Where Are They Now - February 21, 2014

Hello fans,

Michael T. Weiss is known as a film, stage and television actor as well as a playwright. However, in addition to acting, he has also taken up a new hobby! Let's see what this talented guy is up to now...

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Melissa

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--DEAD OR ALIVE?--
See if you know if the following celebrities have had a visit from the "Grim Reaper":

Brandon Tartikoff: NBC programming guru

Chad Everett: Starred as Dr. Joe Gannon in the TV series "Medical Center"

Brian Doyle-Murray: He has appeared in numerous movies, including "JFK", "Wayne's World" and "Cabin Boy"

(Answer at the bottom)
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Michael T. Weiss
Learn More About Michael T. Weiss on Celebrity Nooz

BIRTH DATE: February 2, 1962, Chicago, Illinois

BIRTH NAME: Michael Terry Weiss

CLAIM TO FAME: Known for his role on Days of Our Lives and in films such as The Pretender.

INFO: Weiss' acting career began when he was a child. He appeared in local TV commercials in Chicago, and at the age of 18 he appeared as an extra in the movie Ordinary People. His first major role was that of Mike Horton on the soap opera Days of our Lives.

He has appeared in the films The Pretender and Jeffrey, the animated series The Legend of Tarzan, and a recurring role on Crossing Jordan. He voiced "The Nameless One", the protagonist of computer game Planescape: Torment.

In February 2006, Weiss attended a benefit with his former Pretender co-stars Andrea Parker and James Denton for Cure Autism Now.

TRIVIA: His father was a steel-industry executive and his mother was a homemaker.

Has a sister, Jamie Sue Weiss, who became a make-up artist for television and films.

Went to Glenbrook North High School in Northbrook, Illinois.

Worked as a personal trainer, with many of his clients being fellow actors.

Can accurately name each of the United States in alphabetical order (without a break to stop and think about it).

Can wiggle his ears.

Is a certified scuba diver.

WHERE IS HE NOW: In 2009, Weiss appeared in the play Impressionism, which opened at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre on March 12, 2009. He also appeared in an Off-Broadway production of A Perfect Future at the Cherry Lane Theatre.

In 2012-2013, he appeared on the television series Young Justice as the voice of Nathaniel Adams / Captain Atom. Before that, he appeared in several episodes of the TV series Blue Bloods as Sonny Malevsky.

Weiss is also an artist shown in Los Angeles as well as a playwright; his play Streams of Consciousness was produced at The Met Theater in Los Angeles. You can view his art at this website: http://www.michaeltweiss.com/

WRITE TO MICHAEL T. WEISS:
Michael T. Weiss
c/o Endeavor Talent
9701 Wilshire Blvd., 10th floor
Beverly Hills, CA 90212

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CREDITS:

2012-2013 Young Justice (TV Series)...Nathaniel Adams / Captain Atom

2011 Burn Notice (TV Series)...Holcomb
Army of One (2011)

2009-2011 Batman: The Brave and the Bold (TV Series)...Adam Strange

2011 Blue Bloods (TV Series)...Sonny Malevsky

2011 Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds (Video Game)...Dormammu (voice)

2010 Sex and the City 2...Handsome Man at Wedding

2007/II Fade...Doctor McCabe

2005-2007 Higglytown Heroes (TV Series)...Veterinarian Hero / Mountain Rescue / Mountain Rescue Hero

