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Brent Spiner

(1949) Actor United States

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Brent Spiner is an actor from the United States, best known for Fan Fiction : A Mem-Noir.

Quick Facts About Brent Spiner

Born: February 2, 1949
Nationality: United States
Profession: Actor
Notable works: Fan Fiction : A Mem-Noir
Known for: Star Trek: The Next Generation

About Brent Spiner

Brent Jay Spiner is an American actor best known for his role as the android Data on the television series Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987–1994), four subsequent films (1994–2002), and Star Trek: Picard (2020–2023). 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. Spiner has also enjoyed a career in the theater and as a musician. He is also known for voicing the Joker in the animated series Young Justice (2011–2022).

Biography source: Wikipedia

Quotes by Brent Spiner · Page 3

Dr. Okun. Who's named after a special-effects guy named Jeff Okun, who had done Stargate for Roland Emmerich and Dean Devlin, who…

Character

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It was a fabulous experience shooting [in the Aviator], working with Leo [DiCaprio] and Danny Huston in the scene. It was great.…

Aviator

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I think he is an extremely accessible character. In Data there is no potential for cruelty.

Accessible

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[Billy Bob Conroy role] that was a favor. Actually, the lady who cast Night Court asked me to do it, because it…

Bigs

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I love the South Park guys, Trey Parker and Matt Stone. They're geniuses. I throw that word around a lot, but I…

Genius

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Gian Luigi Polidoro and his girlfriend had written this script, it was an American comedy, and they decided I was the guy…

Cinema

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I did learn a lot from [ Felicia Day], though, and I was able to usurp some of her talent.

Able

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I think Rick Berman just called me and asked me if I wanted to do the show [Star Trek: Enterprise], and he…

Arcs

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John Logan was kind of wrapping up - "Well, thanks for coming in..." - and I thought, "Oh, God, this is over…

Asks

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Earl Mills is probably the best role I've ever been given in a film. And it was a great experience to work…

Actors

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I got to play a funny part [in the The Master Of Disguise]. There was one thing my character did that involved…

Character

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We got to be really good friends [Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau]. It was just thrilling, every day. Every single day. I…

Bigs

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I wanted to look right. I remember a review - a very positive one - in The New York Times that said…

Agony

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Needless to say, I was impressed by Felicia [Day] and her moxie with how to do a web series. I mean, she's…

Impressed

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I do know that when I look around in show business, I see a lot of people who were in my drama…

Business

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It really was not that difficult a process, because I was playing [Data from Star Trek] something that doesn't exist. So it…

Androids

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[Out To Sea] began a relationship I had with [director] Martha Coolidge for a few years that was wonderful, and she certainly…

Casts

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I've gotten such good feedback from that [re-team with Wil Wheaton for Big Bang Theory appearance], and I hardly did anything.

Appearance

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I think that Enterprise was getting better and better, actually, and if it had kept going, I think it would've turned into…

Business

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I think Night Court was the first thing I did when I came out to Hollywood. It was just one of those…

Character

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I've worked with some great people [in Star Trek], and I was paid handsomely, and it was a nice role. So the…

Great people

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I had a fantastic teacher in high school. I had one of those guys you dream of having, who molds your life…

Brilliant

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Generally, I have to be able to get the lines out of my mouth without making a mistake before I go to…

Able

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My own personal favorite Cher song is the unforgettable Gypsies, Tramps and Thieves.

Gypsy

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I try to do as much as I can. I probably knew more about Earl Mills than anybody on earth besides people…

Earth

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