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 Wil Wheaton was born Richard William Wheaton III on July 29, 1972 in Burbank, California. He first gained international attention by starring in the Rob Reiner comedy-drama film Stand by Me (1986). He then played Wesley Crusher on the television series Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987) for three and one-quarter seasons. Wheaton left the Hollywood scene for 18 months to pursue personal video production. He did return to "Star Trek" every now and then for an occasional episode, however. He then returned to Los Angeles, California, attended acting school for five years and now works on many projects. He lives in Arcadia, California with his wife Anne and her two sons.
Bio:
Wil Wheaton was born Richard William Wheaton III on July 29, 1972 in Burbank, California. He first gained international attention by starring in the Rob Reiner comedy-drama film Stand by Me (1986). He then played Wesley Crusher on the television series Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987) for three and one-quarter seasons. Wheaton left the Hollywood scene for 18 months to pursue personal video production. He did return to "Star Trek" every now and then for an occasional episode, however. He then returned to Los Angeles, California, attended acting school for five years and now works on many projects. He lives in Arcadia, California with his wife Anne and her two sons.
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Is the first Star Trek actor and the only cast member of Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987) to be born after the franchise had begun.Anne Wheaton and her husband Wil Wheaton both attended the fictional wedding of Sheldon Cooper and Amy Farrah Fowler.Wil's first big break in acting was opposite Bill Cosby in a Jell-O Pudding Pops commercial.Growing up, he was a huge fan of the original Star Trek: The Original Series (1966) series.His first major film role was as a child playing Gordie LaChance in Stand by Me (1986), before taking the role of Wesley Crusher on Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987). He later returned to the Star Trek franchise by lending his voice to Star Trek (2009). This film featured Anton Yelchin as Pavel Chekov. Not only are the characters similar, but Yelchin's career parallels that of Wheaton's in another way: he too got his first big role as a child in Hearts in Atlantis (2001), which was also based on a Stephen King story.Is a member of Mensa, the high-IQ society.According to Wheaton's book "Just a Geek", several of his Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987) castmates, including Jonathan Frakes, nicknamed (and still call) him Teen Idol, while Brent Spiner calls him Miltie.Wil Wheaton once said that the only good thing about the movie The Curse (1987) was that his sister Amy Wheaton got a job on it.He is a posting member of the internet communities Slashdot (slashdot.org) and Reddit (reddit.com). He does interviews on a regular basis and participates in discussion. He also answers private messages.Was one of the first bloggers and is an avid, active homebrewer.Regained a decent measure of fame after launching his own website, WilWheaton.net, which led to a number of voice acting roles and a new career as a blogger and an author--he has written three memoirs; "Dancing Barefoot" (Monolith Press - 2003), "Just a Geek" (O'Reilly Media - 2004) and "The Happiest Days of Our Lives" (Monolith Press - 2007). All three books are based on his blog.He and wife, Anne, have two sons, Nolan and Ryan Wheaton, from her previous marriage. They live in Los Angeles, California.Maintains the active wilwheaton.net, one of the most frequented fansites on the Internet.Wil is a life-long fan of the Los Angeles Dodgers baseball team, and he is also an avid player of video games, which lead to his voice-over role in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (2004).Loves hockey, magic, juggling, plays golf and plays guitar.Was number 62 on VH1's 100 Greatest Kid Stars (2005).In 1988, Wil Power was the name of his Nickelodeon-based club for all Trek and non-Trek fans.Has played as part of the PokerStars.com team in the 2005 World Series of Poker.Wil's maternal grandmother, Norma Aleene Farrington, was born in Col��n, Panama. Norma's father, Edwin Flavel Kortright Farrington, had English and French ancestry. Norma's mother, Wil's matrilineal great-grandmother Daphne Silvera, was born in Kingston, Jamaica, to Sephardi Jewish parents, Theodore Silvera and Deborah Pretto. Wil's other ancestry is English, German, Irish and Welsh.Wheaton has statistically improbable bad luck when rolling dice, rolling a 1 nearly 20% of the time on a 20 sided die when playing Dungeons & Dragons on the Critical Role Twitch stream.Endorsed Bernie Sanders in the 2016 presidential election of the United States.Family: parents, Rick and Debbie; younger siblings, Jeremy Wheaton, Amy Wheaton.First cousin three times removed of actor Frank Silvera. His great-great-great-grandparents Alexis Silvera and Caroline Aarons are Frank's paternal grandparents.Great-grandson of actor and director Frank O'Connor.Signed a 3-book deal with publisher O'Reilly & Associates for books "Dancing Barefoot", "Just a Geek" (expected spring 2004) and "Wil Wheaton's Web Design" (expected summer 2004). (December 2003)Was once a celebrity spokesman for NewTek company, after leaving Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987).He claimed that he was cast in Valmont (1989), but the producers of his show Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987) wouldn't release him, so the role went to Henry Thomas.Recently designed/created a T-shirt for the one-item-a-day-sale spin-off of woot.com, shirt.woot.com. It is entitled "How We Roll".He said a few lines on Chunky A's (Arsenio Hall's) song "Dope, the Big Lie", which appears on the Chunky A album "Large and in Charge".He is an active member of the Propeller social news site, where he is a Scout.Terminated his deal with publisher O'Reilly & Associates (2004). |
| Name: |
Wil Wheaton |
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Actor,Writer,Producer (IMDB) |
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All World |
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Actor,Writer,Producer |
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175 |
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| Height: |
5' 9?' (1.77 m) |
| Biography: |
