How the net has made William Shatner richer by $600M
May 4th, 2010 - 5:09 pm ICT by ANINew York, May 04 (ANI): ‘Star Trek’ star William Shatner, who asked for stocks instead of cash when he became pitchman for the Internet travel company Priceline.com in 1997, has made a startling 600 million dollars - thanks to his early decision.
According to The Toronto Sun, Priceline’s shares are currently trading close to 300-dollar apiece. And although the company won’t disclose how many shares Shatner receives, it’s reported to be plenty.
A decade ago during the dot.com bust, the stock was selling for less than 2-dollar a share, reports The New York Post.
It was around the same time Shatner got into the commercials. (ANI)
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