Among other offenses, Shatner mocked Wheaton’s spacesuit — but got his just desserts later.
as a “self-centered” “douche” — that according to former co-star George Takei — when he met actor Wil Wheaton on the set of “Star Trek V.”
“It took about eight steps for my confidence to evaporate,” Wheaton, now 49, writes in his upcoming book, “In Wil Wheaton’s new book, he writes about being a teen actor on “Star Trek: The Next Generation” and nervous to meet “Star Trek” legend William Shatner — who turned out to be a real jerk.Wheaton played Wesley Crusher on “Star Trek: The Next Generation.” Here he is with Whoopi Goldberg.“He seemed annoyed,” Wheaton writes. “My throat and mouth were dry, and my palms were sweating.
Brent Spiner, who played Data on “Next Generation,” told the teen that Shatner was bald and wears a toupee. Michael Dorn, who played Klingon Worf, jokingly offered to kick Shatner’s ass, and Jonathan Frakes said: “To hell with him.”
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