- Born
- Birth nameRichard William Wheaton III
- Nicknames
- Uncle Willie
- Miltie
- Teen Idol
- Height1.80 m
- 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: La nouvelle génération (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.- IMDb mini biography by: Matt Dicker
- SpouseAnne Wheaton(November 7, 1999 - present) (2 children)
- ChildrenKopp, Nolan
- ParentsRick WheatonDebbie Wheaton
- RelativesJeremy Wheaton(Sibling)Amy Wheaton(Sibling)
- Is the first Star Trek actor and the only cast member of Star Trek: La nouvelle génération (1987) to be born after the franchise had begun.
- Growing up, he was a huge fan of the original Star Trek (1966) series.
- Wil's first big break in acting was opposite Bill Cosby in a Jell-O Pudding Pops commercial.
- Anne Wheaton and her husband Wil Wheaton both attended the fictional wedding of Sheldon Cooper and Amy Farrah Fowler.
- 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: La nouvelle génération (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 Coeurs perdus en Atlantide (2001), which was also based on a Stephen King story.
- [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.
- [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.
- 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.
- [on his frequent appearances on The Big Bang Theory (2007) as "himself"] I'm not really a jerk but I have fun playing one.
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