Shaun Herman Weiss (born August 27, 1978) is an American actor, well known for his roles in '' The Mighty Ducks'' movies.

Early life

Weiss was born and raised in

Montvale, New Jersey Montvale is a borough in Bergen County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2010 United States census, the borough's population was 7,844,Pascack Hills High School Pascack Hills High School (PHHS) is a four-year comprehensive public high school, one of two secondary schools serving students in ninth through twelfth grades as part of the Pascack Valley Regional High School District in Bergen County, Ne ...

. He is of

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descent.

Career

Weiss started his acting career as Elvis on ''

Pee-wee's Playhouse ''Pee-wee's Playhouse'' is an American television series starring Paul Reubens as the childlike Pee-wee Herman that ran from 1986 to 1990 on Saturday mornings on CBS, and airing in reruns until July 1991. The show was developed from Reubens's po ...

'', 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. After the first two ''Mighty Ducks'' movies, he appeared as Josh Birnbaum in the Disney film ''

Heavyweights ''Heavyweights'' is a 1995 American black comedy film directed by Steven Brill and written by Brill with Judd Apatow. The film follows a fat camp for kids that is taken over by a fitness guru named Tony Perkis (Ben Stiller). Plot When school e ...

''. He also appeared in a recurring role as peripheral freak "Sean" on the short-lived

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Freaks and Geeks ''Freaks and Geeks'' is an American teen drama, teen comedy-drama television series created by Paul Feig and executive producer, executive-produced by Judd Apatow that aired on NBC during the 1999–2000 United States network television schedul ...

'', as well as cameo appearances on ''

The King of Queens ''The King of Queens'' is an American television sitcom that ran on CBS from September 21, 1998, to May 14, 2007, a total of nine seasons and 207 episodes. The series was created by Michael J. Weithorn and David Litt, who also served as the show ...

''. He appeared in commercials for

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, and

Mobile ESPN Mobile ESPN was a mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) run by The Walt Disney Company using Sprint's EVDO wireless network from November 25, 2005, until December 2006. The service was widely considered overpriced and a failure, though in retro ...

. Weiss appeared in the movie ''

Drillbit Taylor ''Drillbit Taylor'' is a 2008 American coming-of-age comedy film directed by Steven Brill, produced by Judd Apatow, Susan Arnold and Donna Arkoff Roth with screenplay by Kristofor Brown and Seth Rogen based on an original story by John Hughes ( ...

'', 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. On April 29, 2022, Weiss opened for

Russell Peters Russell Dominic Peters (born September 29, 1970) is a Canadian stand-up comedian, actor, and producer. He began performing in Toronto in 1989 and won a Gemini Award in 2008. In 2013, he was number three on ''Forbes'' list of the world's highe ...

at Oxnard Levity Live Improv.

Personal life

In July 2017, Weiss was sentenced to 150 days in the Los Angeles County Jail for petty theft. He served just 12 days in jail due to overcrowding. Five days after his release, Weiss was arrested on August 2, 2017, for possession of a

controlled substance A controlled substance is generally a drug or chemical whose manufacture, possession and use is regulated by a government, such as illicitly used drugs or prescription medications that are designated by law. Some treaties, notably the Single ...

, methamphetamine, in Burbank, California and was sentenced to 90 days in jail. As of January 2022, Weiss graduated drug court and is two years sober.

Filmography

References

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* 1970s births Male actors from New Jersey American male child actors American male film actors American male television actors Jewish American male actors Living people Pascack Hills High School alumni People from Montvale, New Jersey {{US-screen-actor-1970s-stub