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Shaun Weiss
Weiss in 2022
Born (1979-08-27) August 27, 1979 (age 45)
Montvale, New Jersey, U.S.
Occupations
  • Actor
  • comedian
Years active1986–present

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

Early life

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

Career

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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

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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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Year Title Role Notes
1986 Pee-wee's Playhouse Elvis TV series; 3 episodes
1988 Charles in Charge Max TV series; 1 episode
Webster Herbert TV series; 1 episode
1989 Empty Nest Little Boy TV series; 1 episode
The Cosby Show Boy #2 TV series; 1 episode
1992 Here and Now William TV series
The Mighty Ducks Greg Goldberg
1994 D2: The Mighty Ducks Greg Goldberg
1995 Crazy for a Kiss Mike Kinross TV movie
Heavyweights Josh Burnbalm
1996 Sabrina, the Teenage Witch Male Student TV series; pilot episode
Saved by the Bell: The New Class Hiram TV series; 1 episode
D3: The Mighty Ducks Greg Goldberg
1996–1997 Mr. Rhodes Jake TV series; 6 episodes
1997 The Tony Danza Show Stuey Mandelker TV series
1998 Boy Meets World Louie TV series; 2 episodes
The King of Queens Teenager TV series
1999 The King of Queens Albert "Tito" Blott TV series
Family Law Wally French TV series; 1 episode
Undressed Pete TV series
1999–2000 Freaks and Geeks Sean TV series; 4 episodes
2000 Rave Lazy
2001 City Guys Delivery Guy TV series; 4 episodes
2002 Pumpkin Randy Suskind
Pack of Dogs Stu Short film
2003 The King of Queens Store Clerk TV series; uncredited
2005 Suits on the Loose Elder Talbot
Las Vegas Albert TV series; 1 episode
2007 Crossing Jordan Brian Osguld TV series; 1 episode
2008 Drillbit Taylor Bus Driver
2023 Jesus Revolution Vietnam Vet

References

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  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. ^ "Oy!Chicago - an Interview with Shaun Weiss, a.k.a. "Goldberg" of the Mighty Ducks".
  5. ^ "Ep. 53: Shaun Weiss a.k.a. Greg Goldberg tells of how he had diarrhea during his favorite scene The Quack Attack Podcast". The Quack Attack Podcast. August 27, 2015. Retrieved August 30, 2018.
  6. ^ "Mighty Ducks Actor Shaun Weiss Lands First Movie Gig in 14 Years After Battle with Meth Addiction". Peoplemag. Shaun Weiss, 37...
  7. ^ "'Mighty Ducks' Star Shaun Weiss Opens For Russell Peters At the Improv". TMZ. Retrieved May 3, 2022.
  8. ^ "shaunweiss.com". shaunweiss.com.
  9. ^ ""'Might Ducks' Goalie Gets 150 Days in Jail for $151 Theft"". TMZ Sports. July 29, 2017. Retrieved August 7, 2018.
  10. ^ "'Mighty Ducks' Goalie Busted For Alleged Meth Possession 5 Days After Jail Release". TMZ. Retrieved August 30, 2018.
  11. ^ Char Adas (August 8, 2017). ""Mighty Ducks Actor Shaun Weiss Arrested for Alleged Possession of Methamphetamine in California"". People Magazine. Retrieved August 7, 2018.
  12. ^ 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.
  13. ^ Toyin Owoseje (January 28, 2022). "'The Mighty Ducks' star Shaun Weiss celebrates two years sober with striking before-and-after photos". CNN. Retrieved January 28, 2022.
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