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| Born | Wiley Ramsey Wiggins November 6, 1976 Austin, Texas, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1993–present |
| Website | www |
Wiley Ramsey Wiggins (born November 6, 1976) [1] is an American actor.
Wiley Wiggins | |
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| Wiggins in 2013 | |
| Born | Wiley Ramsey Wiggins November 6, 1976 Austin, Texas, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1993–present |
| Website | www |
Wiley Ramsey Wiggins (born November 6, 1976) [1] is an American actor.
Wiggins was born in Austin, Texas. [1] At the age of 16, Wiggins starred in Richard Linklater's 1993 film Dazed and Confused . Wiggins had never planned on an acting career. He has said that he was leaving a coffee shop in Austin when a member of the film's casting department approached him on the street and asked him if he was interested in auditioning for a movie. [2]
Wiggins later starred in Linklater's Waking Life and C.M. Talkington's indie crime drama Love and a .45 with Renée Zellweger. [3]
Waking Life is a 2001 American animated film written and directed by Richard Linklater. The film explores a wide range of philosophical issues, including the nature of reality, dreams and lucid dreams, consciousness, the meaning of life, free will, and existentialism. It is centered on a young man who wanders through a succession of dreamlike realities wherein he encounters a series of people who engage in insightful philosophical discussions.
Dazed and Confused is a 1993 American coming-of-age comedy film written and directed by Richard Linklater. The film follows a variety of teenagers on the last day of school in Austin, Texas in 1976. The film has no single protagonist or central conflict, rather following interconnected plot threads among different social groups and characters, such as rising ninth graders undergoing hazing rituals, a football star's refusal to sign a clean living pledge for his coach, and various characters hanging out at a pool hall. The film features a large ensemble cast of actors who would later become stars, including Jason London, Ben Affleck, Milla Jovovich, Cole Hauser, Parker Posey, Adam Goldberg, Matthew McConaughey, Nicky Katt, Joey Lauren Adams, and Rory Cochrane.
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