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
With the state of the world today, an alien intervention might be just what the doctor ordered. ... Threshold
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.
No, actually I'm trying to stay away from the big screen.
It;s always challenging to try to make a scene work- to make something you think would be interesting to watch.
The Lindbergh biography is fantastic. I just read it. And I loved it.
But we laugh all day long! And you can't knock that!
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.
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.
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.
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.
I really think that success in this field is about tenacity and just sticking with it.
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.
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.