Wil Wheaton Biography (1972-)

Full name, Richard William Wheaton III; born July 29, 1972, in Burbank, CA; son of Richard "Rick" William, Jr. (a medical specialist) and Debbie (an actress; maiden name, O'Connor) Wheaton; married Anne Prince (a receptionist), November, 1999; children: (stepchildren) Ryan Thomas Kopp, Nolan Eric Kopp. Addresses: Contact: Abrams-Rubaloff & Lawrence, 8075 West Third St., Suite 303, Los Angeles, CA 90048.

Nationality: American
Gender: Male
Occupation: Actor
Birth Details: July 29, 1972; Burbank, California, United States

Famous Works

CREDITS
Film Appearances
Voice of Martin, The Secret of NIMH (also known as Mrs. Brisbyand the Rats of NIMH), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1982
Jeff Radcliffe, Hambone and Hillie, New World Pictures, 1984
Tim, The Buddy System, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1984
(Scenes deleted) Louis's friend, The Last Starfighter, Universal,1984
Gordie Lachance, Stand by Me, Columbia, 1986
Zachary Hayes, The Curse (also known as The Farm), Trans World, 1987
(Uncredited) Cameo, She's Having a Baby, Paramount, 1988
Joseph "Joey" Trotta, Toy Soldiers, TriStar, 1991
Kipp Gibbs, December, IRS Media, 1991
David, The Liar's Club, New Horizons Home Video, 1993
Jack, Pie in the Sky, Fine Line, 1995
Lazarus, Mr. Stitch, WarnerVision, 1995
Marco, Boys Night Out (short), 1996
Himself, Trekkies (documentary), Paramount Classics, 1997
Bennett Hoenicker, Flubber (also known as The Absent Minded Professor and Disney's Flubber: The Absent Minded Professor), Buena Vista, 1997
Danny Sugerman, Tales of Glamour and Excess, 1997
Owner of Christian bookstore Books and Nails, Fag Hag, 1998
Jonas, Foreign Correspondents, Creative Light Entertainment, 1999
Charlie, The Girls' Room, 2000
Rodney Bedecker, Deep Core, Paramount, 2000
Tommy, Python, New City Releasing, 2000
Dick Smith, Jane White Is Sick & Twisted, Asylum, 2001
Zach Means, The Good Things, 2001
Jimmy, Fish Don't Blink, 2001
Film Work
Additional vocals, "The Mystery Man Mantra," Mystery Men, 1999
Television Appearances

Series
Wesley "Wes" Crusher, Star Trek: The Next Generation (also known as Star Trek: TNG), syndicated, 1987-1991
Movies
Donald Branch at age eight, A Long Way Home, ABC, 1981
Clyde, The Defiant Ones, ABC, 1986
Wesley "Wes" Crusher, Star Trek: The Next Generation--Encounter at Farpoint (also known as Encounter at Farpoint), syndicated, 1987
Erich Weiss, title role, "Young Harry Houdini," Disney Sunday Movie, ABC, 1987
Danny, The Last Prostitute, 1991
Scottie, It Was Him or Us, CBS, 1995
Robert Todd Lincoln, The Day Lincoln Was Shot, TNT, 1998
Pilots
Mitchell, Long Time Gone, ABC, 1986
Billy Milton, The Man Who Fell to Earth, ABC, 1987
Also appeared in 13 Thirteenth Avenue, CBS.
Specials
The Billy Crystal Comedy Hour, NBC, 1982
Amos Cotter, "The Shooting," CBS Afternoon Playhouse, CBS, 1982
Drug Free Kids: A Parent's Guide, PBS, 1988
The Hollywood Christmas Parade, syndicated, 19881989
Nick Karpinsky, "My Dad Can't Be Crazy ... (Can He?)," ABC AfterschoolSpecial, ABC, 1989
Star Trek 25th Anniversary Special, 1991
Robert, Lifestories (A Deadly Secret) (also known as Lifestories: Families in Crisis), HBO, 1995
Episodic
Max, "One Winged Angels," Highway to Heaven, NBC, 1985
"Nothing up My Sleeve," St. Elsewhere, NBC, 1986
Tim Higgins, "`D' is for Date," Family Ties, NBC, 1987
"A Shave and a Haircut, Two Bites," Monsters, syndicated, 1990
Cadet Third Class Wesley Crusher, "The First Duty," Star Trek: The Next Generation, 1992
Lieutenant Wesley Crusher, "Parallels," Star Trek: The Next Generation, 1993
Wesley Crusher, "Journey's End," Star Trek: The Next Generation, 1994
Wayne McGarrick, "Chasing A Ghost," Sirens, syndicated, 1994
Arling, "House of Horror," Tales from the Crypt, HBO, 1994
Cadet, "The Light Brigade," The Outer Limits, Showtime and syndicated, 1996
Bilchick, "Ricochet," Gun (also known as Robert Altman's Gun), ABC, 1997
Bryan, "Snap Ending," Perversions of Science, HBO, 1997
Tristan Reedy, "I Can't Get No Satisfaction," The Love Boat: The NextWave, UPN, 1998
Gary Barton, "Alienated," Diagnosis: Murder, CBS, 1998
Steve/The Fig, "Good Old Days," Guys Like Us, UPN, 1999
Will, "The Wallet," Chicken Soup for the Soul, PAX-TV, 1999
"Perchance to Dream," The Invisible Man, Sci-Fi Channel, 2001
Ryan Storey, "The Choice," Twice in a Lifetime, PAX-TV, 2001
Stage Appearances
The J. Keith van Straaten Show, ACME Comedy Theatre, Los Angeles,2001-?

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals

Entertainment Weekly, November 29, 1996, p. 108
People Weekly, December 15, 1997, p. 99
Scholastic Update, March 9, 1997, p. 8

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