Brent Spiner Bio

Brent Spiner Page

Full name:
Brent Jay Spiner.

Born:
Houston, Texas.

Date of Birth:
02/02/49

Attended Bellair High School, where he studied drama. He then continued his studies at Houston Baptist University.
He also attended Trinity College, and The Strasbourg Institute of New York. He worked as a cab driver for about six months before he gained the role of Data in Star Trek: The Next Generation.

For a full and up-to-date biography visit Star Trek.com: Official Brent Spiner Biography.

At a con, someone asked him about his use of his Sir name (Mintz--Spiner). He replied:

"Actually, I think those are the only two names I've ever used in my life. The whole story is, when I was born my name was Brent Spiner. My father's name was Jack Spiner. That's the name on my birth certificate. My father passed away when I was very young, ten months old, and my mother remarried when I was six to a monster. His name was Mintz and he adopted me and my brother.
When I moved to New York my name was still legally Mintz when I did Polly. Then I did a show after Polly called Family and I knew I was going to be reviewed by the New York Times and I thought, well it's now or never, so I went to Actors Equity and Screen Actors Guild and changed my name back to my real name. That's why that name was there. That was fascinating, by the way, wasn't it?"
(laughter, applause)

'The Spin on Spiner'

By Mimi Braverman

THE SPIN ON SPINER is a detailed, comprehensive, annotated survey of all Brent Spiner's roles through untill 1996. The emphasis is on Brent's non-Star Trek career, although Star Trek is not left out entirely. The book has five sections covering Brent's pre-New York years and his theater, television, movie, computer game, and recording credits. The entries are varied and include such information as the basics for each role (date, character name, etc.), extended synopses emphasizing what Brent's character got to do and how he fit in with the rest of the show, production notes, reviews, Brent's "spin" (anecdotes, reminiscences, etc.), and miscellaneous interesting tidbits. In addition, there are entries for things Brent didn't do -- bad auditions, roles turned down, roles not offered, misattributed roles.

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PO Box 6735
Wyomissing, PA 19610-0735

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Laura's Brent Spiner Site has been running since November, 1998.