2006 Razor Sharp (Short)...Dex

2005 Clubhouse (TV Series)...Jackie Tambler
Save Situation (2005)

2002-2005 Justice League (TV Series)...Etrigan the Demon / Jason Blood

2005 G-Spot (TV Series)...Michael T. Weiss
Gigi Gets a Job (2005)

2005 Iowa...Larry Clarkson

2005 Confessions of an Action Star...Drug Lord (as Michael T. Wiess)

2004 Marmalade...Peter

2004 Until the Night...Daniel

2003-2004 Crossing Jordan (TV Series)...James Horton

2003 Lords of EverQuest (Video Game)...Lord Kadian (voice)

2003 The Mummy: Secrets of the Medjai (TV Series)...Nizam Toth

2003 Written in Blood...Matthew Ransom

2003 Freelancer (Video Game)...Orillion (voice)

2001-2003 The Legend of Tarzan (TV Series)...Tarzan

2002 Tarzan & Jane...Tarzan (voice)

2002 Jackie Chan Adventures (TV Series)...Giles
Pleasure Cruise (2002) ... Giles (voice)

2001 The Pretender: Island of the Haunted (TV Movie)...Jarod

2001 The Zeta Project (TV Series)...Dr. Winhelm
Absolute Zero (2001)

2001 Bones...Lupovich

2001 Net Worth...Michael Winslow

2001 The Pretender 2001 (TV Movie)...Jarod

1996-2000 The Pretender (TV Series)...Jarod

1999-2000 Profiler (TV Series)...Jarod

2000 Men in Black: The Series (TV Series)
The Baby Kay Syndrome (2000)

2000 Red Shoe Diaries 18: The Game (Video)...The New Man (segment "The Game")

1999 Planescape: Torment (Video Game)...The Nameless One (voice)

1999 Freeway II: Confessions of a Trickbaby...Drifter

1996 Freeway...Larry

1995 Remember Me (TV Movie)...Scott Covey

1995 Jeffrey...Steve Howard

1994 Angel 4: Undercover...Ryan Gersh

1994 The Adventures of Brisco County Jr. (TV Series)...Johnny
Brooklyn Dodgers (1994) ... Johnny (uncredited)

1994 Red Shoe Diaries (TV Series)...The New Man
The Game (1994)

1992 2000 Malibu Road (TV Series)...Roger Tabor

1991 Dark Shadows (TV Series)...Joe Haskell / Peter / Peter Bradford

1990 The Big One: The Great Los Angeles Earthquake (TV Movie)...Larry, the Mayor's City Official Aide

1988 Take My Daughters, Please (TV Movie)...Joe Blake

1988 Howling IV: The Original Nightmare (Video)...Richard Adams

1986 Days of Our Lives (TV Series)...Mike Horton

1980 Ordinary People...Extra (uncredited)

To see Then & Now pictures of Michael T. Weiss, visit: Celebrity Nooz

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--Answers to DEAD OR ALIVE--
Brandon Tartikoff - DEAD (Cancer)
Born: 01/13/1949 Died: 08/27/1997

Chad Everett - DEAD (Cancer)
Born: 06/11/1937 Died: 07/24/2012

Brian Doyle-Murray - ALIVE
Born: 10/31/1945

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WHO PASSED ON THIS WEEK...
2/18
Yudhistir Das, 93, Indian politician, Odisha MLA for Kissan Nagar (1990-2000), Speaker of the Odisha Legislative Assembly (1990-1995).
Mavis Gallant, 91, Canadian writer, Companion of the Order of Canada (1993).
Kristof Goddaert, 27, Belgian professional cyclist, traffic collision.
Bernd Noske, 67, German musician (Birth Control).
Arthur Rowley, 80, English footballer (Liverpool).
Nikhil Baran Sengupta, 71, Indian art director, production designer and actor.

2/17
Richard N. Cabela, 77, American businessman, co-founder of Cabela's.
Bob Casale, 61, American musician (Devo), heart failure.
Peter Florin, 92, German politician and diplomat, President of the United Nations General Assembly (1987, 1988).
Yoseph Geva, 90, Israeli general, head of the Central Command (1960-1966).
Richard Hes, 50, Czech choreographer (Dracula), pancreatic cancer.
Frankie Kao, 63, Taiwanese singer, leukemia.
R. K. Srikantan, 94, Indian Carnatic singer.
Frank Wappat, 84, English radio personality (BBC Newcastle), heart failure.

2/16
Uwe Berger, 85, German writer.
Ron Casey, 61, American politician, member of the Missouri House of Representatives (2004-2012), complications from a fall.
Robert J. Conley, 73, American Cherokee author.
Eisenhower Tree, 100-125, American loblolly pine (Augusta National Golf Club), damage from ice storm.
Ken Farragut, 85, American football player (Philadelphia Eagles), complications of diabetes.
Gert Krawinkel, 66, German musician (Trio).
Jaroslav Krejci Jr., 98, Czech politician, lawyer and sociologist.
Parasram Maderna, 87, Indian politician, Rajasthan MLA for Jodhpur (1957-2003), respiratory failure.
Jimmy Murakami, 80, American animator and film director (When the Wind Blows).
Michele Savoia, 55, American fashion designer.

