History Creator / BrentSpiner

* IAmNotSpock: Zigzagged. After [=TNG=] ended, he expressed some irritation that he was always associated with Data instead of any of his other works, however, he eventually moved past it and now {{PlayedForLaughs plays it for a joke.}} His reluctance to reprise the role nowadays comes solely from the fact he feels himself too old play an ageless android.

A native Texan, Spiner began his acting career, coincidentally enough, the same way fellow ''Franchise/StarTrek'' alumnus Creator/WilliamShatner did: in the theater. Thanks to his inspirational drama coach, Cecil Pickett (who also launched the careers of Creator/DennisQuaid, Trey Wilson, Robert Wuhl, and Thomas Schlamme), Spiner launched into an early career of professional theater after completing high school and college, performing in on- and off-Broadway plays like “A History of the American Film” and “Leave It to Beaver is Dead”. People remember him most for his role of Data, but Spiner has also had an extensive career in other television series, ranging from science fiction to comedy to romance, to animation, even to children’s films.

* ActingForTwo: Or three, or Six. Data, Lore, all three Dr. Soongs[[note]]Noonien, who created both Data, Lore and B-4, Anik, Noonien's ancestor who was involved in illegal genetic experiments, and Altan, Noonien's estranged son[[/note]], and B-4 have all been played by Brent, and at least two or three of the aforementioned characters have shared some screen time. And then there was [[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS6E8AFistfulOfDatas the time when several holodeck characters got turned into replicas of Data]].

* TheSouthpaw: Spiner is a left-handed penman, as seen in the ''[[Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration Star Trek: TNG]]'' episode "Fistful of Datas".

Brent Jay Spiner (born February 2, 1949 in Houston, Texas) is an American actor known famously for his role as the pale-skinned android Data in ''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration''.

Brent Jay Spiner (born February 2, 1949) is an American actor known famously for his role as the pale-skinned android Data in ''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration''.

* SpringtimeForHitler: A real-life example: He only took on the role of Data as he figured remaking a show as iconic as ''Star Trek'' would fail and he could take the money from the one season to build a career on. Instead, he ended up with his most famous role that would run for seven years and four movies.

* ActingForTwo: Or three, or four, or five. Data, Lore, all three Dr. Soongs[[note]]Noonien, who created both Data, Lore and B-4, Anik, Noonien's ancestor who was involved in illegal genetic experiments, and Altan, Noonien's estranged son[[/note]], and B-4 have all been played by Brent, and at least two or three of the aforementioned characters have shared some screen time. And then there was [[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS6E8AFistfulOfDatas the time when several holodeck characters got turned into replicas of Data]].

* ActingForTwo: Or three, or four, or five. Data, Lore, both Dr. Soongs[[note]]Noonien, who created both Data, Lore and B-4, Anik, Noonien's ancestor who was involved in illegal genetic experiments, and Altan, Noonien's estranged son[[/note]], and B-4 have all been played by Brent, and at least two or three of the aforementioned characters have shared some screen time. And then there was [[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS6E8AFistfulOfDatas the time when several holodeck characters got turned into replicas of Data]].

* ActingForTwo: Or three, or four. Data, Lore, both Dr. Soongs[[note]]Noonien, who created both Data, Lore and B-4, and Anik, Noonien's ancestor who was involved in illegal genetic experiments[[/note]], and B-4 have all been played by Brent, and at least two or three of the aforementioned characters have shared some screen time. And then there was [[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS6E8AFistfulOfDatas the time when several holodeck characters got turned into replicas of Data]].

** ''Series/StarTrekPicard'': Data

* ActingForTwo: Or three, or four. Data, Lore, Dr. Soong, and B-4 have all been played by Brent, and at least two or three of the aforementioned characters have shared some screen time. And then there was [[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS6E8AFistfulOfDatas the time when several holodeck characters got turned into replicas of Data]].

* ''Film/SouthParkBiggerLongerAndUncut'': Conan O'Brien

* ActorAllusion: In ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' episode "Them, Robot" (the season 23 episode that's best described as "that 'replace human workers with robots' gag from 'Last Exit to Springfield' stretched out to a 22-minute episode), Brent provided the voices for all the robots. He is best known for playing another kind of cybernetic being, namely an entire "family" of [[Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration androids]].

* AdamWesting: In his webseries ''WebVideo/FreshHell.'' And his Website/{{Twitter}} account. Also, in the WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy episode "Not All Dogs Go to Heaven" along with his castmates from ''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration''.

* TheSouthpaw: Spiner, as Data, is shown in the ''[[Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration Star Trek: TNG]] episode "Fistful of Datas" writing a letter with a pen in his left hand.
* SpringtimeForHitler: A real-life example: He only took on the role of Data as he figured remaking a show as iconic as ''Star Trek'' would fail and he could take the money from the one season to build a career on. Instead, he ended up with his most famous part that would run seven years and four movies.

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Brent Jay Spiner (born February 2, 1949) is a native Texan known famously for his role as the pale-skinned android Data in ''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration'', began his acting career, coincidentally enough, the same way fellow ''Franchise/StarTrek'' alumnus Creator/WilliamShatner did: in the theater. Thanks to his inspirational drama coach, Cecil Pickett (who also launched the careers of Creator/DennisQuaid, Trey Wilson, Robert Wuhl, and Thomas Schlamme), Spiner launched into an early career of professional theater after completing high school and college, performing in on- and off-Broadway plays like “A History of the American Film” and “Leave It to Beaver is Dead”. People remember him most for his role of Data, but Spiner has also had an extensive career in other television series, ranging from science fiction to comedy to romance, to animation, even to children’s films.

Brent Spiner (February 2, 1949-) is a native Texan known famously for his role as the pale-skinned android Data in ''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration'', began his acting career, coincidentally enough, the same way fellow ''Franchise/StarTrek'' alumnus Creator/WilliamShatner did: in the theater. Thanks to his inspirational drama coach, Cecil Pickett (who also launched the careers of Creator/DennisQuaid, Trey Wilson, Robert Wuhl, and Thomas Schlamme), Spiner launched into an early career of professional theater after completing high school and college, performing in on- and off-Broadway plays like “A History of the American Film” and “Leave It to Beaver is Dead”. People remember him most for his role of Data, but Spiner has also had an extensive career in other television series, ranging from science fiction to comedy to romance, to animation, even to children’s films.

* AdamWesting: In his webseries ''WebVideo/FreshHell.'' And his Twitter account. Also, in the WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy episode "Not All Dogs Go to Heaven" along with his castmates from ''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration''.