James Tiberius Kirk.
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James Tiberius Kirk is the lead character in the original Star
Trek television series and subsequent movies and adaptations. The character is portrayed by Canadian actor William Shatner.
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Location: Iowa, United States
Date Posted: 11/21/2008
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Kirk was born and raised in Riverside, Iowa, the son of George Samuel Kirk, Sr. and Winona Kirk. His brother and sister-in-law are introduced and killed in "Operation: Annihilate!", leaving behind a son and, according to "What Are Little Girls Made Of?", two other children. Diane Carey's novels Final Frontier and Best Destiny portray parts of George Kirk's career in Starfleet and also, in the latter, James Kirk's adolescence. At Starfleet Academy, Kirk became the first person to beat the Kobayashi Maru simulation by rewriting the program to make it possible to survive the "no-win" scenario. He received a field commission as an ensign and posted to the USS Republic, then was promoted to lieutenant junior grade and returned to Starfleet Academy as a student instructor. Gary Mitchell (Gary Lockwood), then one of Kirk's students, remarks in "Where No Man Has Gone Before" that one could either "think or sink" in Kirk's course. Upon graduation in the top five percent of his class, Kirk was promoted to lieutenant and served aboard the USS Farragut. Having risen rapidly through the ranks after leaving the Academy, Kirk received his first command while still quite young.[4]
At the age of 31, Kirk received command of the USS Enterprise; Star Trek and the animated spin-off take place during the ship's five-year mission "to boldly go where no man has gone before". Kirk's notable relationships among his crew in the television series are with first officer Spock (Leonard Nimoy) and chief medical officer Leonard "Bones" McCoy (DeForest Kelley).
Kirk aboard the Enterprise-A in Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered CountryDialog in the first Star Trek feature film, Star Trek: The Motion Picture, states that Kirk was promoted to admiral and became chief of Starfleet operations. In The Motion Picture, Kirk takes command of the Enterprise from Captain Willard Decker (Stephen Collins), who objects, claiming Kirk is not familiar with the extensively refit ship. In Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, Kirk takes command of the Enterprise from Spock and pursues his enemy from "Space Seed", Khan Noonien Singh (Ricardo Montalbán). In that movie, Spock dies saving the Enterprise; in Star Trek III: The Search for Spock, Kirk and his officers steal and scuttle the Enterprise and sabotage the USS Excelsior in the course of trying to resurrect Spock. Kirk in Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home is demoted to captain for these actions, but also receives command of the USS Enterprise-A. Kirk commands this ship in Star Trek V: The Final Frontier and Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country.
Kirk is a widower, having been married in "The Paradise Syndrome" to Miramanee (Sabrina Scharf), who dies carrying his child. In the novelization of The Motion Picture, Kirk's wife, Admiral Lori Ciana, dies in a transporter accident.[6] Star Trek II reveals that Kirk fathered a son, David Marcus (Merritt Butrick), with Dr. Carol Marcus (Bibi Besch). Klingons kill David on the Genesis Planet in Star Trek III. Kirk says in Star Trek VI that David's murder affected his ability to trust Klingons; he held them collectively responsible for David's death, but sets aside this prejudice at the movie's conclusion.
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