Brent Spiner
Brent Spiner
Brent Jay Spineris an American actor, comedian, and singer best known for his portrayal of the android, Lieutenant Commander Data, in the television series Star Trek: The Next Generation and four subsequent films. In 1997, he won the Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor for his portrayal of Data in Star Trek: First Contact, and was nominated in the same category for portraying Dr. Brackish Okun in Independence Day, a role he reprised in Independence Day: Resurgence. He has also...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionTV Actor
Date of Birth2 February 1949
CityHouston, TX
CountryUnited States of America
So from the first year to the fifth year, we've seen Data get closer to basically being human-but he's not.
I think the idea, from the beginning, was that Data was a machine that basically teaches himself everything he experiences and sees becomes a part of his programming.
Data is no different from any other role I've ever played in that it's always difficult and it's always something that you just want to find some level of truth and believability in and try to solve problems along the way.
And I think that was the idea: by the end of the series, Data would ba about as close to human but still not be there.
Truly, the best part of my job are the people.
If I'm not mistaken, I think Data was the comic relief on the show.
I think he is an extremely accessible character. In Data there is no potential for cruelty.
And I think it's likely that there will be Data's out there one day. I hope so, if there are, that they all look exactly like me!
Yes, Data is hairless but I am not. And we are both anatomically correct.
I have considered working with George Clooney, but so far, I'm only considering it.
I would assume that, at some point in the future, Paramount Pictures would consider doing a Next generation movie.
But we laugh all day long! And you can't knock that!
Radical surgery is never fun.
As I get older and I get more of this dialogue and I lose more and more brain cells, it really does become the most difficult part of the job!