Brent Spiner was born on February 2, 1949, is an American actor best known for his iconic portrayal of the android Lieutenant Commander Data in the television series Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987–1994), as well as in four subsequent films (1994–2002) and the series Star Trek: Picard (2020–2023). Tragically, his father passed away from kidney failure when Brent was just ten months old. Spiner’s journey began in New York City in the early 1970s, where he became a stage actor.
