Brent Spiner
This picture was
taken in late February 1998, during the last week of Brent Spiner's performance
in the Broadway Show 1776.
The show was
great, and afterwards I got to meet him. It was cold and raining out that
evening, but they let the crowd of fans wait inside for the actors to come
out. I only had to wait about 10 minutes before the cast came out. There
were 10 or so people waiting to see Brent. He came out and was very happy
to see us. He greeted us with a big "Hello!" and signed the Playbills.
There was one older child there who kept giving him ‘Data’ pictures to
sign, and although he didn’t look too happy about it, he signed them all.
Finally he got to me, and I just stood there, frozen. My friend Enzo said,
"Well, go meet him!" He signed my Playbill and I asked him how he was able
to sing so loudly every night. He said, "It takes time, but you get used
to it." I said I could never do that, and he laughed and said, "I didn’t
think I could do it either." Then I asked him to pose for a photo with
me; he smiled and obliged. Then Enzo shook his hand and told him what a
great show it was. Brent’s face lit up and he thanked him. Then he shook
my hand. He had the softest skin. He looked great, but this picture doesn’t
do him justice. His hair was long, he looked trim and very young. We left,
and I walked around New York with the Playbill and Enzo’s expensive pen
in my hand, and a large smile on my face.
The autographed Playbill from 1776.
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