Michael T. Weiss
Birth name	Michael Terry Weiss
Born	February 2, 1962 (age 45) Chicago, Illinois  United States

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Biography

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 B.F.A.. Jamie Sue Weiss, credited in many different ways, is a well-known Make-up artist in Television and films. ... A makeup artist is an artist who does makeup and prosthetics for theatrical and other similar productions. ... Glenbrook North High School, or GBN, is a public four-year high school located in Northbrook, Illinois, a North Shore suburb of Chicago, Illinois, in the United States. ... Northbrook is a village located at the north border of Cook County, Illinois. ... The Second City Logo The Second City is a long-running improvisational comedy troupe based in the Old Town neighborhood of Chicago, with offshoot troupes in other cities, most notably Toronto. ... The University of Southern California (commonly referred to as USC, SC, Southern California, and incorrectly as Southern Cal[1]), located in the University Park neighborhood in Los Angeles, California, USA, was founded in 1880, making it Californias oldest private research university. ... The Bachelor of Fine Arts, usually abbreviated BFA, is the standard undergraduate degree for students seeking a professional education in the visual or performing arts. ...

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. 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. To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Days of our Lives (Days or DOOL) is an American soap opera. ... Pierce Brendan Brosnan OBE[1] (born May 16, 1953) is an Irish actor and producer best known for portraying James Bond in four films: GoldenEye (1995), Tomorrow Never Dies (1997), The World Is Not Enough (1999) and Die Another Day (2002). ... James Brolin (born on July 18, 1940) is an American television, film, character actor, producer, and director. ... The Pretender is an American television series that aired on NBC for four seasons between 1996 and 2000. ... Jeffrey (1995) is an American gay comedy movie directed by Christopher Ashley. ... The Legend of Tarzan is an animated television series created by The Walt Disney Company in 2000, based on the Tarzan character created by Edgar Rice Burroughs. ... Crossing Jordan is an American television crime/drama series that airs on NBC. It stars Jill Hennessy as the crime-solving medical examiner, Jordan Cavanaugh. ... Planescape: Torment is a computer role-playing game (CRPG) that takes place in the Advanced Dungeons & Dragons Planescape setting. ...

External links

• Micheal T. Weiss Fine Art Website
• Jarod's Safe House: A Michael T. Weiss Archive
• Michael T. Weiss at the Internet Movie Database
• Michael T. Weiss - The Great Pretender Website