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True, but is Mr. Shatner really ”world-famous”?

The Star Trek TV series and movies does it by itself, as they were aired and screened internationally. Heck, he was doing Esperanto movies in the '60s. It doesn't get any more international than that! The "Tek War" science fiction books had an audience in the entire English speaking world. He got to record the wake up call for the international space station. Yes, he was happy to slum doing TV game shows (Pyramid, Tattletales), Priceline ads, Oldsmobile, regional Canadian supermarkets, and what TV series came his way (T.J. Hooker, the sometimes excellent Boston Legal). He doesn't quit. He's beyond world famous. He's the Shat.

Heck, he was doing Esperanto movies in the '60s. It doesn't get any more international than that! The "Tek War" science fiction books had an audience in the entire English speaking world. He got to record the wake up call for the international space station.

Ok, ok. I was wondering if he walked down the street in Tokyo would he be recognized? From the collective replies on this thread I think the answer to my question is probably “Yes.”