- Wil was the spokesman for NewTek company after he left Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987).
- Wil was named #62 on VH1's 100 Greatest Kid Stars.
- Wil's nickname is Uncle Willie.
- Wil is working on his third book, "You Want Kids With That?" It's a collection of stories about life as a step-father taken from his blog.
- Several of Wheaton's Star Trek castmates have nicknames for him: Johnathan Frakes calls him "Teen Idol" and Brent Spiner calls him "Miltie."
- Wil has been a fan of the Los Angeles Dodgers since he was young.
- He had a few lines on Arsenio Hall's song "Dope, The Big Lie."
- His big break was acting opposite Bill Cosby in a Jell-O Pudding Pops commercial.
- Wil provided voice work for the games "Everquest II", "Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon 2", and "Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Lockdown".
- Wil played in the World Series of Poker in 2005 and was knocked out on the first day.
- On Wil's role as a crack addicted homeless man in one episode of CSI, director Duane Clark said "[Wil brought] a lot of scary volatility [to the role]. He really dug his teeth into it, and on his own came up with a backstory of who Walter was. He really filled out what could have been a caricature."
- Wil writes a column on video games for "The Onion."
- He is a fan of the Dungeons and Dragons role-playing-game, and wrote a monthly column called "Wil Save" for Dungeon magazine.
- Wheaton's second book, "Just a Geek" was released in 2004.
- In 2003 Wheaton published the succesful book "Dancing Barefoot," a collection of his memoirs.
- Wil is the founder of the independent publishing company Monolith Press.
- Wil is often confused with Wil Wheaton Jr, an unrelated jazz musician.
- Wheaton did voice-over work for the game "Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas" playing newsman Richard Burns.
- Wil is involved with the Electronic Frontier Foundation, a group that promotes free speech and privacy.
- Wil's Character (and sometimes Wil himself) on Star Trek: The Next Generation was hated by a small group of Star Trek Fans who started the usenet group "alt.wesley.crusher.die.die.die."
- He was in an improv group called "EarnestBorg9" that performed sci-fi/geek comedy at conventions.
- His website has made him quite prominent in the geek community.
- His favorite sports include hockey and golf.
- He enjoys playing guitar, magic, and juggling.
- Wil has been married to Anne Wheaton since 1999 and is step-father to her two kids.
- Wheaton reinvented himself as an improv comedian and often performs at the ACME Comedy Theatre in Hollywood.
- In the late 90's Wheaton attempted to revitalize his acting career by doing independent films. He won Best Actor at the 2002 Melbourne Underground Film Festival for Jane White is Sick and Twisted.
- Wil Wheaton is an avid poker player.
- Wil Wheaton: I'm keenly aware of the Pride coming before the Fall . . . but I really do like what I've been able to do here.
