Other works
In 1991, he recorded an album of 1940s pop standards entitled Ol' Yellow Eyes Is Back, the title of which was a play on the yellow contact lenses Spiner sported as Data and Frank Sinatra's nickname, Ol' Blue Eyes.
In 1997, Spiner returned to Broadway, playing the leading role of John Adams in the Roundabout Theatre Company revival of the musical 1776. His performance met with generally positive reviews,[citation needed] and the production was nominated for a Tony Award. A cast recording was released of the revival production.
He has since had guest appearances on Law & Order: Criminal Intent, Friends, Deadly Games, Mad About You, Gargoyles, Frasier, Joey, and The Outer Limits, as well as movie roles in Independence Day, Phenomenon, Out to Sea, South Park: Bigger, Longer and Uncut, Dude, Where's My Car?, The Ponder Heart, I Am Sam, The Master of Disguise, and The Aviator. His TV movie appearances during this period include the 2000 TV musical Geppetto, and playing Dorothy Dandridge's manager/confidant Earl Mills in the HBO production Introducing Dorothy Dandridge.
In 2004, Spiner returned to Star Trek when he appeared as Dr. Arik Soong, an ancestor of Data's creator Dr. Noonien Soong, whom he also played, in a three-episode story arc of Star Trek: Enterprise in "Borderland", "Cold Station 12", and "The Augments". He also briefly reprised the role of Data for the series, providing a voice-only cameo in the Enterprise finale, "These Are the Voyages...". Spiner also cameoed in Joey, playing himself. He had also guest-starred in Friends as a man who interviews Rachel for Gucci.
In 2005, Spiner began a role in a short-lived science-fiction television series, Threshold, which was canceled in November of that year after 13 episodes. In 2006, Spiner appeared in a feature film comedy, Material Girls, with Hilary and Haylie Duff.
During the tenth season of the sitcom Frasier, in the episode "Lilith Needs a Favor", Spiner made two brief cameos as a fellow airline passenger of Frasier Crane's ex-wife, Lilith Sternin. When she comments that he must not like flying (in reference to his abnormally pale skin tone) he replies that he is "always this pale," a reference to the pasty complexion of his Star Trek character Data.[citation needed]
In March 2008, Spiner performed alongside Maude Maggart in a new radio show/musical called Dreamland.[8] This was released as a CD album.[9] In February 2008, Spiner joined the growing league of celebrities who feature on popular online sites like MySpace, under the name of 'The Real Brent Spiner'.
In 2008, he played Dr. Strom in the feature film parody Superhero Movie. In February 2009, Spiner played the role of William Quint in "The Juror #6 Job", an episode of the drama series Leverage directed by his Next Generation co-star Jonathan Frakes. That same year, he voiced himself in the Family Guy episode "Not All Dogs Go to Heaven".
In 2010, Spiner and fellow Star Trek: The Next Generation star LeVar Burton made an appearance on TWiT.tv's coverage of the Consumer Electronics Show.[10]
The Picard Dance Song
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