Brent Spiner

Graduated from Bellaire High School (Texas) in 1968

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.

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.

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

He has played the same character (Lt. Commander Data) on three different series: "Star Trek: The Next Generation" (1987), "Enterprise" (2001) and "SpongeBob SquarePants" (1999).

Is the only "Star Trek: The Next Generation" (1987) regular to share scenes with all three original "Star Trek" (1966) cast members who appeared on that series: DeForest Kelley, Leonard Nimoy, and James Doohan.

Has appeared in episodes of three different series with Jonathan Frakes and Marina Sirtis: "Star Trek: The Next Generation" (1987), "Gargoyles" (1994), and "Enterprise" (2001).

Along with Jonathan Frakes, Marina Sirtis, Michael Dorn, Colm Meaney, and Jeffrey Combs, he is one of only six actors to appear in the series finales of two different "Star Trek" series ("Star Trek: The Next Generation" (1987) and "Enterprise" (2001)).

Played a fictional character (James Campbell) in "Friends" (1994) and himself in the spin-off series "Joey" (2004).

In October 2004, he 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 "Star Trek: The Next Generation: Brothers (#4.3)" (1990) and "Star Trek: The Next Generation: Inheritance (#7.10)" (1993).

Has a son named Jackson born June 29, 2002.

Is the only Houstonian, and for that matter, the only Texan, who appears in The Aviator (2004), whose subject, Howard Hughes, was born in Houston.