|
Brent Spiner: Biography
Brent Spiner first pursued his interest in acting while in high school and later at the University
of Houston and other local colleges, while also launching his professional acting career at the Houston Music Theater and
in the television movie "My Sweet Charlie."
Spiner starred as the android Data in "Star Trek: The Next Generation,"
the sequel to the original "Star Trek" television series. He has guest-starred in the series "Star Trek: Enterprise," "Joey,"
"Friends," "Frasier," "The Outer Limits," "Mad About You," "The Twilight Zone," "Law & Order: Criminal Intent," "Night
Court" and "Cheers." He has appeared in many television movies, including "Introducing Dorothy Dandridge," "Jack," "The Ponder
Heart," "Kingfish: A Story of Huey P. Long," "Crazy from the Heart," "Family Sins," "Manhunt for Claude Dallas" and "Crime
of Innocence," and the mini-series "Robert Kennedy & His Times."
Spiner was most recently featured in the Academy
Award-winning film "The Aviator." He has also starred in four "Star Trek" features and had roles in a number of other films,
including "Independence Day," "I Am Sam," "Stardust Memories," "Dude, Where's My Car?," "South Park: Bigger, Longer &
Uncut," "The Master of Disguise," "Phenomenon" and "Out to Sea."
He has appeared in a number of Broadway plays, including
"A History of the American Film," "Sunday in the Park with George," "Big River: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn," "The
Three Musketeers," "Life Times Three" and "1776," for which he received a Drama Desk Award nomination for Best Actor in a
Musical. In 1984, his role in the Los Angeles production of "Little Shop of Horrors" brought Spiner to that city, where he
eventually took up permanent residence.
Spiner was born and raised in Houston. He lives in Los Angeles. His birth date
is February 2.
"Dr. Nigel Fenway"
Fenway is a forensic microbiologist who used to head up NASA's science team; he is now primarily responsible
for studying the biological effects of the alien signal on people, flora and fauna. His "60's radical" attitude
has caused many confrontations with Deputy National Security Advisor Baylock and Dr. Caffrey (debating the sequestering
of the Red Team members against their will, the violation of civil rights in detaining suspects and infectees, and hiding
the truth from the public). However, his recent violation of Threshold protocol (frequenting the same coffeeshop regularly)
resulted in a press leak of the Threshold project which not only endangered the mission, but resulted in the loss of innocent
life; he now struggles with his guilt as well as the pressure of accepting a new set of beliefs as necessary. He
has three ex-wives but no other known personal life.
Links:
CBS Cast Page
IMDB link
|
