Shaun Weiss
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Shaun Herman Weiss (born August 27, 1978)[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
Weiss was born and raised in Montvale, New Jersey to a Jewish family. He attended Pascack Hills High School.[2][3][4]
Career
Weiss started his acting career as Elvis on Pee-wee's Playhouse.[5] 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.[6][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 & fellow bandmate "Sean" on NBC's Freaks and Geeks (1999-2000) alongside James Franco, Seth Rogen, and Jason Segel, as well as cameo appearances on The King of Queens. He appeared in commercials for Captain Morgan, Castrol, Verizon Communications, and Mobile ESPN.[7]
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.[8] On April 29, 2022, Weiss opened for Russell Peters at Oxnard Levity Live Improv.[9] In 2023, he introduced his own website, shaunweiss.com.[10]
Personal life
In July 2017, Weiss was sentenced to 150 days in the Los Angeles County Jail for petty theft.[11] He served just 12 days in jail due to overcrowding.[12] 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.[13][14]
On August 3, 2018, Weiss was arrested for public intoxication in Oroville, California.[15] Following that arrest, he declared that he was entering drug rehabilitation.[16][17] Weiss was arrested on suspicion of burglary and being under the influence of methamphetamine on January 26, 2020 in Marysville, California after breaking into someone's garage.[18]
In January 2022, Weiss graduated from drug court and celebrated two years of sobriety. A GoFundMe was set up for his recovery and he also went through dental restoration.[19][20] As of 2023, Weiss works as a career coach with addiction treatment center Quest 2 Recovery in Quartz Hill, California.[21]
In December 2024, he announced he and his girlfriend were expecting a child. In 2025, they announced she had a miscarriage.[22]
In December 2025, he publicly offered to help fellow child actor Tylor Chase by announcing via an Instagram post that he had secured a bed for Tylor at a detox facility and long-term treatment at Eleven 11 Recovery in San Clemente, California. He noted that Chase still needed to be located and agree to accept help.[23]
Filmography
| 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 | |
| 2025 | Deformelody: An American Nightmare | Freddy | Feature Film[24][25] |
References
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."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.
- ^ 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."
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Happy Birthday To Montvale's Shaun Weiss". Pascack Valley Daily Voice. August 27, 2015. Retrieved December 21, 2019.
- ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20160801020621/http://oychicago.com/blog.aspx?id=7842&blogid=142
- ^ https://people.com/shaun-weiss-peewee-playhouse-mighty-ducks-paul-reubens-11714969
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."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.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Mighty Ducks Actor Shaun Weiss Lands First Movie Gig in 14 Years After Battle with Meth Addiction". Peoplemag.
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Mighty Ducks Actor Shaun Weiss Lands First Movie Gig in 14 Years After Battle with Meth Addiction". Peoplemag.
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."'Mighty Ducks' Star Shaun Weiss Opens For Russell Peters At the Improv". TMZ. Retrieved May 3, 2022.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."shaunweiss.com". shaunweiss.com.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.""'Might Ducks' Goalie Gets 150 Days in Jail for $151 Theft"". TMZ Sports. July 29, 2017. Retrieved August 7, 2018.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."'Mighty Ducks' Goalie Busted For Alleged Meth Possession 5 Days After Jail Release". TMZ. Retrieved August 30, 2018.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Char Adas (August 8, 2017). ""Mighty Ducks Actor Shaun Weiss Arrested for Alleged Possession of Methamphetamine in California"". People Magazine. Retrieved August 7, 2018.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.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.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Taryn Ryder (August 6, 2018). "'Mighty Ducks' star Shaun Weiss arrested for public intoxication — and his mug shot is really, really sad". Yahoo Celebrity. Retrieved August 12, 2018.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Mighty Ducks' Actor Shaun Weiss Checks Into Rehab After He Was Arrested While Allegedly High on Drugs". PEOPLE.com. Retrieved August 30, 2018.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."'Mighty Ducks' Star Shaun Weiss Reveals He's Checking Into Rehab". Entertainment Tonight. Retrieved December 21, 2019.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Jessica Mensch; Katelyn Stark (January 29, 2020). "Former actor Shaun Weiss arrested after breaking into Marysville garage". KTXL. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
- ^ https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/celebrities/2020/02/01/mighty-ducks-shaun-weiss-gofundme-fundraiser-troubled-star/4628217002/
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Toyin Owoseje (January 28, 2022). "'The Mighty Ducks' star Shaun Weiss celebrates two years sober with striking before-and-after photos". CNN. Retrieved February 18, 2025.
- ^ https://people.com/mighty-ducks-alum-shaun-weiss-marks-four-years-sobriety-fellow-90s-stars-8552250
- ^ https://people.com/mighty-ducks-star-shaun-weiss-expecting-first-baby-with-girlfriend-shannon-8766771
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Homeless 'Ned's Declassified' Actor Tylor Chase Gets Help Offer From 'Mighty Ducks' Star: 'All We Need to Do Now Is Find Him'". variety.com.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Deformelody: An American Nightmare (2025) | MUBI" – via mubi.com.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."33rd Raindance Film Festival". raindance.eventive.org.
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