William Shatner earns $600m from Priceline adverts

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Some would have thrown in the towel after the dot com bust, but not the enterprising captain Kirk, who stayed with his investments ..

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"When he was hired by the company in 1997, Shatner agreed to take shares as part of his payment.

At first it looked like a bad decision as the shares fell sharply during the dot-com bust and dipped as low as $1.80 in 2000.

However, over the past decade Shatner's fortunes have turned around and the shares are now worth almost $300 each.

While Priceline has not divulged how much Shatner is paid, reports from Wall Street have put his fortune at $600m, according to The Times."
 
The moral of the story: Why be a trader when you can be an actor? You've got a better chance of making it big in acting.
 
Nobody wants to work. And these commentors have a high school kids perspective on it. "He's just sooo awesome". "You're just jealous"
 
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