Shaun Weiss, who performed Greg Goldberg in The Mighty Geese, hits the ice for the primary time in three many years.
Shaun Weiss performed Greg Goldberg in The Mighty Geese, but it surely’s been a very long time since he’s laced up his skates and hit the ice. In actual fact, it’s been practically three many years, with the final time being throughout the manufacturing of the third Mighty Geese film. Given the actor’s well being and dependancy struggles, it’s heartwarming to see him having some enjoyable.
“Final time I skated was the ultimate day of filming D3. It’s like driving a motorcycle,” Weiss mentioned. “With bones which have aged 30 years. Such a blast engaged on promos for FunkAway. Thanks for giving me a cause to lace up.“
Though Weiss continued to work after the Mighty Geese films, his profession didn’t take off the best way he hoped. He discovered himself getting in bother with the legislation and battling methamphetamine dependancy. A 2018 mugshot revealed a stunning change in look, with the actor wanting gaunt and far older than he actually was.
Whereas talking with Dependancy Discuss two years in the past, Weiss talked about how arduous it was to see himself like that. “It’s arduous to see these photos…Once I see them, they type of shock me nonetheless…I used to be avoiding reflective surfaces, so I didn’t know what I regarded like. I’m not exaggerating,” Weiss mentioned. “I’m actually sorry ‘Geese’ followers needed to see me like that…I’m actually hoping my story could be helpful, so it’s not only a unhappy factor that occurred.” Fortunately, Weiss bought on the trail to restoration and is now celebrating over three years of sobriety. Stick with it, man!
Weiss performed Greg Goldberg within the first three films within the Mighty Geese franchise, and whereas many authentic stars returned for a particular reunion episode of Disney’s The Mighty Geese: Recreation Changers sequence, Weiss wasn’t in a position to. The primary season of the sequence was set in present-day Minnesota and located the Mighty Geese having advanced from scrappy underdogs to an ultra-competitive, powerhouse youth hockey group. After 12-year-old Evan Morrow (Brady Midday) is unceremoniously reduce from the Geese, he and his mother, Alex (Lauren Graham), got down to construct their very own group of misfits to problem the cutthroat, win-at-all-costs tradition of youth sports activities in the present day. With the assistance of Gordon Bombay (Emilio Estevez), they rediscover the fun of enjoying only for the love of the sport. Estevez dropped out of the sequence after the primary season and was changed by Josh Duhamel. Disney cancelled the sequence after the second season.