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Shaun Weiss

Shaun Weiss

American actor and comedian


Shaun Weiss (born August 27, 1979)[1] an American actor, and stand-up comedian known for his roles in The Mighty Ducks movies and in 1995 film Heavyweights.

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Early life

Weiss was born and raised in Montvale, New Jersey, and attended Pascack Hills High School.[2][3] He is of Jewish descent.[4]

Career

Weiss started his acting career as Elvis on Pee-wee's Playhouse, but his breakout role came when he earned the part of Greg Goldberg in The Mighty Ducks films. Weiss was originally supposed to play Atuk the Eskimo in the first Mighty Ducks movie and had one line, but his role was expanded.[5][better source needed] After the first two Mighty Ducks movies, he appeared as Josh Birnbaum in the Disney film Heavyweights. He also appeared in a recurring role as peripheral freak "Sean" on NBC's Freaks and Geeks, as well as cameo appearances on The King of Queens. He appeared in commercials for Captain Morgan, Castrol, Verizon Communications, and Mobile ESPN. Weiss appeared in the movie Drillbit Taylor, making an appearance as the school bus driver around the beginning of the film. In 2022, it was announced that he would appear in the film Jesus Revolution, his first film in 14 years.[6] On April 29, 2022, Weiss opened for Russell Peters at Oxnard Levity Live Improv.[7] In 2023, he introduced his own website, shaunweiss.com.[8]

Personal life

In July 2017, Weiss was sentenced to 150 days in the Los Angeles County Jail for petty theft.[9] He served just 12 days in jail due to overcrowding.[10] Five days after his release, Weiss was arrested on August 2, 2017, for possession of a controlled substance, methamphetamine, in Burbank, California and was sentenced to 90 days in jail.[11][12]

As of January 2023, Weiss graduated drug court and is three years sober.[13]

Filmography

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References

  1. "Celebrity birthdays for the week of Aug. 27-Sept. 2". AP News. The Associated Press. August 21, 2023. Retrieved January 25, 2024. Aug. 27...Actor Shaun Weiss ('The Mighty Ducks') is 44.
  2. Beckerman, Jim. "Archive: Montvale's Shaun Weiss on the ups and downs of being a star", The Record (Bergen County), August 6, 2018. Accessed October 19, 2019. "In the comedy "Heavyweights," opening today, 15-year-old Shaun Weiss of Montvale plays an overweight teen in a diabolical "fat camp" that seeks to strip him of dignity and candy bars.... A sophomore in Pascack Hills High School, Weiss began his acting career at age 6, when his parents responded to a newspaper ad that eventually landed him a part in a Bill Cosby Jell-O commercial."
  3. "Happy Birthday To Montvale's Shaun Weiss". Pascack Valley Daily Voice. August 27, 2015. Retrieved December 21, 2019.
  4. "shaunweiss.com". shaunweiss.com.
  5. ""'Might Ducks' Goalie Gets 150 Days in Jail for $151 Theft"". TMZ Sports. July 29, 2017. Retrieved August 7, 2018.
  6. Char Adas (August 8, 2017). ""Mighty Ducks Actor Shaun Weiss Arrested for Alleged Possession of Methamphetamine in California"". People Magazine. Retrieved August 7, 2018.
  7. McKenna Aiello (August 9, 2017). ""Mighty Ducks Actor Shaun Weiss Sentenced to 90 Days in Jail After Being Arrested for Meth Possession"". E News Online. Retrieved August 7, 2018.



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