Steven Wiig
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Steven Ray Wiig (born December 30, 1972) is an American film actor and musician. He appears in the films Into the Wild under director (and Academy Award-winning actor) Sean Penn, Some Kind of Monster, directed by Joe Berlinger and Bruce Sinofsky, and Gus Van Sant's San Francisco-based film Milk. He is the drummer in the band Papa Wheelie, fronted by former Metallica member Jason Newsted. Wiig is the primary songwriter in his band The Martichora (all instruments).
Close friend and Executive Personal Assistant to Metallica's founder and drummer Lars Ulrich. Wiig attended Northern Michigan University.
Currently resides in Sausalito, Marin County, California and works with the heavy metal band Metallica and is working as a producer to bring the novel U.P. (Ghost Road Press) to the screen.
Filmography
As Actor:
- All Praise The Electric Light (student film)
- Some Kind of Monster (2004)
- Into the Wild (2007)
- Milk (2008)
Appears in cartoon form alongside Neil Hamburger on The Amazing Adventures of Pleaseeasaur DVD (2006).
Discography
- GROINBLITZER
- 1989-1991
- The Lesser
- The Martichora
- all releases
- Papa Wheelie
References
External links
- Steven Wiig at IMDb
- U.P. native goes 'Into the Wild'
- Papa Wheelie
- Papa Wheelie Media
- Papa Wheelie myspace
- The Martichora myspace
- Musician-actor keeps his connection to U.P. strong
- McCandless story has U.P. connection
- Local folks can finally see Negaunee actor in movie
- "Picturing Harvey Milk" SF Chronicle January 30, 2008
- Metallica embraces U.P. native
- Local man makes good in Hollywood