Peter Christian Weber Jr. (born August 4, 1991) is an American television personality and an airline pilot. Weber placed third on season 15 of ''

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,'' and was later cast as the star of

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of '' The Bachelor''. Outside of his work on television, Weber works as a pilot for

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Early life

Weber was born in

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, United States, and lived with his family in Florida before they moved to California.Weber, Peter, in Weber's father, Peter, is a pilot, while his mother, Barbara (née Figarola), is a real-estate broker and former

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. She was also Miss Illinois World in 1978. He has a younger brother, Jack, who also is a pilot. His father has

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ancestry, while his mother is

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. Weber was raised in

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and graduated from

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in 2009, where he played on the football team and was in a national rocketry competition In his youth, Weber was a

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who portrayed a young

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in one episode of the soap opera ''

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''.

Career

Weber attended

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, though he left before graduating to pursue a career as a pilot. In 2015, Weber became a commercial pilot for Compass Airlines. He worked for Compass for three years, until becoming an airline transport pilot for

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in 2018. In May 2021, he left Delta Air Lines to pilot for United Airlines.

Reality television

In 2019, Weber was cast in season 15 of ''

'', starring former

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. Filming took place throughout the spring of 2019, and Weber was later revealed as a contestant by the

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(ABC) on May 7, 2019. Weber went on to place third, being eliminated by Brown during part one of the finale episode. During the reunion episode of season six of '' Bachelor in Paradise,'' Weber was announced by host

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as the lead for the 24th season of '' The Bachelor''.

Personal life

Sometime after finishing filming for '' The Bachelor'', Weber began a relationship with Chicago-based attorney Kelley Flanagan, who had placed fifth in the season. They publicly confirmed their relationship in May 2020. On December 31, 2020, Weber announced on

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that he and Flanagan had ended their relationship. However, almost two years later, the pair rekindled their relationship. The couple confirmed they were back together in October 2022 by attending public events as couple.

Filmography

References

External links

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