Brent Spiner
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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
With the state of the world today, an alien intervention might be just what the doctor ordered. ... Threshold
Im thinking of going into rehab. Im not addicted to anything, but I think its good way to jumpstart an acting career.
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.
Having spent so much time in a fictional world, I prefer to read about the real world
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.
My own personal favorite Cher song is the unforgettable Gypsies, Tramps and Thieves.
I don't read fiction at all.
No, actually I'm trying to stay away from the big screen.
I try not to make plans. Because, even the best laid plans etc. etc.
I think there is something like 90% unemployment in the Screen Actors Guild, so we are the exception.
If you look around at the people in show business today they are basically the people who didn't give up.
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.
It;s always challenging to try to make a scene work- to make something you think would be interesting to watch.
I'm an avid biography reader.