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n the series' pilot episode, it is revealed that Wilson is Jewish; the revelation occurs when Dr. Eric Foreman says he found ham in the refrigerator of the team's current patient, whom Wilson insisted was his cousin in order to get House to take the case. He also invites House over for Christmas dinner in the episode "Damned If You Do." When House points that Wilson is Jewish, he alters his invitation to invite him for Hanukkah dinner instead. Wilson's educational background is unknown, although in two episodes, he was dressed in a McGill University sweatshirt. In the episode "House Training," two diplomas on his wall indicate that he attended University of Pennsylvania; both diplomas are for fellowship programmes. In the promotional photos for the first episode of season 4, his office diplomas are legible. He has a diploma from McGill's undergraduate school of arts and sciences, and a second diploma from Columbia University's "School of Oncolgy (sic)." In the episode " Histories", it is revealed that Wilson has two brothers. One brother is homeless. Wilson hasn't seen this brother in nine years. As a result of his wife's affair, Wilson separated from his wife, and reluctantly took up refuge in House's apartment (cf. "Sex Kills"). In the episode "Safe," House told Wilson why he didn't look for a new apartment: "As long as you're here, it's just a fight. As soon as you get a place, it's a divorce." A few episodes later, Wilson moved out, informing House that he had found another apartment, in spite of House's various attempts to prevent Wilson from leaving. It was revealed over the course of that episode ("House vs. God") that Wilson had lied and was actually living with Grace, one of his terminally ill patients, against all rules of physicians' ethics. House postulated that this was because Wilson feels a need to "fix" the vulnerable women he meets, and when they become well-adjusted (with Wilson's help), he becomes discontent and moves on. Wilson later moved out after Grace decided to spend her last days touring the world as she'd always dreamed of doing, and was now living on his own. On a "date" with Cuddy in the episode "Forever," he admitted that he and his ex-wife were dividing possessions and friends (commenting that his ex-wife had not fought him for the friendship of House), and neatly evaded questions about if he'd wanted children. Throughout the entire run of the series (mainly in the episode "Detox"), it is apparent that House's addiction worries Wilson. In Season Three, when Michael Tritter is trying to put House in jail for his Vicodin addiction, he threatens Wilson's career if he does not testify against House. Wilson refuses, so Tritter freezes his bank account and impounds his car. House publicly refuses to take responsibility or show remorse for Wilson's plight, but his seeming indifference is contradicted by abnormal physical pain that suggests deeply-repressed guilt. The situation is exacerbated by Wilson's barring from prescribing cancer medication, effectively killing his practice. When Wilson confronts him on this, House sneeringly dismisses him. In the Emmy Award-winning episode "Three Stories," House referred to "a buddy of mine people say 'Thank you' to when he tells them they are dying." This was later revealed to be Wilson; House convinces him to use this skill to talk a patient into authorizing treatment in the episode "House vs. God." At the end of the episode "Finding Judas," Wilson agrees to testify, unknown to House. He finally breaks when House verbally attacks Cuddy, telling her it's good she can't get pregnant because she would make a lousy mother, and punches Dr. Chase in the face without provocation. Wilson fears his friend getting out of control; since House was cut off from his regular dosage of Vicodin, he was not thinking clearly when incorrectly diagnosing a child with a condition that required the amputation of one of her arms and legs. Fortunately for House, Chase correctly diagnosed the girl in time before her arm and leg were removed. Furthermore, withdrawal from his pain meds makes House intolerable to work with. In the episode "Resignation," it is revealed that Wilson suffers from depression and is currently on a prescription for the illness. (wikipedia.org)