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Wil Wheaton
Age
40
Birthday
Jul. 29th, 1972
Born in
Burbank, California, USA
Height
5' 11"
Wil Wheaton's Main TV Roles |
Main Movie Roles2009 - Star Trek2007 - Americanizing Shelley 2002 - Star Trek: Nemesis 1997 - Flubber 1997 - Trekkies 1991 - Toy Soldiers 1988 - She's Having a Baby 1986 - Stand by Me 1984 - The Last Starfighter 1982 - The Secret of NIMH |
Wil Wheaton first gained international attention by starring in the Rob Reiner film Stand by Me (1986). Wheaton left the Hollywood scene for 18 months to pursue personal video production, including trying to live as a hobo on the USA's railroads. He then returned to Los Angeles, California, afterward and is working on many projects.
TRIVIA:
- While growing up as a child, he was a big fan of the ThunderCats cartoon.
- Regained a decent measure of fame after launching his own Web site, 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, from her previous marriage. They live in Los Angeles.
- Was one of the first bloggers.
- Wil is a lifelong 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) (VG)_ (qv).
- He is an active member of the Propeller social news site, where he is a Scout.
- Was once spokesman for NewTek company, after leaving _"Star Trek: The Next Generation" (1987)_ (qv).
- Recently designed/created a tee for the one-item-a-day-sale spin off of woot.com, shirt.woot.com . It is entitled "How We Roll".


















