# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/eric-menyuk
# Generated: 2026-08-13T09:01:00.766Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/eric-menyuk"
name: "Eric Menyuk"
slug: "eric-menyuk"
description: "Eric Menyuk is an American attorney and former actor. He is best known 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. Upon retiring from acting, Menyuk retrained as an attorney, focusing on representing children with disabilities and advocating for children's education rights."
tagline: "American actor"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "United States"
  isoCode: "US"
category:
  name: "Actors"
  slug: "actors"
profileType:
  name: "Actor"
  slug: "actor"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q33999"
birthDate: "1959-11-05"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
scores:
  popularity:           46.35
  momentum:             2.64118158123371
  historical:           5.119046666666667
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     45
  profileCompleteness:  65
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
  - platform:  "IMDB"
    url:       "https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0579925/"
    handle:    "nm0579925"
  - platform:  "WEBSITE"
    url:       "http://navlaw.net/eric-menyuk/"
sources:
  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Menyuk"
    title: "Eric Menyuk"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%8A%D9%83_%D9%85%D9%8A%D9%86%D9%8A%D9%88%D9%83"
    title: "اريك مينيوك"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ckb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A6%DB%8E%D8%B1%DB%8C%DA%A9_%D9%85%DB%8E%D9%86%DB%8C%D9%88%DA%A9"
    title: "ئێریک مێنیوک"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ur.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%B1%DA%A9_%D9%85%DB%8C%D9%86%DB%8C%D9%88%DA%A9"
    title: "ایرک مینیوک"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Menyuk"
    title: "Eric Menyuk"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://sh.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Menyuk"
    title: "Eric Menyuk"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1351476"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

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