While in New York, he had a bit part in Woody Allen's Спогади про зоряний пил (1980) and starred in an independent film called Rent Control (1981). After a couple of false starts in New York and Hollywood, Spiner eventually established himself as a stage actor in New York, appearing in a number of off-Broadway and Broadway plays, such as "A History of the American Film" (1978), "Leave It to Beaver is Dead" (1979), "Sunday in the Park with George" (1984), and "Big River: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" (1985). After graduation, Spiner followed his mentor to the University of Houston and other local colleges, while also launching his professional acting career in theater (The Houston Music Theater and other regional theater) and in film ( My Sweet Charlie (1970), which was shot on location in Texas). There his inspirational drama teacher, Cecil Pickett, gave a great start to the careers of a remarkable group of aspiring young actors (and directors), including Spiner, Cindy Pickett (Cecil's daughter), Randy Quaid, Dennis Quaid, Trey Wilson, Robert Wuhl and Thomas Schlamme, all of whom later attained success in Hollywood. Spiner first began pursuing his interest in acting while in high school. Although his mother divorced Mintz after 7 years of marriage, Brent retained his adopted father's last name until 1975, when he took back his birth name. When he was 6 years old, his mother married Sol Mintz, who adopted Brent and his older brother Ron. Jack died of kidney failure at age 29, when Brent was 10 months old. His parents, Sylvia (Schwartz) and Jack Spiner, owned and operated a furniture store, and were both from Jewish immigrant families (from Austria, Hungary, and Russia). Brent Spiner, whose primary claim to fame is his portrayal of the beloved android Data on the television series Зоряний шлях: Наступне покоління (1987), was born and raised in Houston, Texas.
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