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Wil Wheaton says he's only ever felt parental love from Star Trek costars LeVar Burton and Jonathan Frakes

Wil Wheaton said that he's only felt 'what I imagine it is like when your parents love you and approve of you' from his 'Star Trek: The Next Generation' costars LeVar Burton and Jonathan Frakes.

Wil Wheaton at the 'Picard' season 3 premiere in Los Angeles on Feb. 9, 2023; LeVar Burton at the National Arts Advocacy Summit at Summerlin in Las Vegas on Feb. 12, 2025.Araya Doheny/Getty; Denise Truscello/Getty After telling Burton, "Thank you for being there for me when you didn't know that you were," Wheaton said that the Reading Rainbow star called him "totally unexpectedly" upon receiving the text. While visibly holding back tears, the actor explained how his conversation with Burton was one of the first times he's felt genuine parental love.

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