Wilky

William Fain

Better known as Wilky, he is more than a throwback to the days when a man’s word was in his handshake. Wilky is fast talking and fast thinking; yet, unlike what that conjures up mentally, he actually honors what he says. He is a “here’s the problem…and here’s the solution” kind of man.

Born in the month of October and raised in Jackson, Tennessee, Wilky married his high school sweetheart, and fathered his handsome son, Jake, by his mid-20s. By 1995, divorced, Wilky was in Lexington, Tennessee, where he owned and ran a grocery store, tobacco shop, and custom sound shop. When searching for a sign for his business, Wilky met Ed Harris. A remarkable brother-like friendship began.

Where many men think a thought – “Man, wouldn’t it be great to be in NASCAR?” Wilky thinks, “Man, let’s be in NASCAR!” and then proceeds to do it. So that’s what Wilky did. He owned three race teams and then started a sports magazine. He also had a radio talk show about NASCAR and related sports issues called Pit Stop.

In 2002, in the month of October, Wilky’s life changed forever by the birth of his daughter, Addison Blair Fain. Unmarried, Wilky has had to fight for the right to be a father.

The fight to be an active father has been so intense, he began to write about the experience. Then the idea came, “this should be a movie. Ed, let’s make a movie.” Wilky’s first film, A Father’s Rights, was finished with principal photography in May 2007, and is in the final stages of post production.

The film led Wilky into a position to travel the country helping families and children to be better prepared to face family court. Wilky also works with politicians to help them better understand what they can do to help suffering families in their communities.

For more information regarding Wilky and A Father’s Rights go to www.williamfain.com.