Richard William “Wil” Wheaton III (born July 29, 1972) is an American actor and writer. He portrayed Wesley Crusher on the television series Star Trek: The Next Generation, Gordie Lachance in the film Stand by Me, Joey Trotta in Toy Soldiers, and Bennett Hoenicker in Flubber. Wheaton has also appeared in recurring voice acting roles as Aqualad in Teen Titans, Cosmic Boy in Legion of Super Heroes, and Mike Morningstar/Darkstar in the Ben 10 franchise’s original continuity. He appeared regularly as a fictionalized version of himself on the sitcom The Big Bang Theory and in the roles of Fawkes on The Guild, Colin Mason on Leverage, and Dr. Isaac Parrish on Eureka. Wheaton was the host and co-creator of the YouTube board game show TableTop. He has narrated numerous audio books, including Ready Player One and The Martian.
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Wil Wheaton is an American actor and writer, best known for playing the character of Wesley Crusher on the TV series Star Trek: The Next Generation.
Wil Wheaton has also appeared in the film Stand by Me, played Joey Trotta in Toy Soldiers, and portrayed Bennett Hoenicker in Flubber. He has also had recurring voice acting roles in animated series like Teen Titans, Legion of Super Heroes, and Ben 10.
Yes, Wil Wheaton has appeared regularly as a fictionalized version of himself on the sitcom The Big Bang Theory, and has also had roles on The Guild and Eureka.
Wil Wheaton was the host and co-creator of the YouTube board game show TableTop, and has narrated numerous audiobooks, including Ready Player One and The Martian.
Wil Wheaton was born on July 29, 1972.
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If the world were a bar, America would currently be the angry drunk waving around a loaded gun. Yeah, the other people in the bar may be afraid of him, but they sure as hell don’t respect him.
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I’m guess I’m up to about 70% of normal, which is a real relief. My doctor gave me clearance to go out in public again, so I’ve been able to go to the store and help out a little bit around the house.
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My wife is the most awesome person in the universe. She’s made this experience much less miserable for me, with her compassion, patience and understanding.
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