Shaun Weiss

Shaun Herman Weiss (born August 27, 1978) 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.

Career 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.

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 (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.

Filmography + Year Title Role Notes 1986 Pee-wee's Playhouse Elvis TV series; 3 episodes 1988 Charles in Charge Max TV series; 1 episodeWebster Herbert TV series; 1 episode 1989 Empty Nest Little Boy TV series; 1 episodeThe Cosby Show Boy #2 TV series; 1 episode 1992 Here and Now William TV seriesThe Mighty Ducks Greg Goldberg 1994 D2: The Mighty Ducks Greg Goldberg 1995 Crazy for a Kiss Mike Kinross TV movieHeavyweights Josh Burnbalm 1996 Sabrina, the Teenage Witch Male Student TV series; pilot episodeSaved by the Bell: The New Class Hiram TV series; 1 episodeD3: 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 episodesThe King of Queens Teenager TV series 1999 The King of Queens Albert "Tito" Blott TV seriesFamily Law Wally French TV series; 1 episodeUndressed 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