Zachery Lou Wilson, an American actor, writer, and comedian, has become a prominent figure in the entertainment industry. He is widely recognized for his work on the actual play anthology web series Dimension 20, his role as the on-air announcer for Jimmy Kimmel Live!, and his contributions to the creator-owned podcast Worlds Beyond Number.
Early Life and Career Beginnings
Lou Wilson's journey into the world of entertainment began with improv comedy. After moving to Los Angeles after college, he initially struggled to find a D&D group that suited him. However, a missed romantic connection led him to join an improv team where he met Brennan Lee Mulligan, who encouraged him to pursue his dream of playing D&D.
Rise to Fame with Dimension 20
Wilson's career took off with his involvement in Dimension 20, a Dungeons & Dragons actual play series. He is known for his roles in various campaigns, including The Unsleeping City.
The Unsleeping City: A Blend of Fantasy and Reality
The Unsleeping City is set in the magical underbelly of New York City. The Unsleeping City was one of the earliest campaigns of Dimension 20, and it has been four years since season 2. Mulligan chose The Unsleeping City as the storyline to use in the show. This blended the high fantasy of D&D with the real life history and locations of New York. Worlds like this can be more fun to explore but they can be difficult to balance real world experience with fantasy adventure.
The series follows the Dream Team as they navigate comedic twists and turns while striving to protect their community. Lou Wilson played Kingston Brown, a city cleric, in The Unsleeping City. According to Wilson, the character of Kingston started with a simple core. Over time, Kingston grew into something much richer and deeper than he ever expected.
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Wilson noted that the emphasis on community and connection showed Pete that he needed to heal himself, to be a helpful member of the community that he has entered that was nice enough to take him in. Wilson expressed excitement about revisiting the themes and characters of The Unsleeping City, emphasizing the beauty of dream and community within the world. He found it particularly meaningful to embody characters who deeply care for one another, especially during the current times in America.
Other Dimension 20 Campaigns
Besides The Unsleeping City, Wilson has participated in other Dimension 20 campaigns, including:
- Fantasy High
- A Crown of Candy
- Neverafter
- Misfits and Magic
- Cloudward, Ho!
Transition to Jimmy Kimmel Live!
In 2020, Wilson joined Jimmy Kimmel Live! as a writer and later became the on-air announcer. Sources suggest that ABC is very supportive of Jimmy's decision to have Lou on the show.
Other Notable Works
In addition to his work on Dimension 20 and Jimmy Kimmel Live!, Wilson has appeared in several other television shows and films. In 2017, Wilson starred as Frank in The Guest Book and played Lucas Wiley on Netflix's American Vandal. Additionally, he acted alongside Pete Davidson in The King of Staten Island (2020), where he played the role of Richie.
Worlds Beyond Number
Wilson is also involved in Worlds Beyond Number, a creator-owned podcast that features tabletop role-playing games.
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Betty Lou Wilson's Weight Loss Story
Betty Lou Wilson November 11, 1936 to September 17, 2025Betty Lou Dahl was born on November 11, 1936 in Great Falls, Montana. She spent her childhood in Butte, Montana attended the Butte High School where she was active in the marching band and often told stories about playing the French Horn in the greatest of all marching bands. Betty Lou had a full childhood shared with her parents and two sisters. She then attended St Patrick School of Nursing in Missoula graduating in 1958. In 1959 she moved to Seattle to work in a hospital for a short period of time. She convinced a couple of fellow nurses to move to Germany to work at Landstule Military Hospital, where she met and married Charles Wilson in June 1961.
Betty Lou and Chuck moved from Germany, to Tustin, California and gave birth to two children, Charles Timothy and Carolyn Jeanne. In November 1966, the family of four moved back to Europe, landing first in Germany but then settling in Liege Belgium for Chuck’s work. Life in Belgium was challenging and after 18 months the entire group moved to outside London, working in Berkshire. The Wilson family established a home in Ascot Berkshire, and built a wonderful home with an active social life. While Chuck was working, Betty Lou found schools for her children and began exploring England. The purchase of a camper van aided weekend trips to Cornwall, Wales, Southampton, Brighton, Henley, the Lake District and even trips to Scotland. The time in England was full of rich experiences, developing life long friends and creating memories. Summer included trips to the States to visit family and friends all over the country, flying Pan Am across the Atlantic, then United in the US and winter included ski vacations in Italy, Switzerland and Austria. She had interesting experiences travelling in East Germany and Hungary, both behind the Iron Curtain at the time and the trip to Hungary was similar to something you would read in a Ken Follett novel, visiting friends who worked for the American Embassy in Hungary. The Wilson’s moved back to California in 1976 settling in Fountain Valley. Life was full of activities and events with two children entering Fountain Valley High School and both marching in the FVHS Marching Band, though never as spectacular as the Butte High School Band. Betty Lou was instrumental in getting the FVHS Marching Band invited to the 1981 Presidential Inaugural Parade, and at a time before the Internet she organized the trip, ran the fundraisers, using phone trees to connect with the 200 students and their families, it required significant effort from the Booster Club to create this event for everyone Betty Lou led this effort. Throughout her life, and up until the end of life Better Lou was the most engaged cheerleader for every project. She was fully engaged, never dialed in her enthusiasm and was the biggest cheerleader anyone could ask to have. She enthusiastically met new people, was charitable in her efforts and always welcoming new people, at church, community events or Thanksgiving Dinner. While we were living in England in the 1960’s she decided she wanted to have a traditional Halloween Trick or Treat party for us. Halloween was not celebrated in the UK in the 1960’s which meant she needed to invite all the neighbors to participate, explain trick or treating, giving out candy or baked goods. For a country only 20 years away from a World War it was an odd request, but she managed to get 15-20 houses in our neighborhood to participate, invited school friends and teach them about Halloween costuming and then host a party. She saw a need for her children to have a traditional Trick or Treat event, and ran the event as she did so many others. If historians ever determine that Halloween was introduced to England in the Ascot/Windsor area just outside London, know that our mother was a part of the introduction. We could not have asked for a more supportive mother for any new venture we were trying. Betty Lou returned to nursing and worked for years in the Operating Room at hospitals in Orange County. She also ran a network marketing for several weight loss companies and was recognized for her outstanding sales performance, leadership positions within these companies and her ability to build large sales groups.
In 2005 Betty Lou and Chuck moved from their retirement community in Banning to Northern California to be closer to their grandchildren, Carolyn and her husband Scott. There again she became active in her new community, new church, new volunteer opportunities, and setting up Camp Grandma for her grandchildren Brooks and Selah each summer. Camp Grandma was a two week adventure, exploring northern California, covered bridges, swimming holes and slumber parties. She even found other grandparents in the area and arranged play dates for the kids. She had strong and meaningful experiences at the churches she worshiped at including Calvary Chapel in Costa Mesa and Calvary Bible Church in Grass Valley. We are comforted by the large number of notes we have found from people who knew Betty Lou from church events and programs. In the last 10 years of her life she was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s and eventually dementia. It was a brutal challenge, faced with many medical and life altering scenarios. Throughout it all, Betty Lou remained focused on the relationships with her family and friends, and embracing her ever shrinking world. She loved her life and the people in her life as long as she could, until her illness took away her ability to express that love. But even on her last day, she acknowledged both her children with love. Betty Lou is survived by her sister Carol L Grover of Spokane WA, Children Tim and Carolyn, Son-in-Law Scott, and grandchildren Brooks and Selah. Additionally many nieces and nephews on both her side and Chucks side of the family.
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