Photo Gallery: Stand by Me Celebrates 28th Anniversary
Snakkle talks exclusively with "Stand By Me" casting director Jane Jenkins and cinematographer Thomas Del Ruth about the iconic film 28 years later. By Anna DimondKnown to geeks everywhere as Wesley Crusher on Star Trek: Next Generation, he still appears as himself on shows like Family Guy (the animated version of himself) and The Big Bang Theory. But he’s also worked regularly since Stand by Me, voicing video games (Grand Theft Auto) and animated TV series (Aqualad on Teen Titans and Cosmic Boy on Legion of Super Heroes) and doing an occasional guest role on shows like Numb3rs, Criminal Minds, and Eureka. In the nerdcore rap “Your Friend Wil,” MC Frontalot outlines Wheaton’s philosophy of gaming (“Don’t be a dick”). Wheaton is, in fact, well known for his views on technology and gaming: Fans can follow his musings on his blog WWdN: In Exile and see him as one of the headliners of w00tstock, an evening of geeks and music, which was held on the opening night of Comic-Con in San Diego.