Wil Wheaton

Richard William "Wil" Wheaton III (born July 29, 1972, )

Wil Wheaton was born Richard William Wheaton III on July 29, 1972, in. He first gained attention by starring in the  film  (1986). He then played on the  "" (1987) for three and one-quarter seasons.

Playing himself, Wil serves as a minor but pivotal in the third season and is generally portrayed as a  version of himself. He first appeared in "The Creepy Candy Coating Corollary" as he enters a tournament (Mystic Warlords of Ka'a) with Stuart and playing against Sheldon and Raj. Sheldon only joined because he wanted to confront him over an of the past: a young 15 yr. old Sheldon was when Wheaton  failed to show up at the '95 Dixie Trek  in  around 1995 (it is revealed in "The Russian Rocket Reaction" that it was because Wil thought it was cooler to be a  on  (sitting in the lower  ). In the final, Sheldon is about to defeat his hated , but Wheaton s him once more by telling Sheldon his  had  shortly before the  and prevails. It is revealed that this was a  to win and upon , Sheldon tenses up and screams angrily, "WHEATON!" just as  yelled "Khan!!". Wil Wheaton reappears in the episode "The Wheaton Recurrence", where he  Leonard and Penny's relationship in order to win a  competition against the main characters, as Leonard and Penny were already having  because of Leonard's premature "". This causes Sheldon, Leonard, Raj and Howard to dress as  and . Sheldon names his team 'The Wesley Crushers', implying they will crush Wesley, who was Wheaton's character in Star Trek, however most interpret it as Sheldon naming the team after Wesley Crusher because they are  of him.

Wheaton appears again on "The 21-Second Excitation", Sheldon and his friends get in a long line to enter the, then Wheaton comes with Lonely Larry and Captain Sweatpants and enters the cinema without doing the line because of his status, causing Sheldon and friends to not be able to enter the. Sheldon then steals the movie from the and the gang gets chased by him and the movie goers.

In "The Russian Rocket Reaction", Wheaton invites Leonard and Sheldon to a at his house. Leonard intends to go with Raj and Howard (until he tells everyone that he got offered to go into ), leaving Sheldon feeling betrayed by this. However, he has a change of when he finds out that  will be attending. At the, Wheaton gives Sheldon the that he had always been waiting for, a signed,  Wesley Crusher , saying, "To Sheldon, sorry it took so long. Your friend, Wil Wheaton." Sheldon immediately him and gives him a. However, Brent Spiner comes along and sees the action figure. He opens it. Sheldon then announces that Spiner is now his mortal instead of Wheaton.

Wil Wheaton appeared again in "The Stag Convergence" as a guest at Howard's. He almost ruins (albeit inadvertently) Howard and Bernadette's relationship when he records Raj's  (which reveals embarrassing details of Howard's sordid  past) and posts it on, where it's viewed by Bernadette. She nearly calls off the until Howard makes an emotional, saying that he's no longer that  and that it's all because of her, and she forgives him (even though she's still mad at him for not telling her about his past).

In the episode "The Habitation Configuration", we see the front of Wil Wheaton's fictional. The house number is 1701 which is an obvious reference to his time spent on Star Trek: The Next Generation with the USS Enterprise's registry number being. Wil agrees to appear on a Star Trek of "Sheldon Cooper presents Fun with Flags". Amy is filming it and gets into an argument with Sheldon. Confused he takes Wil's side which makes Amy mad. After getting drunk, he shows up at Wil's house to defend Amy's and Wil.



When Penny has trouble getting her acting career started, she and Leonard consult Will. He warns them about how depressing it can be to take on projects one knows will be bad (repeatedly correcting Penny when she thinks he is referencing Star Trek). He ends up in a malaise, but is snapped out of it when he finds himself in the tv-guide crossword. Later, after Penny accepts the part in Serial Apeist 2, she is surprised to discover will is also working on the film, as a mad orangutan (in a full body suit, so as not be identifiable). Will seems excited by this development.

Fun Facts

 * Wil Wheaton really does live in Pasadena, California.
 * While guest starring on an episode of Fun with Flags, Wheaton's T-shirt bears the title card from The Guild, a web-series he guest starred on during the third and fourth seasons.

Appearances
Generator Rex (TV series) - Dr. Peter Meechum 2012-2013

The Big Bang Theory (TV series) - Wil Wheaton 2009-2013

Eureka (TV series) - Dr. Isaac Parrish 2010-2012

RedaKai (TV series) 2010-2012

Ben 10: Ultimate Alien (TV series) - Darkstar / Mike Morningstar 2010-2012

Leverage (TV series) - Colin Mason 2009-2012

The Guild (TV series) - Fawkes 2009-2011

Underground Entertainment: The Movie - Scapegoat #1 2011

DC Universe Online (Video Game) - Robin 2010

Robot Astronomy Talk Show (TV series short) - The Physician 2010

Fallout: New Vegas (Video Game) - Robobrains 2010

Loki and SageKing Go to GenCon (short) - Wil Wheaton 2010

Batman: The Brave and the Bold (TV series) - Ted Kord / Silver Age Blue Beetle 2009-2010

