Career: Shatner spent years as a jobbing actor, appearing in such movies as The Brothers Karamazov and The Intruder, as well as The Twilight Zone TV series before Star Trek made him a household name in 1966. He played Captain Kirk for three years before the show was cancelled, then appeared in numerous TV shows and movies before Star Trek: The Motion Picture relaunched his career in 1979. He starred as Kirk in six more films before the character was finally killed off in 1994. He has also featured in TJ Hooker, Free Enterprise and Miss Congeniality and its sequel. Shatner returned to TV in 2004 in the series Boston Legal. In 2010, he starred in his first sitcom, $#*! My Dad Says. Away from showbusiness, he's written several sci-fi novels, recorded a number of much-criticised albums and is a champion horse breeder.

Career: Locklear made her TV debut in Tales of the Unexpected in 1979 and followed it up with guest appearances in such shows as CHiPs, The Fall Guy and Eight is Enough. Her big break came in 1981 when she was cast in Dynasty. She stayed with the glossy soap until it ended in 1989. During her time on Dynasty, she also starred in The Fall Guy and TJ Hooker. Credits since include the soap Melrose Place and TV series Spin City, Scrubs, Two and a Half Men and Boston Legal, as well as films The First Wives Club (1996), Wayne's World 2 (1993) and Uptown Girls (2003). More recently, she has starred in Hot in Cleveland and Franklin & Bash.