# Actors who suddenly stopped acting

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**Created:** [July 10, 2008, 5:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-who-suddenly-stopped-acting/455954 "2008-07-10T05:57:56Z")\
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**Author:** ![Misnomer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misnomer/32/14897_2.png) [@Misnomer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Misnomer)\
**Post date:** [July 15, 2008, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-who-suddenly-stopped-acting/455954/72 "2008-07-15T17:08:13Z")

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**Wil Wheaton** , child star of _Stand by Me_ and _Star Trek: The Next Generation_, is now a husband, father, and author – and has an open, well-written blog ([WWdn: In Exile](http://wilwheaton.typepad.com/wwdnbackup/)).

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