Wil Wheaton was born Richard William Wheaton III on July 29, 1972 in Burbank, California. He first gained international attention by starring in the Rob Reiner comedy-drama film Stand by Me (1986). He then played Wesley Crusher on the television seri |
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Is the first Star Trek actor and the only cast member of Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987) to be born after the franchise had begun.Anne Wheaton and her husband Wil Wheaton both attended the fictional wedding of Sheldon Cooper and Amy Farrah Fowler.Wil's first big break in acting was opposite Bill Cosby in a Jell-O Pudding Pops commercial.Growing up, he was a huge fan of the original Star Trek: The Original Series (1966) series.His first major film role was as a child playing Gordie LaChance in Stand by Me (1986), before taking the role of Wesley Crusher on Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987). He later returned to the Star Trek franchise by lending his voice to Star Trek (2009). This film featured Anton Yelchin as Pavel Chekov. Not only are the characters similar, but Yelchin's career parallels that of Wheaton's in another way: he too got his first big role as a child in Hearts in Atlantis (2001), which was also based on a Stephen King story.Is a member of Mensa, the high-IQ society.According to Wheaton's book "Just a Geek", several of his Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987) castmates, including Jonathan Frakes, nicknamed (and still call) him Teen Idol, while Brent Spiner calls him Miltie.Wil Wheaton once said that the only good thing about the movie The Curse (1987) was that his sister Amy Wheaton got a job on it.He is a posting member of the internet communities Slashdot (slashdot.org) and Reddit (reddit.com). He does interviews on a regular basis and participates in discussion. He also answers private messages.Was one of the first bloggers and is an avid, active homebrewer.Regained a decent measure of fame after launching his own website, WilWheaton.net, which led to a number of voice acting roles and a new career as a blogger and an author--he has written three memoirs; "Dancing Barefoot" (Monolith Press - 2003), "Just a Geek" (O'Reilly Media - 2004) and "The Happiest Days of Our Lives" (Monolith Press - 2007). All three books are based on his blog.He and wife, Anne, have two sons, Nolan and Ryan Wheaton, from her previous marriage. They live in Los Angeles, California.Maintains the active wilwheaton.net, one of the most frequented fansites on the Internet.Wil is a life-long fan of the Los Angeles Dodgers baseball team, and he is also an avid player of video games, which lead to his voice-over role in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (2004).Loves hockey, magic, juggling, plays golf and plays guitar.Was number 62 on VH1's 100 Greatest Kid Stars (2005).In 1988, Wil Power was the name of his Nickelodeon-based club for all Trek and non-Trek fans.Has played as part of the PokerStars.com team in the 2005 World Series of Poker.Wil's maternal grandmother, Norma Aleene Farrington, was born in Col��n, Panama. Norma's father, Edwin Flavel Kortright Farrington, had English and French ancestry. Norma's mother, Wil's matrilineal great-grandmother Daphne Silvera, was born in Kingston, Jamaica, to Sephardi Jewish parents, Theodore Silvera and Deborah Pretto. Wil's other ancestry is English, German, Irish and Welsh.Wheaton has statistically improbable bad luck when rolling dice, rolling a 1 nearly 20% of the time on a 20 sided die when playing Dungeons & Dragons on the Critical Role Twitch stream.Endorsed Bernie Sanders in the 2016 presidential election of the United States.Family: parents, Rick and Debbie; younger siblings, Jeremy Wheaton, Amy Wheaton.First cousin three times removed of actor Frank Silvera. His great-great-great-grandparents Alexis Silvera and Caroline Aarons are Frank's paternal grandparents.Great-grandson of actor and director Frank O'Connor.Signed a 3-book deal with publisher O'Reilly & Associates for books "Dancing Barefoot", "Just a Geek" (expected spring 2004) and "Wil Wheaton's Web Design" (expected summer 2004). (December 2003)Was once a celebrity spokesman for NewTek company, after leaving Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987).He claimed that he was cast in Valmont (1989), but the producers of his show Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987) wouldn't release him, so the role went to Henry Thomas.Recently designed/created a T-shirt for the one-item-a-day-sale spin-off of woot.com, shirt.woot.com. It is entitled "How We Roll".He said a few lines on Chunky A's (Arsenio Hall's) song "Dope, the Big Lie", which appears on the Chunky A album "Large and in Charge".He is an active member of the Propeller social news site, where he is a Scout.Terminated his deal with publisher O'Reilly & Associates (2004). |
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[Interview magazine, 2005] I am a huge geek. And Star Trek was a haven for geeks.
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(On his teenage years) I was such a geek that if I could go back in time, I would kick my own ass.
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[on the death of Majel Barrett Roddenberry, December 19, 2008] We always had fun when we were working on Next Generation, but when Majel was on the set, it was a party.
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Fun fact: I hate dancing. It makes me feel self conscious, stupid, uncoordinated, and like a complete idiot. Because I don't particularly enjoy feeling that way, I probably dance once a year, to only one song, and only to make Anne happy when she wants to dance with her husband at whatever thing we've gone to where they have organized dancing.
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[on his frequent appearances on The Big Bang Theory (2007) as "himself"] I'm not really a jerk but I have fun playing one. |
| Job title: |
Actor,Writer,Producer |
| Others works: |
He provided additional vocals for the song "The Mystery Men Mantra" which is featured on the Mystery Men (1999) soundtrack.
TV Commercial for 7-Up (1999)
TV Commercial for Jell-O (1981)
Appears in the live theatre talk show "The J. Keith |
| Spouse: |
Anne Wheaton (November 7, 1999 - present) (2 children) |
| Children: |
Ryan WheatonKopp, Nolan |
| Parents: |
Rick Wheaton
Debbie Wheaton |
| Relatives: |
Jeremy Wheaton (Sibling)
Amy Wheaton (Sibling) |
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