Shaun Weiss

Weiss was born and raised in Montvale, New Jersey, and attended Pascack Hills High School.Beckerman, Jim. [https://www.northjersey.com/story/archive/2018/08/06/archive-montvales-shaun-weiss-ups-and-downs-being-star/920118002/ "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."{{Cite web|url=https://dailyvoice.com/new-jersey/pascackvalley/neighbors/happy-birthday-to-montvales-shaun-weiss/585720/|title=Happy Birthday To Montvale's Shaun Weiss|date=2015-08-27|website=Pascack Valley Daily Voice|language=en|access-date=2019-12-21}} He is of Jewish descent.{{Cite web|url=http://oychicago.com/blog.aspx?id=7842&blogid=142|title = Oy!Chicago - an Interview with Shaun Weiss, a.k.a. "Goldberg" of the Mighty Ducks}}

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.{{Cite news|url=https://thequackattack.com/ep-53-shaun-weiss-a-k-a-greg-goldberg-tells-of-how-he-had-diarrhea-during-his-favorite-scene/|title=Ep. 53: Shaun Weiss a.k.a. Greg Goldberg tells of how he had diarrhea during his favorite scene The Quack Attack Podcast|date=August 27, 2015|work=The Quack Attack Podcast|access-date=August 30, 2018|language=en-US}}{{better source needed|date=December 2021}} 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.{{Cite web|url=https://people.com/movies/mighty-ducks-shaun-weiss-gets-first-movie-role-in-14-years-after-battle-with-meth-addition/|title=Mighty Ducks Actor Shaun Weiss Lands First Movie Gig in 14 Years After Battle with Meth Addiction|website=Peoplemag |quote=Shaun Weiss, 37...}} On April 29, 2022, Weiss opened for Russell Peters at Oxnard Levity Live Improv.{{Cite web |title='Mighty Ducks' Star Shaun Weiss Opens For Russell Peters At the Improv |url=https://www.tmz.com/2022/05/03/mighty-ducks-star-shaun-weiss-russell-peters-improv/ |access-date=2022-05-03 |website=TMZ |language=en}} In 2023, he introduced his own website, shaunweiss.com.{{Cite web|url=https://shaunweiss.com/|title=shaunweiss.com|website=shaunweiss.com}}

In July 2017, Weiss was sentenced to 150 days in the Los Angeles County Jail for petty theft.{{cite web|url=http://www.tmz.com/2017/07/29/disney-mighty-ducks-star-shaun-weiss-theft/|title="'Might Ducks' Goalie Gets 150 Days in Jail for $151 Theft"|publisher=TMZ Sports|date=July 29, 2017|accessdate=August 7, 2018}} He served just 12 days in jail due to overcrowding.{{Cite news|url=http://www.tmz.com/2017/08/08/mighty-ducks-goalie-shaun-weiss-busted-meth-possesssion-jail/|title='Mighty Ducks' Goalie Busted For Alleged Meth Possession 5 Days After Jail Release|work=TMZ|access-date=August 30, 2018}} 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.{{cite web|url=https://people.com/crime/mighty-ducks-actor-shaun-weiss-meth-arrested/|title="Mighty Ducks Actor Shaun Weiss Arrested for Alleged Possession of Methamphetamine in California"|publisher=People Magazine|author=Char Adas|date=August 8, 2017|accessdate=August 7, 2018}}{{cite web|url=https://www.eonline.com/news/872158/mighty-ducks-actor-shaun-weiss-arrested-for-suspected-meth-possession|title="Mighty Ducks Actor Shaun Weiss Sentenced to 90 Days in Jail After Being Arrested for Meth Possession"|publisher=E News Online|author=McKenna Aiello|date=August 9, 2017|accessdate=August 7, 2018}}

As of January 2022, Weiss graduated drug court and is two years sober.{{cite web|url=https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/28/entertainment/shaun-weiss-sobriety-intl-scli/index.html|title='The Mighty Ducks' star Shaun Weiss celebrates two years sober with striking before-and-after photos|publisher=CNN|author=Toyin Owoseje|date=January 28, 2022|accessdate=February 18, 2025}}

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