Richard William Wheaton III, usually known as Wil Wheaton, was born on July 29, 1972 in Burbank, California, United States of America. Wil is known as a popular writer and actor and these two careers are the main sources of the total amount of Wheaton’s net worth. He rose to the prominence for his roles in the following television series “Star Trek: The Next Generation”, “The Big Bang Theory” and feature films like “Toy Soldiers” and “Stand by Me”. How rich is Wil Wheaton? Recently, it has been estimated that the net worth of Wil Wheaton is as much as $500,000.
Wil Wheaton Net Worth $500,000
Wil Wheaton began his career as an actor on television in 1981, debuting in the film “Meat Puppet” (1981), this way opening his net worth account. Shortly after, Wil debuted on the big screen in the film ”The Secret of NIMH” (1982) directed by Don Bluth as a voice actor, and a year later Wheaton actually showed himself on the big screen in the drama film “Hambone and Hillie” (1983) directed by Roy Watts. One of the most important roles which has added considerable revenues to the overall amount of Wheaton’s net worth is the role of Wesley Crusher in the television series created under the franchise of “Star Trek”. Wil acted in this series from 1987 ‘til 1991. Moreover, he episodically appeared in various television series such as “Twice in a Lifetime” and others.
Wheaton has also worked as a host of popular television shows including “Curiosity Rover” (2012) and”The Wil Wheaton Project” (2014 – present).
In addition to being a popular television star, Wil Wheaton has also worked on the big screen. Wheaton has added to his net worth after successfully starring in the following films “Stand by Me” (1986) directed by Rob Reiner, “Toy Soldiers” (1991) directed by Daniel Petrie, Jr., “Python” (2000) directed by Richard Clabaugh, “Jane White Is Sick & Twisted” (2002) directed by David Michael Latt and other films. As an actor in feature films he has won several awards including the Melbourne Underground Film Festival Award.
Furthermore, Wheaton has added revenues to the overall amount of his net worth while voicing video games. He has been heard on such games as “Crimson Skies: High Road to Revenge” (2003), “Grand Theft Auto” franchise’s games (2004-2008), “Brütal Legend” (2009), “Broken Age” (2014) and other games.
Wil Wheaton is not only a great actor, voice actor and host but also a gifted writer. He is the blogger of his own “Wil Wheaton Dot Net”, and has published a number of books. The most popular books are “Dancing Barefoot” (2003), “The Happiest Days of Our Lives” (2007), “Memories of the Future Vol. 1” (2011) and other books. He has also released several books in audio format. Due to his activeness and popularity it is expected that his net worth will be rising in the future.
In 1999, Wil Wheaton married his current wife Anna Prince. The family resides in Arcadia, California, United States of America.
Stand by Me, Toy Soldiers, Flubber, Star Trek Nemesis, The Secret of NIMH, The Last Starfighter, The Liars' Club, Curse, Americanizing Shelley, Mr. Stitch, Deep Core, Jane White Is Sick & Twisted, The Buddy System, The Man Who Fell to Earth, Fag Hag, Fish Don't Blink, Pie in the Sky, Book of Days, T...
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Star Trek: The Next Generation, TableTop, The Wil Wheaton Project, Eureka, The Guild, Ben 10: Alien Force, Legion of Super Heroes, Ben 10: Ultimate Alien, Redakai: Conquer the Kairu, Guys Like Us, Random! Cartoons, Monsters, Arena, 100 Greatest Kid Stars, I Love the New Millennium, Gun, Chicken Soup...
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When I saw Galaxy Quest (1999), I remembered how much fun I used to have at conventions, and I missed it. I missed the interaction with the fans. I missed the chance to tell stories about my life on TNG... but mostly, I missed the sex. The hot, Klingon-forehead-wearing fansex.
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I loved Galaxy Quest (1999). I thought it was brilliant satire, not only of Trek, but of fandom in general. The only thing I wish they had done was cast me in it, and have me play a freaky fanboy who keeps screaming at the actor who played "the kid" about how awful it was that there was a kid on the spaceship. Alas.
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[From blog posting about a "Shark Week" show, August 2013] Discovery Channel betrayed [its audience's] trust during its biggest viewing week of the year. Discovery Channel isn't run by stupid people, and this was not some kind of a mistake. Someone made a deliberate choice to present a work of fiction that is more suited for the Syfy channel as a truthful and factual documentary. That is disgusting.
