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| Brent Spiner | |
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| Born | Brent Jay Spiner February 2, 1949 Houston, Texas |
| Characters played | Purple Man Silver Surfer |
Brent Jay Spiner (born February 2, 1949) is an American actor who played Purple Man on The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes and Silver Surfer on Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H..
Biography[]
He is most famous for his work in the Star Trek franchise as the android Data and various members of his family including Lore, Dr. Noonien Soong, B-4, Dr. Arik Soong, and Dr. Altan Soong. He was a regular on The Next Generation; appeared in the films Generations, First Contact, Insurrection, and Nemesis; made a small voice-over appearance on Enterprise; and was a recurring actor on Picard. He has reprised the roles in several video games.
Other notable works include My Sweet Charlie, Family, Ryan's Hope, Tales from the Darkside, Robert Kennedy and His Times, Hill Street Blues, The Twilight Zone, Cheers, Mama's Family, Night Court, Corrina, Corrina, Gargoyles, Independence Day, South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut, Dude, Where's My Car?, I Am Sam, Dating Service, The Master of Disguise, Fraiser, Friends, Jack, Law & Order: Criminal Intent, The Aviator, Joey, Threshold, The Big Bang Theory, The Simpsons, Fresh Hell, Warehouse 13, Generator Rex, Robot Chicken, Ray Donovan, Family Guy, Star Wars Rebels, The Librarians, Independence Day: Resurgence, Blunt Talk, The Blacklist, Outcast, Justice League Action, The Goldbergs, and Penny Dreadful: City of Angels.