Wil Wheaton

Biography

Wil Wheaton began acting in commercials at the age of seven, and by the age of ten had appeared in numerous television and film roles.

In 1986, his critically acclaimed role in Rob Reiner’s Stand By Me put him in the public spotlight, where he remains to this day.

In 1987, Wil was cast as Wesley Crusher in the hit television series Star Trek: The Next Generation.

Recently, Wil has held recurring roles on TNT’s Leverage and SyFy’s Eureka; he currently recurs on CBS’s The Big Bang Theory.

He played Axis of Anarchy leader Fawkes in Felicia Day’s webseries The Guild, and currently writes, produces, and hosts The Wil Wheaton Project on Syfy.

He is also the creator and host of the multiple award-winning webseries Tabletop, which is about to begin its third season.

As a voice actor, Wil has been featured in video games such as Broken Age, Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, Brütal Legend, DC Universe Online, Fallout: New Vegas, and Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter.

He has lent his voice talents to animated series including Family Guy, Legion of Superheroes, Ben 10: Alien Force, Generator Rex, Batman: The Brave and the Bold, and Teen Titans.

As an author, he's published many acclaimed books, among them: Just A Geek, Dancing Barefoot, and The Happiest Days of Our Lives.

All of his books grew out of Wil’s immensely popular, award-winning weblog, which he created and maintains at WIL WHEATON dot NET.

While most celebrities are happy to let publicists design and maintain their websites, Wil took a decidedly different turn when he started blogging in 2001, when he designed and coded his website on his own.

Wil personally maintains a popular social media presence, including a popular Tumblr, Facebook page, and Google Plus page.

His frequently-cited Twitter account is followed by over 2.

3 million people.

Wil is widely recognized as one of the original celebrity bloggers, and is a respected voice in the blogging community.

In 2003, Forbes.

com readers voted WWdN the “Best Celebrity Weblog.

” Wil's blog was chosen by C|Net for inclusion in their 100 most influential blogs, and is an “A” lister, according to Blogebrity.

In the 2002 weblog awards (the bloggies) Wil won every category in which he was nominated, including “Weblog of the Year.

” In 2007, Wil was nominated for a Lifetime Achievement Bloggie, alongside Internet powerhouses Slashdot and Fark.

In the 2008 weblog awards, Wil was voted the "Best Celebrity Blogger," and in 2009 Forbes named him the 14th most influential web celebrity.

This is all amusing to Wil, who doesn't think of himself as a celebrity, but is instead, "just this guy, you know?".

Country: United States
Gender: Male
Education: University of California· Los Angeles
Place of birth: Burbank· California
Birth date: 29 July 1972
Nationality: American

Family: parents, Rick and Debbie; younger siblings, Jeremy Wheaton , Amy Wheaton.
Wils first big break in acting was opposite Bill Cosby in a Jell-O Pudding Pops commercial.
Loves hockey, magic, juggling, plays golf and plays guitar.
He said a few lines on Chunky As (Arsenio Hall s) song "Dope, the Big Lie", which appears on the Chunky A album "Large and in Charge".
He and wife, Anne, have two sons, Nolan and Ryan Wheaton , from her previous marriage. They live in Los Angeles, California.
Was once a celebrity spokesman for NewTek company, after leaving "Star Trek: The Next Generation" .
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 .
He is a posting member of the internet communities Slashdot (slashdot.org) and Reddit (reddit.
Has played as part of the PokerStars.com team in the 2005 World Series of Poker.
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" (OReilly Media - 2004) and "The Happiest Days of Our Lives" (Monolith Press - 2007).

