<Tr> <Th> Spouse (s) </Th> <Td> Laurie Menyuk; 2 children </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Website </Th> <Td> navlaw.net/eric-menyuk/ </Td> </Tr> <P> Eric Menyuk (born November 5, 1959) is an American attorney and former actor . He gained renown for his brief appearances in the television series Star Trek: The Next Generation as "The Traveler". He was originally considered for the role of the android Data which was eventually given to Brent Spiner . After retiring from his acting career, he retrained to become an attorney and represents children with disabilities and specializes in children's education rights . </P> <P> Menyuk was in the running to play the android character Data in Star Trek: The Next Generation . A memo from John Pike to John Ferrard dated April 13, 1987, listed Menyuk as one of several actors who were in contention for the role, also including Mark Lindsay Chapman, Kevin Peter Hall and Kelvin Han Yee . Brent Spiner was eventually chosen for the role over Menyuk . </P>

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