alright in Boston Legal.:)

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It wasn't all comedic - although I enjoyed the quips, his character's oncoming demenia and bro-mance with James Spader made for some good television.

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5. Say my Name - Denny Crane

Again! - Denny Crane!

LIKE YOU MEAN IT! - DENNY CRANE!

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7. LOL!

I loved that show. Denny Crane's nonsensical replies to the media horde begging for a statement were hilarious.

"Cuckoo for coco puffs. Denny Crane."

"She's a natural blonde. Denny Crane."

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9. My Koresh he absolutely killed it as that character.

It's like someone wrote it specifically for him to play.

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11. He really did.

As much as I love TOS Shatner's perfomances were mostly cringe-worthy.

But in Boston Legal he totally slayed.

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6. How do you do a spoken word version of a rap song?

He FOUND a way.

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8. Shatner turns Palin's speech into beat poetry:

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10. LMFAO!! n/t

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12. I recently found out that he & Leonard Nimoy were in an episode of The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

In 1964 before Star Trek.

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13. Wow! What a great find! Both were so young and handsome.

RIP Leonard Nimoy.