2/15
Corrado Benedetti, 57, Italian footballer.
Herbert Blocker, 71, German Olympic equestrian (1992), cancer.
Federico Campbell, 72, Mexican writer, stroke following influenza.
Mary Grace Canfield, 89, American actress (Green Acres, Bewitched, General Hospital), lung cancer.
Jamie Coots, 41, American pastor and snake handler, snakebite.
Fanni Gyarmati, 101, Hungarian language teacher, recipient of the Order of Merit (2009).
Angelo Henderson, 51, American journalist (The Wall Street Journal) and radio personality (WCHB), recipient of the Pulitzer Prize for Feature Writing (1999).
Jim Lacy, 87, American basketball player (Loyola University), melanoma.
Christopher Malcolm, 67, Scottish actor (The Empire Strikes Back, Highlander, The Rocky Horror Show).
Horst Rechelbacher, 72, Austrian-born American business executive, founder of Aveda, pancreatic cancer.
Bun Heang Un, 61, Cambodian-born Australian artist, Killing Fields refugee, brain tumor.
Enyu Valchev, 78, Bulgarian Olympic medalist freestyle wrestler (1960, 1964, 1968).
Denes Zsigmondy, 91, Hungarian classical violinist and music educator.

2/14
Francisco Jose Arnaiz Zarandona, 88, Spanish-born Dominican Roman Catholic prelate, Auxiliary Bishop of Santo Domingo (1988-2002).
James Condon, 90, Australian actor.
Sir Tom Finney, 91, English footballer (Preston North End).
Jim Fregosi, 71, American baseball player (California Angels) and manager (Philadelphia Phillies), complications from a stroke.
John Henson, 48, American puppeteer (The Muppets, Sweetums), heart attack.
Chad Kellogg, 42, American mountain climber, hit by falling rock.
Benny Reynolds, 77, American rodeo performer, PRCA All-Around Cowboy Champion (1961), heart attack.
Patrick Scott, 93, Irish artist.
Mike Stepovich, 94, American politician, Governor of the Territory of Alaska (1957-1958), head injury following a fall.

2/13
Tommy Cooke, 99, Irish hurler (Limerick).
Piero D'Inzeo, 90, Italian Olympic show jumper (1956, 1960, 1964, 1972), European champion (1959).
Drew Denson, 48, American baseball player (Atlanta Braves, Chicago White Sox).
King Kester Emeneya, 57, Congolese singer.
Charles J. Fillmore, 84, American linguist.
Jimmy Jones, 85, Northern Irish footballer.
Ken Jones, 83, British actor (Porridge, The Squirrels), bowel cancer.
Balu Mahendra, 74, Indian National Film Award-winning filmmaker, cinematographer, screenwriter and editor (Kokila, Moondram Pirai).
Georgy Martyniuk, 73, Russian actor, People's Artist of Russia (2003).
Ernest Mead, 95, American academic (University of Virginia).
John Mortimore, 80, English cricketer.
Louis Nganga a Ndzando, 90-91, Congolese Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Lisala (1964-1997).
Richard Moller Nielsen, 76, Danish football player and manager, brain tumour.
Zbigniew Romaszewski, 74, Polish politician, Senator (1989-2011).
Ghulam Mohammad Saznawaz, 74, Indian Sufi musician.
Rene Teulade, 82, French politician, Social Affairs Minister (1992-1993), Senator (since 2008).
Marty Thau, 75, American rock and roll entrepreneur and music producer, renal failure.
Michael J. Wagner, 72, American politician, Member of the Maryland House of Delegates (1974-1977) and Senate (1978-1994), cancer.
Ralph Waite, 85, American actor (The Waltons, Roots, Cliffhanger).
Ken'ichi Yamamoto, 57, Japanese novelist, winner of the Naoki Prize (2009), lung cancer.