Note:Wil Wheaton

Guide Note

Former child star Wil Wheaton played the role of "Wesley Crusher" on Star Trek: The Next Generation and "Gordie LaChance" in the 1986 film Stand by Me.

Wheaton is now an avid blogger, writer, poker player and self proclaimed "geek." Wheaton has authored three books: Dancing Barefoot, Just a Geek and The Happiest Days of Our Lives.

Fast Facts

  1. Birth name: Richard William Wheaton III
  2. Birth date: July 29, 1972
  3. Birth place: Burbank, California
  4. Spouse: Anne Wheaton (1999)
  5. Two stepchildren, Nolan and Ryan
  6. 2005: Number 62 on VH1's "100 Greatest Kid Stars"1

Quotes

"I've always thought of blogging and the web as a publishing platform that’s just like publishing in print or publishing on radio or even publishing on video. It's just a different set of tools and a different distribution mechanism. What's always really excited me about the web and excited me about blogs in particular is that it’s a very egalitarian medium."2