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 to think of myself as the Rutger Hauer of this show Star Trek: The Next Generation. But then I like to think of myself as Rutger Hauer in real life: strikingly handsome, irresistible to women, an intergalactic enigma.
People think that being on Star Trek is career suicide, but it's really just the opposite
I think the potential for man is so enormous, if we can stay alive long enough, we're going to be seeing a lot of what Star Trek is projecting.
And the basic sort of thrust of Star Trek being about equality and tolerance and things I believe in deeply.
Yeah, I do like X-Files. I like the ones that star David Duchovny.
But, I think Star Trek is a very honorable show and there is allot of television that one could be doing and feel embarrassed about and certainly not proud of, which I feel very proud to be part of Star Trek.
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!