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
I like coming to work every day and hanging out with 50 or 60 people who are a lot of fun to be around.
Sometimes I go off and er.....(laughs with people laughing in the background)...I er.......(laughs)......I may just go off now as a matter of fact.
There is no question that everybody who works in show business is lucky because of the number of people who wish they where working in show business.
If you look around at the people in show business today they are basically the people who didn't give up.
I think he is a bit of an outsider: he doesn't quite fit in, he doesn't quite belong, and people relate to that idea of being an outsider and being alienated.
It's so good, I can't even tell you,
Everyone I've ever known in my life, or seen, or met, or loved, or hated, is at risk of being destroyed. That's a pretty big chunk of fear, and I think that's what we are all dealing with, if we don't save the day.
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.
There's a great mood on the set. It's a real fun place to come to work.
I wanted to direct very early on, and then we started having directors who were caterers, drivers, and grips, so I thought better of it.
Producers in this crazy town simply won't leave me alone, and I'm having to be firm.