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Wil Wheaton

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Richard William "Wil" Wheaton III (born July 29, 1972) is an American actor and writer. He portrayed Wesley Crusher on the television series Star Trek: The Next Generation, Gordie Lachance in the film Stand by Me, Joey Trotta in Toy Soldiers, and Bennett Hoenicker in Flubber. Wheaton has also appeared in recurring voice acting roles as Aqualad in Teen Titans, Cosmic Boy in Legion of Super Heroes, Martin Brisby in The Secret of NIMH, and Mike Morningstar/Darkstar in the Ben 10 franchise's original continuity. He appeared regularly as a fictionalized version of himself on the sitcom The Big Bang Theory and in the roles of Fawkes on The Guild, Colin Mason on Leverage, and Dr. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 34 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 33 in 2024). Wil Wheaton is the 3,724th most popular actor (up from 3,827th in 2024), the 6,067th most popular biography from United States (down from 5,710th in 2019) and the 1,745th most popular American Actor.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Wil Wheaton ranks 3,724 out of 13,578. Before him are Stella McCartney, Bridget Moynahan, Rolan Bykov, Tim Pigott-Smith, Richard Berry, and Barbara Rush. After him are Michael Dorn, Anthony Zerbe, Gösta Ekman, Monica Bleibtreu, Jonelle Allen, and Paula Wessely.

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Among people born in 1972, Wil Wheaton ranks 134. Before him are Matt Schulze, Christophe Dugarry, Mohammad Rasoulof, Eric Dane, Kevin MacLeod, and Selma Blair. After him are Goran Višnjić, Joe Wright, Nek, Steve McManaman, Amrullah Saleh, and Christian Ziege.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Wil Wheaton ranks 6,067 out of 20,380. Before him are Larry Carlton (1948), Leo Ryan (1925), Bridget Moynahan (1971), John Henry Schwarz (1941), Ronald McNair (1950), and Barbara Rush (1927). After him are Michael Dorn (1952), Anthony Zerbe (1936), William Cameron Menzies (1896), Olene Walker (1930), Jonelle Allen (1944), and Isiah Thomas (1961).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Wil Wheaton ranks 1,745. Before him are Dixie Carter (1939), Harrison Ford (1884), Cassady McClincy (2000), Bo Hopkins (1942), Bridget Moynahan (1971), and Barbara Rush (1927). After him are Michael Dorn (1952), Anthony Zerbe (1936), Jonelle Allen (1944), Michael J. Pollard (1939), Taraji P. Henson (1970), and William Smith (1933).

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