The former star child says that the game was "forced to him"

"I don't want to do that. I just want to be a child. Let me be a child."


Support me is one of the most popular films of all time, but behind the scenes, starWil Wheaton was struggling in his own adolescence. In a new interview withAccess to Hollywood, Wheaton, who also appeared inStar Trek: The next generation Teenager, saidHe was forced to act Child, even if he begged his mother to stop doing it. The actor also said that he was related to hisSupport me Character, Gordie Lachance, because of the problems they both had with their fathers.

This is not the first time that Wheaton has opened his life at home while he was a star child. Read the rest to see what Wheaton has to say and for his family's response.

Read this then:This former child actor stopped after "devastating"Star wars Live.

Wheaton came to glory in the 1980s.

Wil Wheaton at the premiere of
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Wheaton's first film and television actor comes from the age of nine and 10 years. Its revolutionary role inSupport me came when he was 14 years old. He continued to playStar Trek: The next generationand the filmS toy soldiers andCrush, between many other roles.

Wheaton is still working in entertainment today, but as an adult, he focused more on the roles of voiceover and accommodation. Certain recent appearances on the screen as an actor includeBig Bang theory and an episode ofStar Trek: Picard. He is also a writer; His most recent book is entitledAlways just a geek.

He claims that the theater was "forced" on him.

InThe interview withAccess to Hollywood, as part of their "Surviving Stardom" series, Wheaton said that he was made to be an actor of his mother, against his will, when he was a child.

"The game was actually something that was forced to," said Wheaton. "I have these very clear memories to say again and again:" I don't want to do that. I just want to be a child. Let me be a child. "", He continued, "I have just learned my child, if I will be happy, if I will attract the attention and approval of my parents -that I think that each child deserves absolutely unconditionally - I have to do what mom wants. And maybe if I do what mom wants, for any reason, Dad will love me. "

Wheaton also said he was planning to end his life when he was a teenager. "I am so grateful that, for any reason, I have not made any [irrevocable] choice when I was younger ... I am a survivor," he said.

It's painful to lookSupport me.

Wil Wheaton in
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We asked Wheaton what he noticed on his young me when he looksSupport me Now, and he replied: "As I'm sad. It hurts my heart to see this little boy, to see how much he hurts."

The 49 -year -old also explained how he relates to his character. "The fundamental motivation force in the life of Gordie Lachance is her line," my father hates me. I'm not good, "said Wheaton. "That's what I felt and I didn't know." From his father, Wheaton said: "There was a time in my life when he made a choice that I was not his son, I was [his mother]Debbie thing."

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His family denies affirmations.

Wil Wheaton at Paramount+'s 2nd Annual Star Trek Day celebration in 2021
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In a declaration atAccess to Hollywood, a spokesperson for Wheaton's family said: "The whole of Wil's family is shocked by these allegations. We have always been a very united and loving family." They added that Wheaton's mother "does not abandon the hope of reconciliation".AE0FCC31AE342FD3A1346EBB1F342FCB

In a longPublish on your website, Wheaton shared that he was not surprised by the reaction of his family and went further in the situation. He said that his mother lied to her desire to act for a long time and to be a nearby family.

One of his co-stars apologized.

In an interview in 2021 with Yahoo!? Wheaton said thatHer mother told her What to say to a potential agent. "I didn't want to be an actor when I was a child. My parents forced me to do so, my mother made me do it," he said. "My mother trained me to go to her agency and tell the children's agent:" I want to do what mom does. ""

The subject also appeared when Wheaton appeared on The speech in April 2022, which was co-organized by its Support me co-star Jerry O'Connell . O'Connell apologized for not being there for Wheaton when they made the film. Wheaton replied: "I deeply appreciate that ... you were 11 years old. How could you have known? Also, everyone in the public who is a survivor in trauma knows: we are really, really good to cover what we are going through. "

Read this then: How Mary-Kate and Ashley prevented Elizabeth Olsen from being a star child .


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