[Interview magazine, 2005] I am a huge geek. And Star Trek was a haven,for geeks.
(On his teenage years) I was such a geek that if I could go back in,time, I would kick my own ass.
I was obsessed with Ghostbusters (1984) .
I spent a lot of my childhood not fitting in, in a lot of different,ways.
Even when I was little and going on auditions, it was clear who was,there because they wanted to be there, and who was there because their,stage parents were making them be there. There was a major difference.
One of the things that drives me crazy is the belief in Hollywood that,bittorrent exists solely for stealing things.
When you get a group of kids together, especially boys, the psychology,of those kids requires that they find a weak kid or a sensitive kid or,a soft kid.
Some ISPs are blocking all BitTorrent traffic, because BitTorrent can be,used to share files in a piratical way. Hollywood lobbying groups are,trying to pass laws which would force ISPs to block or degrade,BitTorrent traffic, too.
I would love to find myself in a position where I have to decide, "Gosh,do I want to be on a series?".
I loved Galaxy Quest (1999) . I thought it was brilliant satire,not only of Trek, but of fandom in general.

Movies

Rent-A-Pal
2020
Enter the Battlefield: Life on the Magic - The Gathering Pro Tour
2016
Magic: The Gathering is the most popular collectible card game in the world.
Gen Con: Tres Geek!
2013
Award-Winning filmmaker Jacques Merde goes deep into the Best Four Days in Gaming to discover the allure of the geek mecca, GenCon..
Stand by Me 25 Years Later: A Picture-in-Picture Commentary Retrospective
2011
Spaceship Spitzer: Bots of Both Worlds
2010
Amy Okuda flies to Saturn to observe a new giant ring around the planet: the largest ring ever discovered in our Solar System, but one that was only recently revealed through infrared observations by NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope in 2009.
Loki and SageKing Go to GenCon
2010
The two greatest men in the universe attend the best four days in gaming..
Every Little Something by Dave
2004
Collection of 30 popular animated short films from four different continuing series, which appeared on CampChaos.
Book of Days
2003
A grief-struck life insurance salesman rails at God for not stepping in to save his bride; but the tables are turned when a mysterious book is delivered to him, an ancient volume listing names and death dates, dates which are yet to occur..
Neverland
2003
Neverland, full title Neverland: Never Grow Up, Never Grow Old, is a 2003 indie film by director Damion Dietz with New Media Entertainment and is a dark and surreal modern re-imagining of the classic of Peter Pan and other characters in J.
Jane White Is Sick & Twisted
2002
Jane White is the twisted romantic comedy of a girl who thinks that Gerry King, the most insane talk show host on TV, is her father.
Fish Don't Blink
2002
A desperate young couple, on the run from the mob, drop anchor at a remote rundown restaurant in the middle of the desert named the Nautilus.
Walking the Tracks: The Summer of 'Stand by Me'
2002
A unique look at the making of Stand by Me including interviews from Stephen King, Rob Reiner, Keifer Sutherland, Richard Dreyfuss, and the three surviving cast members Wil Wheaton, Corey Feldman, and Jerry O'Connell..
The Good Things
2001
"The Good Things" is a day in the life of a tollbooth worker, Zach, who is reluctant to leave the comfort of his home in a small Kansas town.
The Girls' Room
2000
Grace and her roommate Casey don't get along.
Foreign Correspondents
1999
Two stories of complicated long-distance relationships between people from different countries..
Tales of Glamour and Excess
1997
Boys Night Out
1996
A homophobic man gains a bit of enlightenment when after he is coerced into running an AIDS charity race, where the only rule is contestants must wear a minimum of 2-1/2" heels..
Mr. Stitch
1995
Doctor Rue Wakeman and his team create a young man with skin and organs taken from other men and women.
It Was Him or Us
1995
Peggy Wilson and her daughter Carrie escape Carrie's father who is Peggy's abusive and obsessive husband.
The Liars' Club
1993
The loyalty of a tight group of friends is put to the test when there's a date rape within the circle.
December
1991
Set in a New England prep school on the day after Pearl Harbor, five close friends must choose whether to stay in school or go to war.
Toy Soldiers
1991
Billy Tepper is the leader of a group of rebellious boys at The Regis School.
1989 Kids' Choice Awards
1989
The second edition of the Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards occurred on June 25, 1989.
The Curse
1987
The Curse (also known as The Farm) is a 1987 American horror film adaptation of H.
Long Time Gone
1986
A "world-class screw-up" private eye finds his world and his attention changed when he is reunited with his estranged 11-year old son..
Stand by Me
1986
Stand by Me is a 1986 American coming of age comedy-drama adventure film directed by Rob Reiner and starring Wil Wheaton, River Phoenix, Corey Feldman, and Jerry O'Connell.

