| Fun Facts About Brent Spiner | Released an album titled "Ol' Yellow Eyes is Back" (based on an old crooner song of the 1940s) with his male co-stars from "Star Trek: The Next Generation" (1987) singing back-up vocals. Title of the album refers to Data, whom he played on the show.
Last name changed to Mintz at about age 6, re-adopted Spiner as a stage name at about age 20.
He was a groomsman at Marina Sirtis's wedding, and served as Best Man at Patrick Stewart's wedding.
Is the only Houstonian, and for that matter, the only Texan, who appears in The Aviator (2004), whose subject, Howard Hughes, was born in Houston.
Has appeared with Erick Avari in three different productions: "Star Trek: The Next Generation" (1987), Independence Day (1996), and The Master of Disguise (2002).
Played a fictional character (James Campbell) in "Friends" (1994) and himself in the spin-off series "Joey" (2004).
His character, Lt. Commander Data's "Intriguing!" line went down in Trek history as replacing Mr. Spock's world-famous "Fascinating!" line.
Genre enthusiasts liken Spiner's Data to another, intelligent, golden automaton: C3PO, of the "Star Wars" trilogies.
When added to the Broadway cast of "Big River: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn," he replaced another future Star Trek actor: Rene Auberjonois. |
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