William Shatner, Iconic actor beamed down long enough Thursday to get an honorary doctorate from his alma mater, McGill University on Thursday. He also addressed 500 graduating students.
The Montreal Gazette reports that Shatner "won the students over with his witty, tongue-in-cheek commencement address and charmed the Montreal media with his sharp, wise-cracking comments.In fact, he said he's turned down offers of other honorary degrees, but this one meant something special.
The Montreal-born actor told the students that he graduated with a Bachelor of Commerce degree, but discovered his talent was in making people laugh and entertaining them, not in accounting or math. He also advised students not to be scared of taking chances or failing.
"Don't be afraid of making an ass of yourself," he said. "I do it all the time and look what I got."Try to make a proper use of your knowledge.
This was an easy degree to get, but this special degree will be more helpful and realistic,said Shatner, 80.
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