In his early years on stage he played a number of roles in off-Broadway productions including The Seagull by Anton Chekhov. He worked as a cab driver in New York before he could get a job as an actor. He went on to graduate from Trinity College, but he never finished his studies at the University of Houston. He first obtained an interest in acting while attending Bellaire High School. Brent and his elder brother, Ronald, were adopted and raised by their stepfather, Sol Mintz, but Brent changed his surname back to "Spiner" in 1975. His mother, Sylvia, married again when Brent was about six years old. His father, Jack Spiner, died of kidney failure at the age of 29, when Brent was only ten months old. Spiner was born in Houston, Texas in 1949. These skills were highlighted in the episode " Brothers", in which Spiner played all three main characters of the story, effectively turning the episode into a "one-man show". His portrayal of Data, the android in search of Humanity, made him an invaluable member of the TNG cast. He also co-wrote the story for Star Trek Nemesis with Rick Berman and John Logan. He appeared as Arik Soong in a three-episode arc on Enterprise and as Altan Soong and Adam Soong on Picard. In 2002, he played B-4 in Star Trek Nemesis. He also played Data's "brother", Lore, and "father", Doctor Noonian Soong, in various episodes of Next Generation. Data (Primary Character) see Additional Characters Brent Jay Spiner ( born 2 February 1949 age 74) is an actor best known for playing the android Starfleet officer, Lieutenant Commander Data, on Star Trek: The Next Generation, in four Star Trek films, several episodes of Star Trek: Picard, and off-screen in " These Are the Voyages.", the final episode of Star Trek: Enterprise.
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