$600 Million Dollar Man

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Legendary Canuck actor William Shatner is enjoying more than just a new wave in popularity. Sure, he’s been cast in one of the most buzzed about new television comedies for fall, Bleep My Dad Says, based on the Twitter phenom. He is also said to have earned approximately $600M from being the voice and face of www.priceline.com, the travel website. Back in the day he took shares in the company for payment and despite the dot-com bust a decade ago, the company is now worth around $300 per share. Talk about going where man has never gone before!

Click here to watch William Shatner in a Priceline.com commercial.