William Shatner to Star in 'Shit My Dad Says' Pilot

William Shatner has signed up for the role of zany dad for CBS’ pilot of the Twitter phenomenon Shit My Dad Says.

From The Hollywood Reporter:

“The casting of Shatner lifts the contingency on CBS’ multicamera family comedy project based on the Twitter account, which has enlisted more than 1.16 million followers since launching in August and has made its creator, Justin Halpern, an Internet star.

The pilot, executive produced by “Will & Grace” creators David Kohan and Max Mutchnick, was originally set up at CBS with a script commitment in November.

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