Wiley Wiggins (born ) is an American game designer and film actor. A native of Austin, Texas, he is the nephew of Lanny Wiggins, who was a member of

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's early band,

The Waller Creek Boys The Waller Creek Boys were an Austin, Texas folk music band formed in 1962. The band lineup was made up of; Janis Joplin: autoharp, Lanny Wiggins: guitar and vocals, and Powell St. John: vocals and harmonica The harmonica, also known as a Fre ...

. At the age of 16, Wiggins starred in

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's film '' Dazed and Confused''. He later starred in Linklater's '' Waking Life''. He was involved in early 1990s cyberculture and wrote occasionally for such magazines as ''

FringeWare Review ''FringeWare Review'' was a magazine about subculture (predominantly cyberculture) published in Austin, Texas. Many of the publication's writers and editors were associated with other publications such as ''Boing Boing'', ''Mondo 2000'', ''Whole ...

'', '' Mondo 2000'', and '' Boing Boing''.

Filmography

*'' Dazed and Confused'' (1993) as Mitch Kramer *''

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'' (1994) as Young Store Clerk *'' Boys'' (1996) as John Phillips *'' Plastic Utopia'' (1997) as Jogger Joe *'' The Faculty'' (1998) as F‘%# Up #2 *'' Waking Life'' (2001) as Main Character; also one of the animators *''

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'' (2001) as Soldier *''Goliath'' (2008) as Alvin *'' Sorry, Thanks'' (2009) as Max Callahan *''

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'' (2013) as Martin Beuscher *''Social Animals'' (2018)

Production roles

*Editor: ''The Outlaw Son'' (2007) *Producer: ''Frontier'' (2001) (co-producer) *Self: ''The Art Show'' (2004)

References

External links

Wiley Wiggins's blogInterview with Wiley Wiggins
in ''Scene Missing'' magazine * Living people American bloggers American video game designers Male actors from Austin, Texas 20th-century American male actors 21st-century American male actors American male bloggers American male child actors Year of birth missing (living people) {{US-film-actor-1970s-stub