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Biography

Although best known for his role of Lieutenant Commander Data on the iconic television series Star Trek: The Next Generation, Brent Jay Spiner is…more

Born

2/2/1949, Houston, Texas, USA

Birth Name

Brent Jay Spiner

Gender

Male

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Star (3)

Role
- Gargoyles
  Puck
- Star Trek: The Next Generation
  Lt. Cmdr. Data
  - S 7: Ep 26 All Good Things... (2)
    5/23/94
  - S 7: Ep 25 All Good Things... (1)
    5/23/94
  - S 7: Ep 24 Pre-emptive Strike
    5/16/94
  - S 7: Ep 23 Emergence
    5/9/94
  - S 7: Ep 22 Bloodlines
    5/2/94
  - + 171 More Credits
- Threshold
  Nigel Fenway
  - S 1: Ep 13 Alienville
  - S 1: Ep 12 Vigilante
  - S 1: Ep 11 Outbreak (a.k.a. Escalation)
  - S 1: Ep 10 The Crossing
  - S 1: Ep 9 Progeny
    11/22/05
  - + 8 More Credits
Recurring Role (5)

Role
- Gargoyles
  Puck
  - S 2: Ep 5 The Mirror
    9/11/95
- Star Trek: The Next Generation
  Lore
  - S 7: Ep 1 Descent (2)
    9/20/93
  - S 6: Ep 26 Descent (1)
    6/21/93
  - S 1: Ep 13 Datalore
    1/18/88
- Star Trek: The Next Generation
  Noonian Soong
  - S 6: Ep 16 Birthright (1)
    2/22/93
- Star Trek: The Next Generation
  Lore/Dr. Noonian Soong
  - S 4: Ep 3 Brothers
    10/8/90
- Night Court
  Bob Wheeler
  - S 4: Ep 22 Her Honor (2)
    5/6/87
  - S 4: Ep 21 Her Honor (1)
    4/29/87
  - S 3: Ep 22 Hurricane (2)
    5/8/86
  - S 3: Ep 21 Hurricane (1)
    5/1/86
  - S 3: Ep 10 The Wheels of Justice (2)
    12/12/85
  - + 1 More Credits
Guest Star (28)

Role
- Young Justice
  The Joker
  - S 1: Ep 14 Revelation
    10/14/11
- Alphas
  Dr. Kern
  - S 1: Ep 9 Blind Spot
    9/12/11
- Family Guy
  Himself
  - S 7: Ep 11 Not All Dogs Go to Heaven
    3/29/09
- Leverage
  William Quint
  - S 1: Ep 11 The Juror No. 6 Job
    2/10/09
- TMZ
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 80 December 11, 2007
    12/11/07
- Joey
  Himself (uncredited)
  - S 1: Ep 14 Joey and the Premiere
    1/13/05
- Star Trek: Enterprise
  Dr. Arik Soong
  - S 4: Ep 6 The Augments (3)
    11/12/04
  - S 4: Ep 5 Cold Station 12 (2)
    11/5/04
  - S 4: Ep 4 Borderland (1)
    10/29/04
- Law & Order: Criminal Intent
  Graham Barnes
  - S 3: Ep 15 Shrink-Wrapped
    3/7/04
- Friends
  James Campbell
  - S 10: Ep 14 The One with Princess Consuela
    2/26/04
- Frasier
  Albert
  - S 10: Ep 13 Lilith Needs a Favor
    2/4/03
- Masterpiece Theatre
  Dorris Gladney
  - S 31: Ep 2 The Ponder Heart
    10/15/01
- The Best Of British
  Himself
  - S 3: Ep 3 Patrick Stewart
    5/30/01
- Great Performances
  Performer
  - S 29: Ep 8 My Favorite Broadway: The Love Songs
    3/6/01
- Star Trek Night
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 7 Star Trek Story
    8/26/96
- The Outer Limits
  Trent Davis
  - S 2: Ep 16 The Deprogrammers
    5/26/96
- Gargoyles
  Puck
  - S 2: Ep 49 Possession
    5/8/96
  - S 2: Ep 44 The Gathering, Part One
    4/29/96
- Dream On
  Dr. Strongwater
  - S 6: Ep 19 The Spirit of 76th & Park
    1/31/96
- Mad About You
  Bob
  - S 3: Ep 15 Just My Dog
    2/9/95
- The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
  Guest
  - S 27: Ep 23 Show #3950
    3/29/89
- Mama's Family
  Billy Bob
  - S 3: Ep 23 Fangs A Lot, Mama
    3/14/87
- Cheers
  Brad Grand
  - S 5: Ep 17 Never Love a Goalie (2)
    2/5/87
- Hunter
  Vaughn
  - S 3: Ep 9 Contract
    12/13/86
- Mama's Family
  Mr. Conroy
  - S 3: Ep 1 Farewell Frannie
    9/27/86
- The Twilight Zone (1985)
  Draft Dodger
  - S 1: Ep 48 Dead Run
    2/21/86
- Hill Street Blues
  Larry Stein
  - S 5: Ep 19 The Life and Time of Dominic Florio Jr.
    3/21/85
- Tales from the Darkside
  Preacher
  - S 1: Ep 10 A Case of the Stubborns
    12/2/84
- Family
  Fred
  - S 4: Ep 20 Prelude
    4/20/79
- Gottschalk Late Night
  Himself
  - S 1995: Ep 1 1 February 1995
Cameo (1)

Role
- The Big Bang Theory
  Himself
  - S 5: Ep 5 The Russian Rocket Reaction
    10/13/11
Special Guest Star (1)

Role
- The Simpsons
  Voice of the Robots
  - S 23: Ep 17 Them, Robot
    3/18/12
Writer (1)

Role
- Star Trek: Enterprise
  Writer
  - S 4: Ep 22 These Are the Voyages …
    5/13/05

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Alphas: Bottled Up Inside

By Tim Surette, Sep 14, 2011

Syfy's X-Men Lite earned an A for effort on Monday as it continued to transform itself into more than just a superpowered procedural. read more
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Warehouse 13 Looking Good for Renewal

By Tim Surette, Aug 03, 2011

Plus: USA thinks two of its new shows will get renewed, Game of Thrones casts a sister, and Summer Glau returns to her sci-fi roots. read more

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- Brent performed in the Broadway Play, Life x 3 in 2003.
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- Brent performed the role of Don Pedro from Much Ado About Nothing for the Shakespeare Center in Los Angelas. It was held on April 14th, 2010 to raise money for charity.
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- As of May 25th, 2011, Brent Spiner is starring in a comedy webshow called Fresh Hell.
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- Brent Spinder: (On directing Star Trek) No, it was never offered, but if it was - you know, I'm not really… the one thing that's required for directing,...is boundless energy. It's everything I can do just to show up, much less direct.
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- Brent Spiner: (About Data's death) I did have some participation in the death of Data. But other than that really John wrote the whole script, and Rick and I just contribuite to the story.
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- Brent Spinder: Why is it that when you buy something at the airport, your change always comes to 73 cents?
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