William Shatner to Appear on ABC's THE VIEW, 2/20

William Shatner will be appearing on ABC's talk show THE VIEW on Monday, February 20th. The actor's one man show, SHATNER'S WORLD: WE JUST LIVE IN IT is now running for a limited engagement on Broadway. The show will take audiences on a voyage through Shatner's life and career, from Shakespearean stage actor to internationally known icon and raconteur, known as much for his unique persona as for his expansive body of work on television and film. It marks the actor's first time returning to Broadway since 1962.

Shatner is an award-winning actor, director, producer, writer, recording artist, philanthropist and horseman. In 1966, he originated the role of Captain James T. Kirk in the TV series Star Trek, which spawned a film franchise where he returned as Kirk in seven of the movies, one of which he directed. He played the title role in the hit series T.J. Hooker before hosting TV's first reality-based series, Rescue 911. He won Emmys and his first Golden Globe for his portrayal of Denny Crane on The Practice and Boston Legal and received four more Emmy nominations as well as Golden Globe and SAG Award nods.

His autobiography, Up Till Now, was a New York Times best-seller, and Shatner Rules was released in 2011. His comic book series,William Shatner Presents is based on his novels Tek War, Man O' War, and Quest for Tomorrow, along with a new title: Chimera. He has also been successful in another area - horse breeding. A dedicated breeder of American Quarter horses, he has had enormous success with the American Saddlebred, developing and riding world champions and has won numerous world championships in several events. He united his passions for horses and philanthropy with the Hollywood Charity Horse Show, benefitting L.A.-based children's charities. He appeared on Broadway in A Shot in the Dark, The World of Suzie Wong, and Tamburlaine the Great

In addition to Shatner's appearance on THE VIEW next week, Star Jones, one of the five original co-hosts of ABC's Emmy® Award-winning talk show will make her first guest appearance on the show, live, February 22. (11:00 a.m.-12:00 noon, ET). Jones last appeared on June 27, 2006 when she announced nationally, while grabbing hold of Barbara Walters', Joy Behar's and Elisabeth Hasselbeck's hands that, "after much prayer and counsel," she would not be returning to the prograM. Jones joins the hosts in a joint effort to raise awareness of heart disease, the number one killer of women, and to discuss her involvement with the American Heart Association's Go Red for Women movement.

Scheduled guests for the week of FEBRUARY 20-24 are as follows (subject to change):

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 20 - William Shatner (Broadway's "Shatner's World We Just Live In It");
M. William Phelps ("Dark Minds").

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 21 - Guest co-host Jesse Tyler Ferguson (ABC's "Modern Family"); Tyler Perry ("Good Deeds"); Abby Lee Miller ("Dance Moms").

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 22 - Star Jones.

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 23 - Dr. Mehmet Oz ("Dr. Oz"); "Reality Show Round-Up," featuring weekly dish on all the outrageous drama and antics of television's most popular reality shows and stars; Paul Adelstein (ABC's "Private Practice").

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 24 - LORI GREINER (ABC's "Shark Tank"); teeth makeovers; "'The View' on Crime: Missing Black Children" with ABC News' Chris Cuomo.

THE VIEW a live, one-hour daily talk show from Time Square Studios, features Daytime Emmy Award-winning hosts Barbara Walters, Whoopi Goldberg, Joy Behar, Elisabeth Hasselbeck and Sherri Shepherd. It's the original forum in which real women discuss everyday issues, share their opinions and engage in colorful conversations. "The View," broadcast in HDTV and produced in 2-channel stereo sound, is now available to watch online daily at 4:00 p.m., ET/1:00 p.m., PT on ABC.com. "The View" is produced by ABC Daytime and Ms. Walters' Barwall Productions, with Ms. Walters serving as executive producer along with Bill Geddie, who also serves as executive producer for "The Barbara Walters Specials." 

THE VIEW airs weekday mornings from 11:00 - 12:00 ET on the ABC network.