At age 87, William Shatner has found yet another frontier — the stage of the "Grand Ole Opry."

The iconic actor will make his Opry debut on February 15. He'll be joined by Alabama co-founder Jeff Cook, who worked with Shatner on their 2018 collaborative country album "Why Not Me."

Cook, who grew up watching Shatner on "Star Trek," recorded the album at his studio in Fort Payne, Alabama.

“I love country music,” Shatner said in a recent press release. “A lot of people I know are country artists, and I envy them. The terrible truth is that I can’t sing, but what I do have is a feeling for poetry. I am trying to fuse the spoken word with music."

"Why Not Me" marks Shatner's first foray into country, but he's long had a quirky side-gig in music — much of it tied to Nashville. Ben Folds brought him to town to record his well-received 2004 album, "Has Been," and he counts Brad Paisley among his friends and collaborators.

Tickets to the "Opry" — held at the Grand Ole Opry House — are available at www.opry.com/calendar or by calling 800-733-6779.