Wil Wheaton aka Richard William Wheaton III is an American actor and writer widely recognized for his role as Wesley Crusher on the TV series Star Trek: The Next Generation. He is also well-known for his role as a fictionalized version of himself on the comedy-drama series The Big Bang Theory (2007-2019).
Born as Richard William Wheaton III in Burbank, California, the United States on July 29th, 1972 he is American by nationality and is white by ethnicity. His birth sign is Leo.
Wil in his childhood days
Wheaton is the son of Debra Nordean known as an actress and Richard William Wheaton Jr who is a medical specialist. The actor also has two siblings named Jeremy and Amy.
As per education, he went to the Crescenta Valley high school and later joined the prestigious University of California, Los Angeles.
Wil attending an event
On November 7, 1999, Wheaton wedded to his long-time partner Anne Prince and they both currently lives in Arcadia, California.
Will added,
She wasn't trying to set us up. It just kind of happened that we both ended up going to this thing. I saw Anne and she was cute, and I was a nerd and I was afraid to talk to her.
Wheaton with her wife Anne Prince
Since their marriage, the duo hasn't shared a child but has two stepsons named Ryan Wheaton and Nolan Wheaton of Anne's from her previous relationship which is later legally adopted by Wheaton.
Apart from his love life, he is the die-hard fan of the Los Angeles Dodgers and has also visited Dodger Stadium to gain live experience along with his friends.
The American actor has a net worth of around $3 million as of August 2019. He gathered wealth through his profession as an actor.
Wil and his wife taking their dog for a walk
Wil is shining with his role as a fictionalized version of himself on the comedy-drama series The Big Bang Theory (2007-2019) alongside Melissa Rauch, Mayim Bialik, Laura Spencer, and more.
If we look through the average income of every cast member of The Big Bang Theory it is between $500,000-$900,000 per episode so we can assume that Wil also earns the same amount of wages from the series.
Wheaton also owns a house in Burbank and he is currently living a lavish along with his wife Anne Prince.
In 1981 the actor made his acting debut in the movie A Long Way Home and made his first cinema role as Martin Brisby in the movie The Secret of NIMH (1982).
Wheaton attending Citi JetBlue Event
Later, in 1984 he appeared with a small role in The Last Starfighter as Louis' friend. Wil also played the role of Wesley Crusher on Star Trek: The Next for the first four seasons.
Not to mention, Wheaton has won the Young Artist Awards of 1989 & 1987, Melbourne Underground Film Festival: Best Actor of 2002 as well as the International Academy of Web Television Awards.
Wil Wheaton is an American actor and writer.
He is currently 47 years old.
He stands tall at a height of 5 feet 11 inches (180 cm).
His net worth is estimated to be around $3 million as of August 2019.