Michael T. Weiss
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| Born | Michael Terry Weiss February 2, 1962 Chicago, Illinois  United States |
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Michael Terry Weiss (born February 2, 1962 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American actor best known for playing the title role in the television program The Pretender.
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[edit] Biography
[edit] Early life
Weiss' father was a steel-industry executive and his mother was a homemaker. He has a sister, Jamie Sue Weiss, who became a make-up artist for television and films. He went to Glenbrook North High School in Northbrook, Illinois, where he competed on the swim team, played basketball, and was an active member of the student council. While in high school he also studied acting at the Second City workshop. He was honored with the school's distinguished alumni award at a ceremony in 2001. He attended college at USC and graduated in 1984 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts, has taken Art History coursework at Harvard University and at Otis College of Fine Art & Design.
[edit] Career
The acting career of Weiss started when he was a child, where he appeared in local TV commercials in Chicago. In 1980, at the age of 18, he had his first movie role as an extra in the movie Ordinary People. Shortly after his college graduation, he obtained his first major role as Dr. Mike Horton on Days of Our Lives. He also worked for a while as a personal fitness trainer, where many of his clients were fellow actors including Pierce Brosnan and James Brolin. He is best known for his role on The Pretender as Jarod. He has also had significant roles in the movie Jeffrey, the animated series The Legend of Tarzan, and a recurring role on Crossing Jordan. Another notable role was voicing The Nameless One, the protagonist of computer game Planescape: Torment.
In addition to acting, Weiss is an accomplished mixed media artist and a playwright. He resides in Southern California and New York.
In February 2006, Weiss attended a benefit with his former Pretender co-stars Andrea Parker and James Denton for Cure Autism Now. [1]
He will be in the cast in the world premiere production of Tanya Barfield's play Of Equal Measure, June 29 - July 27 at the Kirk Douglas Theatre in Los Angeles. Official opening is on July 11, 2008.
[edit] Filmography
[edit] Directing
- "The Pretender" (1 episode, 2000) "Ghosts from the Past"
[edit] Film
- Confessions of an Action Star (2007) - Drug Lord
- Fade (2007) - Doctor McCabe
- Razor Sharp (2006) - Dex
- Iowa (2005) - Larry Clarkson
- Sledge: The Untold Story (2005) - Drug Lord
- Marmalade (2004) - Peter
- Until the Night (2004) - Daniel
- Diggin' Up 'Bones' (2002) (Video) - Himself
- Tarzan & Jane (2002) (Video) (voice) - Tarzan
- Written in Blood (2002) - Matthew Ransom
- The Pretender: Island of the Haunted (2001) (TV Movie) - Jarod
- Bones (2001) - Det. Lupovich
- The Pretender 2001 (2001) (TV Movie) - Jarod
- Red Shoe Diaries 18: The Game (2000) (Video) - The New Man (segment "The Game")
- Net Worth (2000) - Michael Winslow
- Freeway II: Confessions of a Trickbaby (1999) - Drifter
- Freeway (1996) - Larry
- Remember Me (1995) (TV Movie) - Scott Covey
- Jeffrey (1995) - Steve Howard
- Angel 4: Undercover (1993) - Ryan Gersh
- The Big One: The Great Los Angeles Earthquake (1990) (TV Movie) - Larry, the Mayor's Official Aide
- Dark Shadows (1990) (TV Movie) - Joe Haskell
- Take My Daughters, Please (1988) (TV Movie) - Joe Blake
- Howling IV: The Original Nightmare (1988) (Video) - Richard Adams
- Ordinary People (1980) (uncredited) - Extra
[edit] Television
- Justice League - Etrigan/Jason Blood (voice) - (3 episodes, 2002-2005)
- Higglytown Heroes - Mountain Rescue Hero (voice) - (1 episode, 2005)
- G-Spot - Himself (1 episode, 2005)
- Clubhouse - (1 episode, 2004)
- Crossing Jordan - James Horton - (4 episodes, 2003-2004)
- The Mummy: The Animated Series - Dark Medjai /Nizam Toth (voice) - (2 episodes, 2003)
- The Legend of Tarzan - Tarzan (voice) - (24 episodes, 2001-2003)
- The Zeta Project - Dr. Winhelm (voice) - (1 episode, 2002)
- The Pretender - Jarod - (86 episodes, 1996-2000)
- Profiler - Jarod (3 episodes, 1999-2000)
- Late Night with Conan O'Brien - Himself (1 episode, 1999)
- The Rosie O'Donnell Show - Himself (2 episodes, 1997-1998)
- The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. - Johnny - (1 episode, 1994)
- Red Shoe Diaries - The New Man - (1 episode, 1994)
- 2000 Malibu Road (1992) - Roger Tabor - (unknown episodes)
- Dark Shadows - Joe Haskell - (11 episodes, 1991)
- Days of Our Lives - Michael William 'Mike' Horton - (unknown episodes, 1985-1990)
[edit] Theatre
- Of Equal Measure
- Scarcity - Herb Lawrence
- Les Liaisons Dangereuses - Valmont
- Burn This - Pale
- Hair - Berger
- The Taming of the Shrew - Tranio
- Little Bastards Fun Day - Multiple Roles
- Brush with Fate - Director
- Streams of Consciousness - Writer/Director
[edit] Video Games
- Lords of EverQuest (2003)(voice) - Lord Kadian
- Freelancer (2003)(voice) - Orillion
- Planescape: Torment (1999)(voice) - The Nameless One
[edit] External links
| Preceded by Alex D. Linz / Tony Goldwyn |
Actors to portray Tarzan 2001-2003 |
Succeeded by Travis Fimmel |
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