Where Are They Now?
After his breakthrough supporting role in the 2000 film, "Castaway", Wilson struggled to keep his momentum as a Hollywood presence. Insiders speculate that Wilson's seething bitterness over being completely snubbed at the Academy Awards -- even missing from the guest list -- was a key factor for his stumbling retreat from gratitude of how far he made it. Wilson was internationally recognized for his dramatic and complete transformation from a hopeful center of attention at a beach party to a deflated silent accessory serving an obsessive Fed Ex executive that gives him a makeover while he slowly loses his shaky grasp on reality.
Wilson's public behavior spiraled out of control until he got a break at Play It Again Sports. But it was to be only a brief glimmer of hope in what would become another celebrity downward spiral. Wilson sought treatment for depression that ultimately became a reported dependence on helium inflations. By 2006, Wilson had disappeared from the tabloid radar -- that is until late 2010, when he was spotted by a maintenance of way worker in the outskirts of Chicago posted on a blog that Wilson is working as a railroad bull.
When approached for a brief interview, Wilson was barely recognizable from a decade of resentment and hard knocks. Wilson reacted to general questions with aggression and denial, threatening a reporter with violence that he "reserved only for the likes of soccer players and that Oscar gobbler, Tom Hanks."
Where Are They Now?
After his breakthrough supporting role in the 2000 film, "Castaway", Wilson struggled to keep his momentum as a Hollywood presence. Insiders speculate that Wilson's seething bitterness over being completely snubbed at the Academy Awards -- even missing from the guest list -- was a key factor for his stumbling retreat from gratitude of how far he made it. Wilson was internationally recognized for his dramatic and complete transformation from a hopeful center of attention at a beach party to a deflated silent accessory serving an obsessive Fed Ex executive that gives him a makeover while he slowly loses his shaky grasp on reality.
Wilson's public behavior spiraled out of control until he got a break at Play It Again Sports. But it was to be only a brief glimmer of hope in what would become another celebrity downward spiral. Wilson sought treatment for depression that ultimately became a reported dependence on helium inflations. By 2006, Wilson had disappeared from the tabloid radar -- that is until late 2010, when he was spotted by a maintenance of way worker in the outskirts of Chicago posted on a blog that Wilson is working as a railroad bull.
When approached for a brief interview, Wilson was barely recognizable from a decade of resentment and hard knocks. Wilson reacted to general questions with aggression and denial, threatening a reporter with violence that he "reserved only for the likes of soccer players and that Oscar gobbler, Tom Hanks."