Scott Weinger
- Actor
- Producer
- Writer
Scott Eric Weinger (pronounced wine-gur) was born in New York, New
York, on October 5, 1975, to Babs Weinger, a teacher, and Elliott
Weinger, an orthopedic surgeon. The eldest of four children, Scott has
two brothers and one sister. He spent the majority of his formative
years in southern Florida, then moved with his family to Los Angeles
when his career began to take off.
Scott first became interested in acting in the third grade, when an
actor gave a presentation for Career Day. He relentlessly pestered his
parents to get him an agent until they finally realized that the young
tyke was serious about becoming an actor. His first gig was a national
commercial for Ideal Toys.
In fall 1994, Scott left the LA scene to fulfill yet another
dream--attending Harvard University. Taking leave of the TV series
Full House (1987) didn't suggest
he was leaving the business altogether. He continued as the voice of
Aladdin (1992) in the Saturday morning TV
series, completed two more full length Aladdin videos, and made a final
appearance on "Full House," all while maintaining excellent grades at
school. As if all of that didn't keep the ambitious lad busy enough, he
also held a part-time job as a youth correspondent for
Good Morning America (1975).
Scott majored in English and minored in French literature while at
Harvard, and he graduated magna cum laude in June of 1998. In his first
online interview after returning to Los Angeles, he still seemed to be
undecided about what his plans were, which were narrowed down to
writing, directing, acting, and news correspondence.
Since his return to Hollywood, he has starred in a horror flick,
Shredder (2001); produced an award
winning film short called
The Cricket Player (2002); and
provided his voice for the English-language dub of
Osamu Tezuka's
Metropolis (2001), Disney/Square
Co.'s video game
Kingdom Hearts (2002),
"Mickey's Philharmagic," and "The Search for Mickey Mouse"!
Scott considers himself to be a writer, primarily, and an actor,
secondarily. He received his first writing credit on the WB television
show Like Family (2003), which is
described as a "multi-ethnic crossover comedy about two very different
families coming together under one roof." Recently, he received a
credit as a co-writer for another WB sitcom,
What I Like About You (2002)
York, on October 5, 1975, to Babs Weinger, a teacher, and Elliott
Weinger, an orthopedic surgeon. The eldest of four children, Scott has
two brothers and one sister. He spent the majority of his formative
years in southern Florida, then moved with his family to Los Angeles
when his career began to take off.
Scott first became interested in acting in the third grade, when an
actor gave a presentation for Career Day. He relentlessly pestered his
parents to get him an agent until they finally realized that the young
tyke was serious about becoming an actor. His first gig was a national
commercial for Ideal Toys.
In fall 1994, Scott left the LA scene to fulfill yet another
dream--attending Harvard University. Taking leave of the TV series
Full House (1987) didn't suggest
he was leaving the business altogether. He continued as the voice of
Aladdin (1992) in the Saturday morning TV
series, completed two more full length Aladdin videos, and made a final
appearance on "Full House," all while maintaining excellent grades at
school. As if all of that didn't keep the ambitious lad busy enough, he
also held a part-time job as a youth correspondent for
Good Morning America (1975).
Scott majored in English and minored in French literature while at
Harvard, and he graduated magna cum laude in June of 1998. In his first
online interview after returning to Los Angeles, he still seemed to be
undecided about what his plans were, which were narrowed down to
writing, directing, acting, and news correspondence.
Since his return to Hollywood, he has starred in a horror flick,
Shredder (2001); produced an award
winning film short called
The Cricket Player (2002); and
provided his voice for the English-language dub of
Osamu Tezuka's
Metropolis (2001), Disney/Square
Co.'s video game
Kingdom Hearts (2002),
"Mickey's Philharmagic," and "The Search for Mickey Mouse"!
Scott considers himself to be a writer, primarily, and an actor,
secondarily. He received his first writing credit on the WB television
show Like Family (2003), which is
described as a "multi-ethnic crossover comedy about two very different
families coming together under one roof." Recently, he received a
credit as a co-writer for another WB sitcom,
What I Like About You (2002)