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.
Michael in Nov' 2005
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.'
CREDITS:
Fade (2006) (post-production) .... Doctor McCabe
Iowa (2005) .... Larry Clarkson
Sledge: The Untold Story (2005) .... Drug Lord
Justice League playing Jason Blood (voice) (2005)
Clubhouse (November 2004)
Crossing Jordan playing James Horton (2003 & 2004)
Marmalade (2004) .... Peter
Until the Night (2004) .... Daniel
Lords of Everquest (2003) (VG) (voice) .... Lord Kadian
Freelancer (2003) (VG) (voice) .... Orillion
The Mummy: The Animated Series playing Nizam Toth/Dark Medjai (voice) (2003)
Crossing Jordan playing James Horton (2003)
Justice League playing Etrigan (voice) (2002)
The Zeta Project playing Dr. Winhelm (voice) (2002)
Tarzan & Jane (2002) (V) (voice) .... Tarzan
Written in Blood (2002) .... Matthew Ransom
The Pretender: Island of the Haunted (2001) (TV) .... Jarod
Bones (2001) .... Lupovich
The Legend of Tarzan (2001) TV Series (voice) .... Tarzan
Red Shoe Diaries 18: The Game (2000) (V) ....
Net Worth (2000) .... Michael Winslow
Profiler playing Jarod (2000)
Freeway II: Confessions of a Trickbaby (1999) .... Drifter
Planescape: Torment (1999) (VG) (voice) .... Nameless One
The Pretender (1996-2001) TV Series .... Jarod
Freeway (1996) .... Larry
Remember Me (1995) (TV) .... Scott Covey
Jeffrey (1995) .... Steve Howard
The Adventures of Brisco County Jr - (uncredited) (1994)
Red Shoe Diaries playing The New Man (1994)
Angel 4: Undercover (1993) .... Ryan Gersh
2000 Malibu Road (1992) TV Series .... Roger Tabor
Dark Shadows (1991) TV Series .... Joe Haskell/Peter (1990-91)
The Big One: The Great Los Angeles Earthquake (1990) Larry
Take My Daughters, Please (1988) (TV) .... Joe Blake
Howling IV: The Original Nightmare (1988) (V) .... Richard Adams
Days of Our Lives TV Series .... 'Mike' Horton (1985-1990)
Updated:
12/11/2005
Says
his home is chemical free. He uses only minimum electricity and drives a Toyota
Prius, an electric-gas hybrid vehicle.
