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 Role-playing Game Star Trek: The Next Generation Role-playing Game Star Trek: The Next Generation Role-playing Game is a role-playing game set in the fictional "Star Trek" universe, designed by Last Unicorn Games (LUG). Due to licensing issues, LUG did not release the game as a single core rulebook and setting supplements for the various series, but instead intended to release a corebook for every series. The "Star Trek" license was lost to Decipher before a "" rulebook could be released. "Star Trek: The Next Generation Role-playing Game" received the 1998 Origins Award for "Best Role-playing Game". Last Unicorn Games was one of