Family Guy (TV series) - Anti-Abortion Activist 2010

Ben 10: Alien Force (TV series) - Darkstar / Mike Morningstar 2008-2009

Ben 10: Alien Force - Vilgax Attacks (Video Game) - Darkstar 2009

Brütal Legend (Video Game) - Watt-R-Boys 2009

Kurokami: The Animation (TV series) - Yakumo 2009

Star Trek - Romulan 2009

Criminal Minds (TV series) - Floyd Hansen 2008

Grand Theft Auto IV (Video Game) - Alien 2008

Legion of Super Heroes (TV series) - Cosmic Boy / Human Scientist / Roderick Doyle 2007-2008

Numb3rs (TV series) - Miles Sklar 2007

Naruto Shippûden: The Movie - Taruho/Shizuku 2007

PvP: The Animated Series (TV series) 2007

Americanizing Shelley - Director Alan Smithee 2007

Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfighter 2 (Video Game) 2007

Random! Cartoons (TV series) - Kyle / Sir Horace 2007

Naruto (TV series) - Menma 2006

Avatar: The Last Airbender (TV series) 2006

Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories (Video Game) - Richard Burns - VCFL Caller 2006

Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories (Video Game) - Richard Burns 2005

Teen Titans (TV series) - Aqualad / Computer Geek 2004-2005

Rainbow Six: Lockdown (Video Game) 2005

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (TV series) - Walter 2005

Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go! (TV series) - Skurg 2005

Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter (Video Game) 2005

Ghost Recon 2 (Video Game) 2004

EverQuest II (Video Game) - Festus Septimus / Overseer Zerrin / Merchant William 2004

Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (Video Game) - Richard Burns - Talk Radio 2004

Every Little Something by Dave (video) - 'Evil' Wil Wheaton 2004

Neverland - John Darling 2003

Book of Days (TV movie) - Danny 2003

Arena (TV series) - Co-host 2002

Star Trek: Nemesis - Wesley Crusher 2002

The Zeta Project (TV series) - Kevin 2002

Fish Don't Blink - Jimmy 2002

Biography (TV series documentary) - Narrator (Eclipsed by Death: The Life of River Phoenix) 2002

Jane White Is Sick & Twisted - Dick Smith 2002

The Good Things (short) - Zach Means 2001

Speechless... (short) - Ryan 2001

Twice in a Lifetime (TV series) - Dr. Thomas / Ryan Storey 2001

The Invisible Man (TV series) - Dorman 2001

Python (TV movie) - Tommy 2000

Deep Core - Rodney Bedecker 2000

The Girls' Room - Charlie 2000

Chicken Soup for the Soul (TV series) - Will 1999

Foreign Correspondents - Jonas 1999

Guys Like Us (TV series) - Steve / The Fig 1999

Diagnosis Murder (TV series) - Forest Ranger Gary Barton 1998

Fag Hag - Christian Bookstore Manager 1998

Love Boat: The Next Wave (TV series) - Tristan Reedy 1998

The Day Lincoln Was Shot (TV movie) - Robert Todd Lincoln 1998

Flubber - Bennett Hoenicker 1997

Perversions of Science (TV series) - Bryan 1997

Gun (TV series) - Bilchick 1997

Tales of Glamour and Excess - Danny Sugerman 1997

The Outer Limits (TV series) - Cadet 1996

Pie in the Sky - Jack 1996

Boys Night Out (short) - Marco 1996

It Was Him or Us (TV movie) - Scottie 1995

Mr. Stitch (TV movie) - Lazarus 1995

Sirens (TV series) - Wayne McGarrick 1994

Star Trek: The Next Generation (TV series) - Wesley Crusher 1987-1994

Tales from the Crypt (TV series) - Arling 1993

The Liars' Club - David Reynolds 1993

The Legend of Prince Valiant (TV series) - Prince Michael / King Michael 1993

Lifestories: Families in Crisis (TV series) - Robert Bierer 1992

December - Kipp Gibbs 1991

The Last Prostitute (TV movie) - Danny 1991

Toy Soldiers - Joseph 'Joey' Trotta 1991

Monsters (TV series) - Kevin 1990

ABC Afterschool Specials (TV series) - Nick Karpinsky 1989

The Man Who Fell to Earth (TV movie) - Billy Milton 1987

The Curse - Zack 1987

Family Ties (TV series) - Timothy Higgins 1987

Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (TV series) - Ehrich Weiss /Young Harry Houdini 1987

St. Elsewhere (TV series) - Owen Drimmer 1986

Stand by Me - Gordie Lachance 1986

Long Time Gone (TV movie) - Mitchell 1986

The Defiant Ones (TV movie) - Clyde 1986

Highway to Heaven (TV series) - Max 1985

The Last Starfighter - Louis' Friend 1984

The Buddy System - Tim 1984

13 Thirteenth Avenue (TV movie) - Willie 1983

Hambone and Hillie - Jeff Radcliffe 1983

The Secret of NIMH - Martin 1982

CBS Afternoon Playhouse (TV series) - Amos Cotter 1982

A Long Way Home (TV movie) - Donald Branch (8) 1981