 Wiig played bass for Metallica at The Playboy Mansion in 1998 (filling in for Newsted).Wiig has appeared in several films and assisted Oscar-winner Penn on several personal and professional projects and worked as a consultant for Social Capital Films for Ridley Scott's "Tell-Tale".In 2009, Wiig teamed up with fellow Upper Michigan-native Ron Riekki to produce Riekki's novel, "U.P."