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Steven Robert Weber (born March 4, 1961) is an American actor and comedian. He is best known for his role as Brian Hackett on the television series ''
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'' which aired from April 1990 to May 1997 on
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, as Sam Blue in '' Once and Again'', and
Jack Torrance John Daniel Edward "Jack" Torrance is the main antagonist in Stephen King's horror novel '' The Shining'' (1977). He was portrayed by Jack Nicholson in the novel's 1980 film adaptation, by Steven Weber in the 1997 miniseries, by Brian Mu ...
in the TV miniseries adaptation of
Stephen King Stephen Edwin King (born September 21, 1947) is an American author of horror, supernatural fiction, suspense, crime, science-fiction, and fantasy novels. Described as the "King of Horror", a play on his surname and a reference to his high s ...
's '' The Shining''. He had a recurring role on '' iZombie'' as Vaughn du Clark. He played Mayor Douglas Hamilton on '' NCIS: New Orleans'' in a recurring role, and as Sergeant First Class Dennis Worcester in ''
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'' (1987).


Early life

Weber was born in
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. His mother, Fran (née Frankel), was a
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, and his father, Stuart Weber, was a nightclub performer and manager of
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comedians. Weber embraces his
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heritage despite not having received a formal religious education. Weber graduated from Manhattan's High School of Performing Arts (1979) and the State University of New York at Purchase.


Career

Weber started appearing in
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in the third grade. After leaving college, he became a member of the Mirror Repertory Company and appeared opposite legendary actress Geraldine Page and Mason Adams in "Paradise Lost" before winning a role as
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's ill-tempered and ill-fated boyfriend on the
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daytime drama ''
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'' in 1985–1986. He appeared in several
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and TV mini-series, such as ''
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'', ''
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'', and the acclaimed ''
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'' (as the young
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). His best-known role is as Brian Hackett, a skirt-chasing airplane pilot on the
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''
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''. Several years later, Weber starred in his own short-lived half-hour comedy '' Cursed'' (later renamed ''The Weber Show''), joined the cast of
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's '' Once and Again'' as the tortured artist Sam Blue, and starred the next year in the acclaimed show '' The D.A.'', also for ABC. Weber also had lead roles in the 1990s hit movies ''
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'' and '' Jeffrey''. Weber first appeared on
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in
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's ''
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'' and in 2001-2002 took over for
Matthew Broderick Matthew Broderick (born March 21, 1962) is an American actor. His roles include the Golden Globe-nominated portrayal of the title character in '' Ferris Bueller's Day Off'' (1986), the voice of adult Simba in Disney's ''The Lion King'' (1994) ...
as Leo Bloom in the Broadway production of '' The Producers''. In 2005, he appeared alongside
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in
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at the
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's production of ''National Anthems''. Weber also wrote and produced 2003's ''Clubland'', a
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movie in which he and
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played father and son talent agents in 1950s New York City (for which Alda was nominated for an
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). He appeared in four
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adaptations: '' Desperation'' (2006), "
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" from the ''
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'' (2006) mini-series, ” Revelations of Becka Paulson” from the “ Outer Limits” revival series, and in the television mini-series version of
Stephen King Stephen Edwin King (born September 21, 1947) is an American author of horror, supernatural fiction, suspense, crime, science-fiction, and fantasy novels. Described as the "King of Horror", a play on his surname and a reference to his high s ...
's '' The Shining'' (1997), playing the murderous writer
Jack Torrance John Daniel Edward "Jack" Torrance is the main antagonist in Stephen King's horror novel '' The Shining'' (1977). He was portrayed by Jack Nicholson in the novel's 1980 film adaptation, by Steven Weber in the 1997 miniseries, by Brian Mu ...
. He also narrated several audiobooks, including King's novel '' It'' and works by Harlan Coben and
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. In 1998, he played the voice of wisecracking Alsatian Charlie B. Barkin in ''
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'', a role he earlier played in 1996 in '' All Dogs Go to Heaven: The Series''. In 2007, he rejoined former ''Wings'' co-star
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in a guest role on ''
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''. The same year, Weber played the role of network boss Jack Rudolph in the
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series ''
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''. In 2008, Weber starred in Alliance Group Entertainment's feature film '' Farm House'', where he played Samael, a mysterious
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owner. Weber also guest starred on the drama series '' Brothers and Sisters'' as Graham Finch, a business specialist. He also guest-starred on '' Psych'' as Jack Spencer, Shawn Spencer's uncle and Henry Spencer's brother. He also starred on ''
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'' in 2008. Weber appeared as a recurring guest on the 2008–2009 season of the
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crime drama ''
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''. He was part of the cast of the ABC show '' Happy Town'' and had a major role in the TV movie '' A Fairly Odd Movie: Grow Up, Timmy Turner!'' in which he played the villain "Hugh J. Magnate Jr." He stars occasionally in the live action comic ''Puddin, alongside actor
Eddie Pepitone Edward David Pepitone (born November 5, 1958) is an American character actor and stand-up comedian. Early life Pepitone was born to a Sicilian father and a Jewish mother in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, and was raised from the age of nine ...
. He narrated an unabridged audio book of Stephen King's '' It''. Between 2012 and 2017, Weber provided the voices of several characters on the
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animated series ''
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''. In 2014, Weber rejoined former ''Wings'' co-star
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in ''
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'' in recurring character roles. In 2017, Weber made a guest appearance in the '' Curb Your Enthusiasm'' (episode: "The Shucker"). In 2020, he starred opposite
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in the NBC comedy '' Indebted''. By 2021 he had begun a recurring role as Dr. Dean Archer in NBC's mega-hit ''
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''.


Personal life

Weber was married to actress
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from 1985 to 1992. In 1995, he became engaged to Juliette Hohnen, then the
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bureau chief for
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, and they married on July 29 that year at
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in
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, England. In March 2013, it was reported that the couple filed for divorce. Weber is a member of the
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.


Filmography


Film


Television


Theater


Radio/podcast/audio book


References


External links

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Steven Weber's Huffington Post Blog
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