Background of James Wilson on House Wikia.

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http://house.wikia.com/wiki/James_Wilson

I was just reminding myself of some of Wilson's history for some writing I was doing and referred to his bio on the House Wikia page (link above.)

I noted it mentioned his early life and his parents:

Wilson was born in New Jersey to Henry and Sophie (nee Krugman) Wilson. Wilson's father is Protestant and his mother is Jewish. Due to the mixed religions the family never seriously practiced one religion or another, although Wilson is recognized as being Jewish (as Judaism recognizes the religion passing down the mother's line, not the father's). From the time Wilson was born until he was ten his father Henry was a woodshop teacher that did oddjobs for extra money, Sophie was a nurse.

Is this stuff true or has it just been invented by the writer of the page? It was never mentioned in the series (as far as I remember!) and i don't recall any official releases about Wilson's history!

Can anyone elighten me?

Comments

[soophelia.livejournal.com]

Unfortunately, all we know about Wilson's family (besides his ex-wives) comes from just a few episodes.
(1x10 "Histories", 5x17 Social Contract).

I always thought Wilson was Jewish because of his remark to Cameron when she found the ham in Rebecca Adler's fridge (Pilot, 1x1).

All we know (canon-wise) is that Wilson has two brothers (one of them is Danny Wilson, who was homeless and later was in a mental institution). House has met Wilson's parents and one of his brothers (and Wilson wanted House to meet Danny). That's it.

I'm disappointed that we never got to learn more about Wilson's background—considering that Wilson is just as messed up as House (but in a different way), I'm sure it would have been interesting. I think David Shore realized too late (aka the last season) that what really made the show was the interaction between House and Wilson.

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I was also disappointed that we didn't find out more about Wilson's background! I think it would have been interesting and it still angers me that they just dropped the brother story line!

I think David Shore realized too late (aka the last season) that what really made the show was the interaction between House and Wilson.

I couldn't agree more! It was great that we got a Hilson ending, but it was just too late. Many great House/Wilson opportunities were missed!

[soophelia.livejournal.com]

I agree! There were so many missed opportunities to explore Wilson (and by extension the House/Wilson relationship). I still wonder how the show would have been if Shore had stuck to his original premise of just having House, Wilson and Foreman as the characters. There probably would have been more room to explore all three characters in depth.

I also hated that Shore didn't push the House/Wilson relationship further because it definitely was the defining relationship of the show. I remember an interview after "Don't Ever Change" aired, where an interviewer raised the possibility that House and Wilson could be more than friends (aka lovers) and Shore brushed it off by saying that they weren't going to explore that further. That pissed me off because obviously if Wilson had been a woman, you can bet that they would have explored that. I think David wasn't interested in that and I think that it's a shame because there shouldn't be a double standard when it comes to portraying same sex relationships as opposed to straight ones on tv. (And yes I think House is bisexual and I think that's what they were subtextually (sic) saying in "Don't Ever Change.")

In the end, I think Shore realized his mistake in not exploring the House/Wilson relationship and I call bullshit that he still says it was just a friendship. A friend (no matter how close) doesn't just give up his entire life and fake his death to be with his best friend for six months.

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In the end, I think Shore realized his mistake in not exploring the House/Wilson relationship and I call bullshit that he still says it was just a friendship. A friend (no matter how close) doesn't just give up his entire life and fake his death to be with his best friend for six months.

Oh wow yes! I have always said this! No matter how far you ship the romance aspect of H/W, nobody can deny their relationship had gone way beyond the boundaries of just 'friends!'

House gave up his life for Wilson and Wilson wanted only House in his final days. They dedicated their lives to each other and to me, it is one of the most beautiful love stories I've ever seen! <3