Eric Menyuk

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 To portray the character he had to undergo a threehour makeup process on each day of shooting including prosthetics applied to his face and to both hands to reduce the number of fingers shown He later remarked that although he respected the work of Michael Westmore he disliked the prosthetics on his hands and went out of his way during shooting to hide them6 Following his appearances on Star Trek he has appeared on the convention circuit6 including Star Trekthemed cruises on Carnival Cruise Lines After retiring from his acting career he retrained to become an attorney and represents children with disabilities and specializes in childrens education rights