“A couple of years ago, I went to see a production of Wicked in San Francisco with a friend of mine, one that Patty Duke was in, and he said, "Do you want to meet her?" And I said, "Yeah!" And I went backstage, and she walked out of her dressing room, looked at me, and said, "I know you." And I went, "Well, uh, yeah, I was in My Sweet Charlie." And she said, "Yeah! You were the guy in the car on the road!" And I was. It was amazing.” KnowsWantYearsWellsSaidGuyRoomsCarMinesSweetCoupleYears AgoYeahProductionsWickedDressingsSan FranciscoCharlieDukesDressing Rooms Author:Brent Spiner
“I did a couple of little Off-Broadway things, but my first Broadway show was A History Of The American Film, written by Chris Durang. Swoosie Kurtz was one of the stars. It was a wonderful show. It closed in 40 performances. I think it was kind of ahead of its time.” ThinkingFirstsKindLittlesShowsFilmStarsWonderfulWrittenCouplePerformancesBroadwayAmerican FilmBroadway Shows Author:Brent Spiner
“We got to be really good friends [Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau]. It was just thrilling, every day. Every single day. I had a big couple of musical numbers in [Out to Sea], and I remember doing one of them and shooting it from beginning to end.” EndsBigsRememberNumbersSeaCoupleMusicalShootingGood FriendThrillingReally Good Friends Author:Brent Spiner
“Of those, the only one that really stands out for me is Tales From The Darkside, for a couple of reasons, one in particular being who I got to work with on it, which was Eddie Bracken. I mean, what a man. Someone who's done Preston Sturges movies, and I actually got to work with him? And he was great.” MenMeanReasonDoneParticularCoupleTalesStanding Out Author:Brent Spiner
“I really enjoyed Eddie Bracken. He told me a great story. He did The Odd Couple on Broadway, replacing Art Carney, and he said, "Art Carney did it for six months and I did it for three years, and I don't think anyone I've ever spoken to saw me. They all saw Art Carney."” ThinkingYearsArtSaidStoriesThreeSawsMonthsCoupleSixEnjoyedOddThree YearsBroadwaySix MonthsOdd Couple Author:Brent Spiner
“Rent Control was an interesting movie. It was directed by... I had done a couple of plays off Broadway, and this Italian director came, his name was Gian Luigi Polidoro, and he determined I was the person to play the lead in his low-budget comedy. He'd won an award at the Venice Film Festival, and... He was, y'know, a skilled director.” KnowsPersonsDonePlayFilmNamesInterestingComedyCoupleDirectorsLowsDeterminedBudgetsAwardsItalianBroadwayFestivalsVeniceLead InFilm FestivalsRent Control Author:Brent Spiner
“I have to go with Data's makeup, because that was basically every day, 10 months out of the year, for seven years. There were only a couple of days that I had to endure for Dr. Soong.” YearsMonthsCoupleSevenEndureDataMakeupDrsSeven Years Author:Brent Spiner
