Shaun Weiss

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Shaun Weiss
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Occupation(s)Actor, comedian
Years active1986–present

Shaun Herman Weiss is 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. [1] [2] He is of Jewish descent. [3]

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. [4] [ 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. [5] On April 29, 2022, Weiss opened for Russell Peters at Oxnard Levity Live Improv. [6] In 2023, he introduced his own website, shaunweiss.com. [7]

Personal life

In July 2017, Weiss was sentenced to 150 days in the Los Angeles County Jail for petty theft. [8] He served just 12 days in jail due to overcrowding. [9] 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. [10] [11]

As of January 2023, Weiss graduated drug court and is three years sober. [12]

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
1986 Pee-wee's Playhouse ElvisTV series; 3 episodes
1988 Charles in Charge MaxTV series; 1 episode
Webster HerbertTV series; 1 episode
1989 Empty Nest Little BoyTV series; 1 episode
The Cosby Show Boy #2TV series; 1 episode
1992 Here and Now WilliamTV series
The Mighty Ducks Greg Goldberg
1994 D2: The Mighty Ducks Greg Goldberg
1995Crazy for a KissMike KinrossTV movie
Heavyweights Josh Burnbalm
1996 Sabrina, the Teenage Witch Male StudentTV series; pilot episode
Saved by the Bell: The New Class HiramTV series; 1 episode
D3: The Mighty Ducks Greg Goldberg
1996–1997 Mr. Rhodes JakeTV series; 6 episodes
1997 The Tony Danza Show Stuey MandelkerTV series
1998 Boy Meets World LouieTV series; 2 episodes
The King of Queens TeenagerTV series
1999 The King of Queens Albert "Tito" BlottTV series
Family Law Wally FrenchTV series; 1 episode
Undressed PeteTV series
1999–2000 Freaks and Geeks SeanTV series; 4 episodes
2000RaveLazy
2001 City Guys Delivery GuyTV series; 4 episodes
2002 Pumpkin Randy Suskind
Pack of DogsStuShort film
2003 The King of Queens Store ClerkTV series; uncredited
2005Suits on the LooseElder Talbot
Las Vegas AlbertTV series; 1 episode
2007 Crossing Jordan Brian OsguldTV series; 1 episode
2008 Drillbit Taylor Bus Driver
2023 Jesus Revolution Vietnam Vet

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References

  1. 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."
  2. "Happy Birthday To Montvale's Shaun Weiss". Pascack Valley Daily Voice. August 27, 2015. Retrieved December 21, 2019.
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