TV

Stretch Armstrong
2017
An action-comedy movie based on Hasbro's stretchy, heroic toy..
Fantasy Hospital
2016
The dwarfs, giants, fairies and other wizarding doctors of "Fantasy Hospital" can cure any magical malady from Arachpneumonia to Zombie Decay.
Titansgrave: The Ashes of Valkana
2015
Wil Wheaton runs a role-playing game with a cast of four players from Internet video and voice acting fame..
The Wil Wheaton Project
2014
Each week, Wil provides his insider point-of-view, sense of humor and genre expertise as he dissects the week's most popular and trending topics across science fiction film, television and pop culture, video games, viral videos and news..
TableTop
2012
Wil Wheaton hosts tabletop games featuring three other celebrity players..
Call for Help
1998
"Call for Help" is a fully interactive, call-in show that takes the stress out of computing for beginners and pros alike.
Family Double Dare
1988
Just like "Double Dare" (1986) but family members are invited to play too..

Books

Still Just a Geek
Wil Wheaton
Still Just a Geek
Wil Wheaton
Dead Trees Give No Shelter
Wil Wheaton
Dead trees give no shelter is about jay turner, a broken and lonely man who has been adrift since his brother's murder when they were children.
Dead Trees Give No Shelter Lib/E
Wil Wheaton
The Happiest Days of Our Lives
Wil Wheaton
Readers of wil wheaton’s website know that he is a masterful teller of elegant stories about his life.
Sunken treasure
Wil Wheaton
In 1659, a spanish galleon filled with treasure sailed from veracruz, mexico.
Memories of the Future - Volume 1
Wil Wheaton
From encounter at farpoint to datalore, relive the first half of star trek: the next generation’s unintentionally hilarious first season through the eyes, ears and memories of cast member and fan wil wheaton (wesley crusher) as he shares his unique perspe.
The Happiest Days of Our Lives
Wil Wheaton
Just a geek
Wil Wheaton
Wil wheaton has never been one to take the conventional path to success.
Dancing Barefoot
Wil Wheaton
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Dancing Barefoot
Wil Wheaton
Wil wheaton--blogger, geek, and star trek: the next generation's wesley crusher--gives us five short-but-true tales of life in the so-called space age in "dancing barefoot.
Dancing Barefoot
Wil Wheaton
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Dancing Barefoot
Wil Wheaton
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Just a Geek
Wil Wheaton
Wil wheaton has never been one to take the conventional path to success.
Dancing barefoot
Wil Wheaton
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Just a Geek
Wil Wheaton
Wil wheaton has never been one to take the conventional path to success.
Dancing Barefoot
Wil Wheaton
The Co-movement of housing sales and housing prices
William C. Wheaton
What will it take to restore the housing market?
William C. Wheaton
The Co-movement of housing sales and housing prices
William C. Wheaton
100 years of commercial real estate prices in Manhattan
William C. Wheaton
Metropolitan fragmentation, law enforcement effort and urban crime
William C. Wheaton
Statewide impact of full property revaluation in Massachusetts
William C. Wheaton
Income and urban residence
William C. Wheaton
A bid rent approach to housing demand
William C. Wheaton
THEORIES OF URBAN GROWTH AND METROPOLITAN SPATIAL DEVELOPMENT
WILLIAM C. WHEATON
Housing, renewal and development bibliograhy
William L. C. Wheaton
Urban housing
William L. C. Wheaton
Interregional Movements and Regional Growth
William Wheaton
Urban housing.
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