Then I started thinking about it, and I realized... Shatner's actually been "old" for a long time. They start making cracks about Captain Kirk being old in Star Trek II: The Wrath of Kahn. Then a few weeks ago I caught parts of Star Trek Generations on SyFy and found myself thinking, Shatner doesn't look that much older than Patrick Stewart.
Turns out, Stewart is just 9 years younger than Shatner. So when Wrath of Kahn came out in 1982, Shatner's Kirk was "old" at 51. When Star Trek: The Next Generation started airing in 1987, Stewart was already 47. He did pretty much his entire run as Picard older than Shatner's "old" Kirk.
And yet, if you look at them today, Shatner looks younger than Stewart.


Proof that being portly is good for something. Woohoo! I win!
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