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I would love to find myself in a position where I have to decide, "Gosh, do I want to be on a series?".
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I've done a lot of geeky things in my life, but I think the geekiest of all was my first effort to build props and cosplay, when I was about twelve years-old.
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My wife is the most awesome person in the universe. She's made this experience much less miserable for me, with her compassion, patience and understanding.
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Some ISPs are blocking all BitTorrent traffic, because BitTorrent can be used to share files in a piratical way. Hollywood lobbying groups are trying to pass laws which would force ISPs to block or degrade BitTorrent traffic, too. Personally, I think this is like closing down freeways because a bank robber could use them to get away.
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When you get a group of kids together, especially boys, the psychology of those kids requires that they find a weak kid or a sensitive kid or a soft kid.
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One of the things that drives me crazy is the belief in Hollywood that bittorrent exists solely for stealing things.
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People who don't want to give a creator money are never going to give a creator money.
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When you say a 'former child star', you may as well say 'failed child star'.
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Even when I was little and going on auditions, it was clear who was there because they wanted to be there, and who was there because their stage parents were making them be there. There was a major difference.
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I guess I'm up to about 70% of normal, which is a real relief. My doctor gave me clearance to go out in public again, so I've been able to go to the store and help out a little bit around the house.
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I spent a lot of my childhood not fitting in, in a lot of different ways.
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If the world were a bar, America would currently be the angry drunk waving around a loaded gun. Yeah, the other people in the bar may be afraid of him, but they sure as hell don't respect him.
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Even when I was little, people would always ask me if I wanted to be a movie star, and I would always say, "No, I just want to be an actor."
[on his frequent appearances on The Big Bang Theory (2007) as "himself"] I'm not really a jerk but I have fun playing one.
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Fun fact: I hate dancing. It makes me feel self conscious, stupid, uncoordinated, and like a complete idiot. Because I don't particularly enjoy feeling that way, I probably dance once a year, to only one song, and only to make Anne happy when she wants to dance with her husband at whatever thing we've gone to where they have organized dancing.
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[on the death of Majel Barrett Roddenberry, December 19, 2008] We always had fun when we were working on Next Generation, but when Majel was on the set, it was a party.
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(On his teenage years) I was such a geek that if I could go back in time, I would kick my own ass.
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[Interview magazine, 2005] I am a huge geek. And Star Trek was a haven for geeks.
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Endorsed Bernie Sanders in the 2016 presidential election of the United States.
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Wil's maternal grandmother, Norma Aleene Farrington, was born in Colón, Panama. Norma's father, Edwin Flavel Kortright Farrington, had English and French ancestry. Norma's mother, Wil's matrilineal great-grandmother Daphne Silvera, was born in Kingston, Jamaica, to Sephardi Jewish parents, Theodore Silvera and Deborah Pretto. Wil's other ancestry is English, German, Irish and Welsh.
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Terminated his deal with publisher O'Reilly & Associates (2004).
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Signed a 3-book deal with publisher O'Reilly & Associates for books "Dancing Barefoot", "Just a Geek" (expected spring 2004) and "Wil Wheaton's Web Design" (expected summer 2004). [December 2003]
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Growing up, he was a huge fan of the original Star Trek (1966) series.
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Maintains the active wilwheaton.net, one of the most frequented fansites on the Internet.
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His first major film role was as a child playing Gordie LaChance in Stand by Me (1986), before taking the role of Wesley Crusher on Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987). 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.
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Is the first Star Trek actor and the only cast member of Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987) to be born after the franchise had begun.
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Recently designed/created a tee for the one-item-a-day-sale spin-off of woot.com, shirt.woot.com. It is entitled "How We Roll".
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In 1988, Wil Power was the name of his Nickelodeon-based club for all Trek and non-Trek fans.
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He is an active member of the Propeller social news site, where he is a Scout.
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Was one of the first bloggers and is an avid, active homebrewer.
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.
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Has played as part of the PokerStars.com team in the 2005 World Series of Poker.
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He is a posting member of the internet communities Slashdot (slashdot.org) and Reddit (reddit.com). He does interviews on a regular basis and participates in discussion. He also answers private messages.
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Wil is a life-long fan of the Los Angeles Dodgers baseball team, and he is also an avid player of video games, which lead to his voice-over role in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (2004).
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