Richard William 'Wil' Wheaton III (born July 29, 1972) is an American actor and writer. As an actor, he is best known for his portrayals of Wesley Crusher on the television series Star Trek: The Next Generation, Gordie Lachance in the film Stand by Me and Joey Trotta in Toy Soldiers. As a writer, he is best known for his blogs Wil Wheaton Dot Net and WWdN: In Exile. This book is your ultimate resource for Wil Wheaton. Here you will find the most up-to-date information, photos, and much more. In easy to read chapters, with extensive references and links to get you to know all there is to know about his Early life, Career and Personal life right away. A quick look inside: Wil Wheaton, Highway to Heaven, Family Ties, The Man Who Fell to Earth (TV program), Star Trek: The Next Generation, The Light Brigade (The Outer Limits), Twice in a Lifetime (TV series), Beat the Geeks, Teen Titans (TV series), Legion of Super Heroes (TV series), Ben 10: Alien Force, Batman: The Brave and the Bold, Family Guy, Not All Dogs Go to Heaven, Partial Terms of Endearment, Naruto Shippuden: the Movie, Leverage (TV series), The Big Bang Theory, Eureka (TV series), The Secret of NIMH, The Last Starfighter, The Buddy System (film), Stand by Me (film), The Curse (1987 film), Toy Soldiers (1991 film), Flubber (film), Python (film), Jane White Is Sick & Twisted, Star Trek Nemesis, Americanizing Shelley, Star Trek (film).