ACTOR

Wil Wheaton

1972 - Today

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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, and Mike Morningstar/Darkstar in the Ben 10 franchise's original continuity. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Wil Wheaton has received more than 13,369,410 page views. His biography is available in 33 different languages on Wikipedia (down from 34 in 2019). Wil Wheaton is the 3,827th most popular actor (down from 2,742nd in 2019), the 5,711th most popular biography from United States (down from 4,356th in 2019) and the 1,727th most popular American Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 13M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 49.51

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 33

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.59

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.92

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Wil Wheaton ranks 3,827 out of 13,578. Before him are Katherine DeMille, Çağatay Ulusoy, David White, Harry Carey, Paul Hörbiger, and Sabrina Carpenter. After him are Roger Rees, John Corbett, Juliet Berto, Hillevi Rombin, Ben Mendelsohn, and Rhona Mitra.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1972, Wil Wheaton ranks 122. Before him are Kevin MacLeod, Grégory Coupet, Nina Badrić, Sergio Massa, Eli Roth, and Älihan Smaiylov. After him are Jason O'Mara, Christian Ziege, Yoo Jae-suk, Jérôme Le Banner, Umaro Sissoco Embaló, and Taylor Hawkins.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Wil Wheaton ranks 5,711 out of 20,380. Before him are Sheila E. (1957), Jimmie Rodgers (1897), Sabrina Carpenter (1999), Carmen Basilio (1927), Johnny Appleseed (1774), and Catherine Hardwicke (1955). After him are Chad Hurley (1977), Alex Katz (1927), John Corbett (1961), Kathleen Cavendish, Marchioness of Hartington (1920), Diane Disney Miller (1933), and Edwin Frederick O'Brien (1939).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Wil Wheaton ranks 1,727. Before him are Tommy Rettig (1941), Sandra Bernhard (1955), Elizabeth Mitchell (1970), David White (1916), Harry Carey (1878), and Sabrina Carpenter (1999). After him are John Corbett (1961), Raymond J. Barry (1939), Christopher Guest (1948), Joanna Moore (1934), Raymond Cruz (1961), and Anita Stewart (1895).

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Television and Movie Roles

Stand by Me
Gordie Lachance
After learning that a boy their age has been accidentally killed near their rural homes, four Oregon boys decide to go see the body. On the way, Gordie, Vern, Chris and Teddy encounter a mean junk man and a marsh full of leeches, as they also learn more about one another and their very different home lives. Just a lark at first, the boys' adventure evolves into a defining event in their lives.
Aug 8o 19867.9 / 10
Flubber
Bennett Hoenicker
Professor Phillip Brainard, an absent minded professor, works with his assistant Weebo, trying to create a substance that's a new source of energy and that will save Medfield College where his sweetheart Sara is the president. He has missed his wedding twice, and on the afternoon of his third wedding, Professor Brainard creates flubber, which allows objects to fly through the air.
Nov 26o 19975.7 / 10
Toy Soldiers
Joey Trotta
After federal agents arrest a drug czar and put him on trial, the cartel leader's vicious son storms a prep school and takes its students hostage. They rebel against the armed intruders and try to take back their academy by any means necessary.
Apr 24o 19916.457 / 10