Why did Leonard Nimoy dislike William Shatner?

Nimoy shut him out after Shatner filmed him without permission for a documentary he was making about the captains of the Starship Enterprise.
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Why did William Shatner and Leonard Nimoy dislike each other?

The rivalry between Star Trek actors William Shatner and Leonard Nimoy was sparked by jealousy over their fan letters, George Takei has claimed.
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Did Nimoy and Shatner like each other?

Shatner revealed in his 2016 book about Nimoy, Leonard: My Fifty-Year Friendship With a Remarkable Man, that the two men grew apart towards the end of Nimoy's life, and he never understood why. Has he figured it out since? “No, and he was my dearest friend.
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Did Shatner and Nimoy have a falling out?

And Shatner — who at 90 is still working his butt off — revealed in a 2016 book, “Leonard: My Fifty-Year Friendship with a Remarkable Man,” that he and his oft-castmate were estranged in the last five years of Nimoy's life.
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Did Leonard Nimoy stop talking to William Shatner?

One of his few defenders was Leonard Nimoy, who had been friendly with Shatner for years. However, in 2016, Shatner revealed that his friendship with Nimoy had ended and the two didn't communicate for five years before his death.
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George Takei Disses William Shatner



Was James Spader friends with William Shatner?

Spader and Shatner didn't socialize together

I don't think he'd seen anything I'd done,” he said. “We met on our first day of shooting, and it just worked right away. We don't really work in the same way. We're very different personalities, and our lives are very different.
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How much was William Shatner paid for Star Trek?

Bob Justman, the supervising producer of Star Trek: TOS said Gene Roddenberry was happy to get William Shatner because he was highly thought of in the industry. So it's no surprise that his paycheck was $10,000 per episode or equivalent to $84,434.26 today. That's not bad for the 1960s.
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Is James Spader still married?

The Blacklist star James Spader married his wife Victoria in 1987. The couple later divorced, but share two sons, Sebastian and Elijah. He has since dated Leslie Stefanson for over a decade. Together they are parents to son Nathaneal.
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Did James Spader leave The Blacklist?

Star/executive producer James Spader is set to return for the 10th season, which will be the second following the departure of both its female lead Megan Boone, who exited at the end of Season 8, and its creator Jon Bokenkamp.
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Who is the richest Star Trek actor?

Star Trek Beyond: Who Got Really Rich from the Franchise
  • William Shatner, $100 million. ...
  • Leonard Nimoy, $45 million. ...
  • DeForest Kelley, $5 million. ...
  • James Doohan, $7 million. ...
  • Nichelle Nichols, $8 million. ...
  • George Takei, $12 million. ...
  • Walter Koenig, $8 million. ...
  • Majel Barrett, $60 million-plus.
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Does William Shatner still get royalties from Star Trek?

William Shatner Does NOT Get Royalties from Star Trek: The Original Series. During one of his endless troll fights on Twitter, William Shatner reveals that he receives zero royalties from playing Kirk on Star Trek: TOS.
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Did Star Trek cast get along?

It is no secret that the cast of the original Star Trek didn't always get along. William Shatner's rivalry with George Takei has come into the public sphere more than once. Now Takei is opening up about the root of the tensions on the show's set.
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Was James Spader on Seinfeld?

James Spader is an American actor who portrayed Jason Hanky in the 9th season episode of Seinfeld called "The Apology". James has appeared in many films and television shows such as The Practice, Boston Legal, The Office, Wolf and Secretary.
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Is James Spader still with Leslie Stefanson?

Since 2002, James, 61, has been dating Leslie Stefanson. Leslie, 50, is an American model, actess, and artist. Born and raised in Minnesota, Leslie graduated from Columbia University in New York City with a degree in English Literature.
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