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Michael Terry Weiss
Michael Terry Weiss (born February 2, 1962) is an American actor best known for playing the title role in the television program The Pretender.
Early life
Weiss was born in Chicago, Illinois. His father was a steel-industry executive and his mother was a homemaker.[1] 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 the University of Southern California and graduated in 1984 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts. He has also taken art history coursework at Harvard University and at Otis College of Fine Art & Design.
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 roles in the movie Jeffrey, the animated series The Legend of Tarzan, and a recurring role on Crossing Jordan. He voiced The Nameless One, the protagonist of computer game Planescape: Torment.
In addition to acting, Weiss is a 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.
He also starred in the world premiere production of Tanya Barfield's play Of Equal Measure at the Kirk Douglas Theatre in Los Angeles.
The New York Times reports that Marsha Mason (Steel Magnolias), André De Shields (Full Monty), Michael T. Weiss, Aaron Lazar (A Tale of Two Cities ) and Margarita Levieva are to join the cast of the world premiere of Impressionism, a new American play by Michael Jacobs, directed by Tony Award-winner Jack O'Brien, opening at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre on 12 Mar 2009, following previews from 28 Feb 2009.[3]
Filmography
Directing
* "The Pretender" (1 episode, 2000) "Ghosts from the Past"
Film
* Sex and the City 2 (2010) - Gay Man at Wedding Who Hits on Big
* 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
Television
* Batman: The Brave and the Bold - Adam Strange (voice) - (1 episode, 2009)
* 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 - (522 episodes, 1985–1990, 1992–1993)
Theatre
* Of Equal Measure - Edward Christianson
* 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
* The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity- EKO
Video Games
* Lords of EverQuest (2003)(voice) - Lord Kadian
* Freelancer (2003)(voice) - Orillion
* Planescape: Torment (1999)(voice) - The Nameless One
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_T._Weiss
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Saved by the Bell: Wrestling Drama Chad Deity Begins Off-Broadway
By Ernio Hernandez
27 Apr 2010
Second Stage Theatre gets into the ring April 27 when the Off-Broadway company's production of Kristoffer Diaz's The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity — a Pulitzer Prize finalist set in the world of pro-wrestling — begins performances.
Edward Torres — who staged the play's Chicago premiere at Victory Gardens Theater — again directs for the New York premiere. The run will officially open May 20 and play through June 20 at Second Stage's midtown home.
Terence Archie (Ragtime) stars in the title role opposite Michael T. Weiss (Impressionism, "The Pretender"). They join original Chicago cast members Usman Ally, Desmin Borges and Christian Litke.
In The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity, "Macedonio 'The Mace' Guerra is a middle rank pro-wrestler who may have discovered his ticket to the big time: a charismatic, trash-talking Indian kid from Brooklyn whom he recruits as the perfect foil to the All-American champion, Chad Deity," according to show notes. "But when their rivalry is used to exploit racial stereotypes in the name of ratings, all three men find themselves fighting for much more than the championship title."
The Off-Broadway design team includes Brian Sidney Bembridge (scenic), Christine Pascual (costumes), Jesse Klug (lighting), Mikhail Fiskel (sound) and Peter Nigrini (projection).
The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity made its world premiere at Chicago's Victory Gardens Theater, in association with Teatro Vista, in fall 2009.
Second Stage will close out the current season with Paul Weitz's Trust (July 23-Sept. 5). The Second Stage Uptown series will feature Michael Golamco's Year Zero (May 18-June 13) and Leslye Headland's Bachelorette (July 12-Aug. 7).
Tickets to The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity at Second Stage Theatre, 305 West 43rd Street (off Eighth Avenue), are available by calling (212) 246-4422. For more information, visit 2ST.com.
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Michael T. Weiss - Signing Autographs at Impressionism Stage Door
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