- Steven Wiig
Infobox actor
imagesize = 150px
birthdate =December 30 ,1972
birthplace =Negaunee ,Marquette County, Michigan Steven Ray Wiig (born
December 30 ,1972 ) is an American filmactor andmusician . He appears in the films "Into the Wild" under director (and Academy Award-winning actor)Sean Penn , "Some Kind of Monster ", directed byJoe Berlinger andBruce Sinofsky andGus Van Sant 's upcoming San Francisco-based film "Milk" and is the drummer in the bandPapa Wheelie , fronted by formerMetallica memberJason Newsted . Wiig is the primary songwriter in his bandThe Martichora (all instruments).Close friend and Executive Personal Assistant to Metallica's founder and drummer
Lars Ulrich . Wiig attendedNorthern Michigan University .Currently resides in
Sausalito ,Marin County, California and works with the heavy metal bandMetallica .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 ofPleaseeasaur DVD" (2006).Discography
*
GROINBLITZER
**1989-1991
*The Lesser
*The Martichora
**all releases
*Papa Wheelie
**2002 "Unipsycho" [ [http://www.chophouserecords.com/xcart/product.php?productid=16156&cat=270&page=1 The shop is closed ] ]
**2002 "Live Lycanthropy" [ [http://www.chophouserecords.com/xcart/product.php?productid=16157&cat=270&page=1 The shop is closed ] ]References
External links
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* [http://www.miningjournal.net/page/content.detail/id/500282.html?nav=5006 U.P. native goes 'Into the Wild']
* [http://www.chophouserecords.com/xcart/home.php?cat=259 Papa Wheelie]
* [http://www.chophouserecords.com/chrmedia/pw_media.php Papa Wheelie Media]
* [http://www.myspace.com/pwheelie Papa Wheelie myspace]
* [http://www.myspace.com/martichora The Martichora myspace]
* [http://www.miningjournal.net/page/content.detail/id/500287.html Musician-actor keeps his connection to U.P. strong]
* [http://www.miningjournal.net/page/content.detail/id/500286.html?nav=5006&actionAlert=emailcontent McCandless story has U.P. connection]
* [http://www.miningjournal.net/page/content.detail/id/506003.html?nav=5006 Local folks can finally see Negaunee actor in movie]
* [http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/01/30/MNUBULUI1.DTL "Picturing Harvey Milk" SF ChronicleJanuary 30 ,2008 ]
* [http://rocknrollgraffiti.blogspot.com/2008/03/up-native-has-metallica-role.html Metallica embraces U.P. native]
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