Where Is He Now: Michael Weiss (Actor) as Jarod - The Pretender.
Updated: 12/11/2005
Name: Michael Terry Weiss
Born: February 2, 1962 in Chicago, Illinois
Claim To Fame: Most people know Michael from the NBC TV
Series, 'The Pretender.' He played Jarod. While legions of 'Days of Our Lives' fans know him as Dr. Mike Horton.
Family Life: Sister is a make-upartist, Jamie Sue Weiss.
Info: A native of Chicago, Michael began acting as a child, appearing in local TV commercials. While in high school, he studied acting at the Second City workshop, and after graduation, he enrolled in USC's prestigious school of drama. Shortly after receiving his B.F.A. there in 1984, Weiss landed the role of Dr. Mike Horton on NBC's venerable daytime drama "Days of Our Lives."
Trivia: He worked as a personal trainer, with many of his clients
being fellow actors.
Says
his home is chemical free. He uses only minimum electricity and drives a Toyota
Prius, an electric-gas hybrid vehicle.
He can accurately name each of the United States in alphabetical order (without
a break to stop and think about it),
He can change his voice pattern to reflect certain accents or dialects, which
has helped him to get a lot of Voice Over work.
He can wiggle his ears
Is a certified scuba diver
His favorite pig out food is ice cream. He says, "I want to work at Ben &
Jerry's."
He likes to work on stage.
He sits on the board of directors for the Earth Communications Office.
Where Is He Now: Still very busy acting. In fact, he has a movie that is in
post-production right now. It's called 'Fade.' It will more than likely go
straight to video.
Has appeared in many productions at the Huntington Theatre
Company (in Boston).
He eventually hopes to direct.
He also does many different voices for cartoons, most recently in the 'Justice
League.'
