William Shatner’s Shocking Story on Being Homeless

William Shatner will always be Captain James T. Kirk to generations of Star Trek fans, but his life after the original series ended did not exactly make him a millionaire. Star Trek became a huge pop culture franchise, with movies, spinoffs, conventions and endless fan devotion. But when the original NBC series ended in 1969, it was not quite a fan favorite yet. In fact, Shatner said he lived in his truck after Star Trek wrapped.

During a 2015 interview with Parade, he was asked if that story was true, and he answered, “Yeah.” He explained, “They didn’t pay very well, and I got a divorce at that same time, and I had three children, so it was a little rocky.”