Wil Wheaton

Birth Name:

Richard William Wheaton

Birth Place:

Burbank, California, United States

Profession

Actor, Soundtrack, Producer

After leaving "Star Trek," he moved to Kansas and helped NewTek develop the Video Toaster 4000, which won a Technical Achievement Emmy in 1993
Started out acting in commercials at the age of seven
Quote: "I'm grateful that I have an opportunity to touch people's lives and make people think and get in touch with who they are and where they've been․ I'm very lucky that I'm able to do that․"
Quote: "It's kind of intimidating meeting Gene Roddenberry-it was like meeting Arthur C․ Clarke or somebody-but he was a great guy, and I ended up getting the job․"
After being told he would have to put onion juice in his eye to make him cry on stage, he became afraid of crying, which nearly lost him the role of Gordie Lachance in "Stand By Me․"
In a skit on nerdcore rapper MC Frontalot's 2008 album "Final Boss," he appeared as himself trying to rap about shellfish
Was featured in the video game "Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas․"

1987Jackie Coogan AwardWinner
1988Young Artist Award - Best Young Actor Starring in a Television Drama Series:Nominated
1989Young Artist Award - Best Young Actor in a Family Syndicated Show:Winner
1990Young Artist Award - Best Young Actor in an Off-Primetime Family Series:Nominated
1992Young Artist Award - Outstanding Young Ensemble Cast in a Motion Picture:Nominated
2002Best ActorWinner
2010Streamy Award - Best Guest Star in a Web Series:Nominated
2020CinEuphoria - Merit - Honorary Award:Winner
2020SFC Award - Scene Stealer:Nominated
2024Lifetime Achievement AwardWinner

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