Steven Weber
Acting
- Born:
- 1961-03-04
- Place of birth:
- Briarwood, Queens, New York, USA
Biography
Steven Robert Weber is an American actor and comedian. He is best known for his role as Brian Hackett on the television series Wings, voicing Charlie B. Barkin in All Dogs Go to Heaven: The Series, and portraying Jack Torrance in the TV miniseries adaptation of Stephen King's The Shining. Weber was born on March 4, 1961, in Briarwood, Queens, New York. He is the son of Fran (Frankel), a nightclub singer, and Stuart Weber, a nightclub performer, and Borscht Belt comic and manager. He began his acting career in high school, appearing in several productions. After graduating from high school, he attended the High School of the Performing Arts in New York City and graduated from New York State University at Purchase. Weber's first major acting role was in the 1987 film Hamburger Hill. He then went on to appear in a number of other films, including The Flamingo Kid (1984), The Kennedys of Massachusetts (1990), and The Shining (1997). In 1990, Weber began starring as Brian Hackett on the television series Wings. The show ran for eight seasons and was a critical and commercial success. Weber's performance on the show earned him a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy. In 1994, Weber began voicing Charlie B. Barkin in the animated series All Dogs Go to Heaven: The Series. He continued to voice the character until the show ended in 1996. In 1997, Weber starred in the TV miniseries adaptation of Stephen King's The Shining. He played Jack Torrance, the role made famous by Jack Nicholson in the 1980 film. Weber's performance was praised by critics, and he was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film. Weber has continued to work in film and television since then. He has appeared in a number of films, including The Santa Clause 2 (2002), The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause (2006), and The Christmas Chronicles (2018). He has also appeared in a number of television shows, including iZombie, NCIS: New Orleans, and Chicago Med.
Known For
Filmography
In Search of Darkness: 1995-1999
Celebrity Jeopardy!
Bill Burr Presents Immoral Compass
2 Timers
The War of the Worlds 2021
Allan The Dog
Indebted
Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?
Marvel Rising: Chasing Ghosts
Return to Christmas Creek
The Perfection
Marvel Rising: Initiation
25 Words or Less
This Close
Batman vs. Two-Face
Get Shorty
A Thousand Junkies
Handsome: A Netflix Mystery Movie
13 Reasons Why
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands: War Within The Cartel
Channel Zero
Batman: Return of the Caped Crusaders
Amateur Night
Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows
:DRYVRS
Chicago Med
Kiss Me
Ballers
iZombie
The Librarians
How to Get Away with Murder
NCIS: New Orleans
Chasing Life
Murder in the First
Bad Teacher
Helix
Chicago P.D.
Mom
Sleepy Hollow
Drunk History
Tom, Dick and Harriet
Marvel's Avengers
Mel Brooks: Make a Noise
Eve of Destruction
Crawlspace
Malibu Country
Chicago Fire
The Mindy Project
Ruth & Erica
The New Breed
A Dog Named Duke
Marvel's Ultimate Spider-Man
Leader of the Pack
House of Lies
The Big Year
2 Broke Girls
Web Therapy
A Fairly Odd Movie: Grow Up, Timmy Turner!
Falling Skies
Leap Year
Son of Morning
A Little Bit of Heaven
Regular Show
Hot in Cleveland
Happy Town
Parenthood
Community
My One and Only
Party Down
Childrens Hospital
Farm House
Web Therapy
In Plain Sight
Choose Connor
More of Me
Brothers and Sisters
Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip
The Megan Mullally Show
Nightmares & Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King
Psych
Desperation
Working with a Master: Mick Garris
The Amateurs
Reefer Madness: The Movie Musical
Jenifer
Masters of Horror
Inside Out
I Love the '90s: Part Deux
Sexual Life
12 Days of Christmas Eve
Desperate Housewives
Higglytown Heroes
The D.A.
The Lyon's Den
I'm with Her
E!'s 101
Real Time with Bill Maher
Without a Trace
Fillmore!
Monk
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
The Legend of Tarzan
Club Land
Joseph: King of Dreams
Sleep Easy, Hutch Rimes
The Weber Show
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Baby Blues
Timecode
Mr. Roberts
Common Ground
Stark Raving Mad
Once and Again
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Late Last Night
Love Letters
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
At First Sight
An All Dogs Christmas Carol
Will & Grace
I Woke Up Early the Day I Died
Hercules
Break Up
Thanks of a Grateful Nation
Sour Grapes
The New Batman Adventures
Extreme Ghostbusters
The Shining
Austin Powers' Electric Psychedelic Pussycat Swingers Club
All Dogs Go To Heaven: The Series
Dracula: Dead and Loving It
Leaving Las Vegas
Jeffrey
The Outer Limits
Take Out the Beast
Just Looking
Duckman
Benders
Betrayed by Love
The Temp
In the Company of Darkness
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Single White Female
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Deception: A Mother’s Secret
In the Line of Duty: A Cop for the Killing
Wings
The Kennedys of Massachusetts
Angels
The Simpsons
Kojak: Fatal Flaw
When We Were Young
Tales from the Crypt
Hamburger Hill
Flanagan
Jeopardy!
American Playhouse