Roger W. Wilson (born October 8, 1956) is an American actor.

Early life and education

Wilson was born to Roger William Wilson (d. 1972), president—formerly an executive—of offshore engineering and construction company

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, and Arline (née Robinson). He had a brother and sister. Both of his parents died young, and Wilson inherited several million dollars. He attended

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and graduated in 1975 with

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, brother of former

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. He later studied at

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Career

Wilson appeared in the first two ''

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'' movies as well as ''Thunder Alley'' and the TV series ''Seven Brides for Seven Brothers''. Wilson wrote screenplays for producers including

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, and

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. and briefly taught screenwriting classes in

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in the mid-2000s. Wilson was the lead singer in the New York-based band ''Num'' in the 1990s. Wilson was also a member of the New York-based band ''Born Again Baldwins'' from mid-2008 until the end of 2009.

Personal life

Wilson was married to Estée Lauder model

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from 1978 to 1983. After his divorce, he became supermodel

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's first serious boyfriend at age 18. They dated from 1987 to 1993. Turlington told ''Cosmopolitan'' magazine and

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, when he had a brief, late-night talk show, that she and Wilson were married. However, it was a spiritual, and not a legal ceremony. Wilson introduced Turlington to

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and she moved to

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briefly to live with him. Turlington had his initials and a rose tattooed on her ankle, which she later removed. Turlington and Wilson broke up in 1993. Wilson later dated

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, best known from TV show ''

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'', in the late 1990s. In 2000, Wilson filed a $40 million lawsuit against fellow actor Leonardo DiCaprio, claiming that DiCaprio encouraged his friends to physically assault Wilson after an argument relating to Berkley. Wilson claimed his larynx was badly damaged. DiCaprio was alleged to have pursued Berkley whilst she was in a relationship with Wilson and Wilson confronted DiCaprio over the accusation. Having worked as a wellness coach and been the lead guitarist and singer for the band Num, in 2018 Wilson founded the club 7908 in

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References

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