I had the chance to sit down and chat with Brent Spiner over the phone—you know him as lovable Commander Data from "Star Trek: The Next Generation" and quirky Dr. Okun from "Independence Day." Though ...

For 20 years, Independence Day fans thought Brent Spiner’s manic hippie scientist Dr. Brakish Okun was dead. And for good reason. In his last scene in Roland Emmerich’s 1996 sci-fi ...

LOS ANGELES, April 10 (UPI) --Brent Spiner will return for Independence Day 2.The 66-year-old actor portrayed Dr. Brackish Okun in the original 1996 film, and will reprise the role in the sequel.

Brent Spiner on His ‘Independence Day’ Return and Playing Evil on ‘Outcast’ The 'Star Trek: The Next Generation' actor also talks about being recognized on the street and his love of ...

Brent Spiner returns to Independence Day 2, Joey King also joins. Spiner played fan favourite Dr Brackish Okun who came to a nasty end dissecting one of the aliens.

Not only is Spiner’s tweet hella awesome, but it’s also kind of creepy. Maybe it’s a clue as to how Dr. Okun is able to come back from the dead? King was born three years after the first ...

Independence Day Resurgence stars Liam Hemsworth, Jeff Goldblum, Bill Pullman, Judd Hirsch, Vivica A. Fox, Brent Spiner, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Jessie Usher, Maika Monroe and Sela Ward. We always ...

It may not be as memorable as “the last 24 hours have been really exciting,” the tone-deaf exclamation by Area 51 scientist Dr. Brakish Okun (portrayed by Brent Spiner) in the 1996 ...

With Independence Day: Resurgence hitting theaters this weekend, several cast members from the original 1996 film will be heading into their second battle with the high-tech extraterrestrials ...

The filmmaker took to Twitter to reveal that Brent Spiner will be back for Independence Day 2. In the original film, Spiner played Dr. Brackish Okun, one of the scientists who worked on the secret ...