Brent Spiner

format_quote People think that being on Star Trek is career suicide, but it's really just the opposite.

stars  Godfather of Gates McFadden's son.

stars  Released an album titled "Ol' Yellow Eyes is Back" (based on an old crooner song of the 1940s) with his male co-stars from "Star Trek: The Next Generation" (1987) singing back-up vocals. Title of the album refers to Data, whom he played on the show.

stars  Has played five different members of the Soong family on "Star Trek": Lieutenant Commander Data in "Star Trek: The Next Generation" (1987), Star Trek: Generations (1994), Star Trek: First Contact (1996), Star Trek: Insurrection (1998), Star Trek: Nemesis (2002), and "Enterprise" (2001); Dr. Noonien Soong and Lore in "Star Trek: The Next Generation" (1987); B-4 in Star Trek: Nemesis (2002); and Dr. Arik Soong in "Enterprise" (2001). Data, Lore, and B-4 were all androids made in Dr. Noonien Soong's image and Dr. Arik Soong was his great-grandfather.

stars  Has appeared with Erick Avari in three different productions: "Star Trek: The Next Generation" (1987), Independence Day (1996), and The Master of Disguise (2002).

stars  In October 2004, began three guest appearances on "Enterprise" (2001) as Arik Soong, an ancestor of Noonian Soong, the creator of Data, his character from "Star Trek: The Next Generation" (1987). He also played Noonian Soong in the TNG episodes "Brothers" and "Inheritance.".