Shaun Weiss

• Name — Shaun Herman Weiss • Born — 27 August 1978 • Birthplace — Montvale, New Jersey, U.S. • Occupation — * Actor • comedian • Years Active — 1985–present

Weiss was born and raised in Montvale, New Jersey to a Jewish family. He attended Pascack Hills High School.

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. 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. 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. On April 29, 2022, Weiss opened for Russell Peters at Oxnard Levity Live Improv. In 2023, he introduced his own website, shaunweiss.com.

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 (methamphetamine) in Burbank, California and was sentenced to 90 days in jail. On August 3, 2018, Weiss was arrested for public intoxication in Oroville, California. Following that arrest, he declared that he was entering drug rehabilitation. 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. 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. As of 2023, Weiss works as a career coach with addiction treatment center Quest 2 Recovery in Quartz Hill, California. In December 2024, he announced he and his girlfriend were expecting a child. In 2025, they announced she had a miscarriage. 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.

• 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