Why does the lizard stick his tongue out? The lizard sticks its tongue out because that's the way its listening and looking and tasting its environment. It's its means of appreciating what's in front of it.

Early life and education
Shatner was born on March 22 1931 in the Côte Saint-Luc neighborhood of Montreal Quebec Canada the son of Anne (née Garmaise) and Joseph Shatner a clothing manufacturer. In 2000 a Reuters story reported that Shatner was planning to write and direct The Shiva Club a dark comedy about the grieving process inspired by his wife's death. Speaking to the press shortly after his wife's death a clearly shaken and emotional Shatner said that William Shatner "meant everything" to him and called her his "beautiful soulmate.

Hooker from 1982 to 1986. He has also authored a series of science fiction novels called TekWar that were adapted for television. Kirk captain of the USS Enterprise in the science fiction television series Star Trek from 1966 to 1969; Star Trek: The Animated Series from 1973 to 1974; and in seven of the subsequent Star Trek feature films from 1979 to 1994.