Will Wikle

{{short description|Big Brother US contestant and pornographic actor}}

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| name = Will Wikle

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1978|12|15}}

| birth_place= Bangor, Maine, U.S

| television = Big Brother 5

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Charles William Wikle ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|w|aɪ|k|əl}}; born December 15, 1978){{Citation needed|date=July 2022}} is an American actor and reality television personality best known for his appearance in the fifth American season of Big Brother.{{Cite web |title=Will Wikle |url=https://www.metacritic.com/person/will-wikle |website=Metacritic |language=en |access-date=2020-05-05}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.tvguide.com/news/wikle-big-brother-38615/|title=BB5's Gay Guy: He's Out! | TV Guide|date=August 24, 2004|website=TVGuide.com}} He was an openly gay contestant on the reality series.{{Cite web|url=https://www.papermag.com/will-wikle-takes-it-all-off-1682531268.html|title=NSFW: Taking It All Off With Will Wikle|date=March 23, 2016|website=PAPER}} (The source incorrectly states Wikle was the "first" openly gay contestant on the show. Bill "Bunky" Miller from Season 2 (2001) holds that distinction.)

Wikle parlayed his Big Brother notoriety into a gig as co-host of the Logo network travel-themed program, Round Trip Ticket.{{Cite web|url=https://ew.com/article/2005/07/15/reviewing-first-gay-and-lesbian-network/|title=Reviewing the first Gay and Lesbian network|website=EW.com}} Wikle was a contestant on Bravo's sports/reality series Battle of the Network Reality Stars.{{Cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wWIEAAAAMBAJ&q=will+wikle+Battle+of+the+Network+Reality+Stars&pg=PA143|title=Out|first=Here|last=Publishing|date=December 10, 2005|publisher=Here Publishing|via=Google Books}} In 2008, Wikle was cast as Jasper in the gay spoof sequel, Another Gay Sequel: Gays Gone Wild!, released December 9, 2008.{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2008/film/reviews/another-gay-sequel-gays-gone-wild-1200507803/|title=Another Gay Sequel: Gays Gone Wild!|first1=Dennis|last1=Harvey|date=August 12, 2008}}

In 2016, Wikle starred in the gay adult film The Stillest Hour for CockyBoys.{{cite web|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/evan-ross-katz/former-reality-star-will-wikle_b_9212692.html|title=Former Reality Star Will Wikle Readies CockyBoys Adult Film Debut (EXCLUSIVE)|date=12 February 2016|work=The Huffington Post|access-date=8 March 2016}}{{cite web|url=http://attitude.co.uk/former-big-brother-usa-star-will-wikle-to-star-in-gay-porn-film/|title=Big Brother USA's Will Wikle to star in gay porn film|work=Attitude Magazine|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160221032420/https://attitude.co.uk/former-big-brother-usa-star-will-wikle-to-star-in-gay-porn-film/|archive-date=2016-02-21|access-date=8 March 2016}}