Dust of Life
Peter Benchley's Amazon - Episodes 9-12
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1972-07-29 |
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Appearances
 Wil Wheaton was born Richard William Wheaton III on July 29, 1972 in Burbank, California. Wil's first big break in acting was opposite Bill Cosby in a Jell-O Pudding Pops commercial.
He first gained international attention by playing Gordie LaChance in the comedy-drama 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 then returned to Los Angeles, California, attended acting school for five years and now works on many projects.
Was number 62 on VH1's The Greatest: 100 Greatest Kid Stars (2005).
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.
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.
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.
Loves hockey, magic, juggling, plays golf and plays guitar. He lives in Arcadia, California with his wife Anne and her two sons, Nolan and Ryan, from her previous marriage.
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