And I think it's likely that there will be Data's out there one day. I hope so, if there are, that they all look exactly like me!

Spiner's first and only starring film role was in Rent Control (1984). Spiner guest-starred in Friends as a man who interviews Rachel for Gucci and later cameoed as himself in the Friends spin-off Joey. He attended Bellaire High School Bellaire Texas.

He has also enjoyed a career in the theatre and as a musician. Brent Jay Spiner (born February 2 1949) is an American actor best known for his portrayal of the android Lieutenant Commander Data in the television series Star Trek: The Next Generation and four subsequent films.