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.
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.
Producers in this crazy town simply won't leave me alone, and I'm having to be firm.