Brent Spiner Brent Spiner Brent Jay Spiner (; born February 2, 1949) is an American actor, comedian, and singer best known for his portrayal of the android Lieutenant Commander Data in the television series "" and four subsequent films. In 1997, he won the Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor for his portrayal of Data in "", and was nominated in the same category for portraying Dr. Brackish Okun in "Independence Day", a role he reprised in "". He has also enjoyed a career in the theatre and as a musician. Brent Jay Spiner was born on February 2, 1949, in Houston,
Star Trek: The Next Generation Technical Manual Star Trek: The Next Generation Technical Manual Star Trek: The Next Generation: Technical Manual ("ST:TNG TM") is a paperback reference guide detailing the inner and other workings of the fictional Federation starship "Enterprise"-D and other aspects of technology that appeared in the television series "". Authored by Rick Sternbach and Michael Okuda, who both worked in the art department on the television series, with a foreword by series creator Gene Roddenberry, the first and only edition was published in 1991 () by Pocket Books, and Paramount Pictures holds all copyrights. The "ST:TNG TM" is written from the perspective of the