Brent Spiner

  • Name: Brent Spiner
  • Date of Birth: February 02, 1949
  • Place of Birth: Houston, Texas, USA
Mini-bio: Brent Spiner, whose primary claim to fame is his portrayal of the beloved android Data on the television series "Star Trek: The Next Generation" (1987), was born and raised in Houston, Texas. His pare...( read more)nts, Jack and Sylvia Spiner, owned and operated a furniture store. Jack died of kidney failure at age 29, when Brent was 10 months old. When he was 6 years old, his mother married Sol Mintz, who adopted Brent and his older brother Ron. Although his mother divorced Mintz after 7 years of marriage, Brent retained his adopted father's last name until 1975 when he took back his birth name. Spiner first began pursuing his interest in acting while in high school.

In 1986, after a number of character parts in television series and movies, such as "Robert Kennedy & His Times" (1985) (mini), Crime of Innocence (1985) (TV), Manhunt for Claude Dallas (1986) (TV), and Family Sins (1987) (TV), Spiner snagged the role that would bring him international fame: Data, the endearing android, whom Spiner played "by tapping into his inner child." "Star Trek: The Next Generation" (1987), the sequel to the original television series "Star Trek" (1966), became hugely popular, moving to the big screen for four films (so far) after its 7-year run on television. Aside from these films, Spiner has made cameo appearances in a number of films directed by his friend and old schoolmate Thomas Schlamme, such as Miss Firecracker (1989), Crazy from the Heart (1991) (TV), and Kingfish: A Story of Huey P. Long (1995) (TV), and has appeared in small roles in more recent films, such as Dude, Where's My Car? (2000) and The Master of Disguise (2002). Arguably his most popular film portrayal was Dr. Brakish Okun in Independence Day (1996), a role that elicited his unique eccentricity and sense of humor. He also starred in Night Court in the 80's as 'Bob Wheeler' and recently appeared on the TV series 'Threshold' as 'Dr. Nigel Fenway'.
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Brent Spiner mini-bio:
Brent Spiner, whose primary claim to fame is his portrayal of the beloved android Data on the television series "Star Trek: The Next Generation" (1987), was born and raised in Houston, Texas. His parents, Jack and Sylvia Spiner, owned and operated a furniture store. Jack died of kidney failure at age 29, when Brent was 10 months old. When he was 6 years old, his mother married Sol Mintz, who adopted Brent and his older brother Ron. Although his mother divorced Mintz after 7 years of marriage, Brent retained his adopted father's last name until 1975 when he took back his birth name. Spiner first began pursuing his interest in acting while in high school.

In 1986, after a number of character parts in television series and movies, such as "Robert Kennedy & His Times" (1985) (mini), Crime of Innocence (1985) (TV), Manhunt for Claude Dallas (1986) (TV), and Family Sins (1987) (TV), Spiner snagged the role that would bring him international fame: Data, the endearing android, whom Spiner played "by tapping into his inner child." "Star Trek: The Next Generation" (1987), the sequel to the original television series "Star Trek" (1966), became hugely popular, moving to the big screen for four films (so far) after its 7-year run on television. Aside from these films, Spiner has made cameo appearances in a number of films directed by his friend and old schoolmate Thomas Schlamme, such as Miss Firecracker (1989), Crazy from the Heart (1991) (TV), and Kingfish: A Story of Huey P. Long (1995) (TV), and has appeared in small roles in more recent films, such as Dude, Where's My Car? (2000) and The Master of Disguise (2002). Arguably his most popular film portrayal was Dr. Brakish Okun in Independence Day (1996), a role that elicited his unique eccentricity and sense of humor. He also starred in Night Court in the 80's as 'Bob Wheeler' and recently appeared on the TV series 'Threshold' as 'Dr. Nigel Fenway'.

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Brent Spiner Information:
Eye color:blue/grey
Height: 5' 11" (1.80 m)
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Notable feature(s):grey hair
Education: Bellaire High School in Bellaire, Texas,
University of Houston
Family:parents Jack & Sylvia,older brother Ron
Loree McBride (? - present) 1 child
Resides in:los angeles
Religious affiliations:
Political affiliation:
Personal interests/hobbies:singing,a reader of biographies
Charities/Causes:
Other:he is a self-described acrophobe.



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  • terris85017
    terris85017
    Hmmm... I just read that Brent Spiner should have received credit for starring in the old C.A.M.P.Y film 1964 version of the famous Frank Herbert book DUNE
    posted 579 days ago
  • zarazasc
    zarazasc
    I love Data from Star Trek!
    posted 597 days ago
  • bratzroxkim
    bratzroxkim
    your a cool actor i have seen most of you movie's
    posted 619 days ago
  • datab4lore
    datab4lore
    I've made a few skins with Brent on them. There's a Lore themed one and a TNG one. I'm planning to make more real soon.
    posted 754 days ago
  • annajohnson5
    annajohnson5
    I adore Brent he really is a wonderful actor and from the interviews I've seen an even sweeter person. I did a little tribute video to him as Data on youtube.com, if you like him you should watch the stuff people put on there for him. It's called simply "lieutenant commander data". My name on it is 19sucks85 (Don't ask!!) Lol!!
    posted 851 days ago
  • saythatagain23
    saythatagain23
    i love Brent Spiner in the sitcom Night Court! Look it up on YouTube!
    posted 860 days ago
  • manchoi2000
    manchoi2000
    If I knew how to I would make a Brent skin...if anyone else knows how to then, pretty please with cherries on top :D :D :D
    posted 962 days ago
  • mudmonkey
    mudmonkey
    I would just like to say that I was the one to have Brent Spiner added to Flixster's database. ...Hold the applause, you can thank me by visitng my profile and then telling me what a pompous jackass I am there. mudmonkey.flixster.com
    posted 970 days ago
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