Which actors were originally considered for the role of Data in the Star Trek: The Next Generation series?

Question

Please include all who were approached and maybe those who auditioned and later became famous.

Answer 1

A 1987 memo between Paramount execs gives the following names:

• Mark Lindsay Chapman
• Eric Menyuk
• Kevin Peter Hall (also for Geordi)
• Kelvin Han Yee

Note the obvious absence of any actors that actually were cast as regulars on the series and, of course, Brent Spiner!

UPDATE: Memo was uncovered by Letters of Note a year or so ago.