# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/dean-ween
# Generated: 2026-08-12T22:12:45.949Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/dean-ween"
name: "Dean Ween"
slug: "dean-ween"
description: "Michael \"Mickey\" Melchiondo Jr., better known by his stage name Dean Ween, is an American guitarist, singer and a founding member of the alternative rock group Ween. He is currently active in the groups Ween, Moistboyz and The Dean Ween Group."
tagline: "American rock musician"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Flickr_-_moses_namkung_-_Ween_3.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "United States"
  isoCode: "US"
category:
  name: "Musicians"
  slug: "musicians"
profileType:
  name: "Singer / Musician"
  slug: "singer"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q177220"
birthDate: "1970-09-25"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
scores:
  popularity:           51.75
  momentum:             1.412429378531074
  historical:           9.079664000000001
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     65
  profileCompleteness:  75
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
  - platform:  "IMDB"
    url:       "https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0917395/"
    handle:    "nm0917395"
sources:
  - url: "https://www.discogs.com/artist/305346"
    title: "Discogs"
    type:  "DATABASE"
  - url: "https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AF%D9%8A%D9%86_%D9%88%D9%8A%D9%86"
    title: "دين وين"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AF%D9%8A%D9%86_%D9%88%D9%8A%D9%86"
    title: "دين وين"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://azb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AF%DB%8C%D9%86_%D9%88%DB%8C%D9%86"
    title: "دین وین"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dean_Ween"
    title: "Dean Ween"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mickey_Melchiondo"
    title: "Mickey Melchiondo"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dean_Ween"
    title: "Dean Ween"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dean_Ween"
    title: "Dean Ween"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ur.wikipedia.org/wiki/%DA%88%DB%8C%D9%86_%D9%88%DB%8C%D9%86"
    title: "ڈین وین"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://musicbrainz.org/artist/1023ddb4-c0cb-4ee3-9a9b-1c3eb383f226"
    title: "MusicBrainz"
    type:  "DATABASE"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5246536"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"
  - url: "https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1746405"
    title: "Dean Ween"
    type:  "DATABASE"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump