Scott Weinger (born October 5, 1975)[1] is an American actor. He is best known as the voice of the Disney character Aladdin in the 1992 animated film and various follow-ups, and as Steve Hale on the ABC sitcom Full House and its Netflix sequel Fuller House. For ABC, he wrote and produced for the television sitcoms Galavant and Black-ish and was a co-executive producer of ABC's The Muppets.
Scott Weinger | |
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 Weinger at GalaxyCon Richmond in 2020 | |
| Born | October 5, 1975 New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Harvard University (BA) |
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| Years active | 1988–present |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 1 |
Early life
editWeinger graduated from Harvard University in 1998 magna cum laude with a degree in English and American Literature.[2] He is Jewish.[3]
Career
editWeinger's first professional acting work was a national commercial for Ideal Toys.[4] His first acting role was in Police Academy 5: Assignment Miami Beach. After guest-starring on ABC's Life Goes On, Weinger became a series regular on the situation comedy The Family Man on CBS. His next regular role in a series came as Steve Hale on the sitcom Full House from 1991 to 1995 after he had guest-starred on one episode during its fifth season as the similarly named Steve Peters. During the run of Full House, Weinger made his motion-picture debut as the voice of Aladdin in Disney's 1992 animated feature of the same name.
Weinger went on to several small roles in television programs, starred in a horror comedy film, 2003's Shredder, and provided his voice for Osamu Tezuka's Metropolis and the 3D Disney film Mickey's PhilharMagic. He had a guest appearance on the NBC's Scrubs for the season 6 episode "My Coffee" as Dr. Kershnar. He played Officer Rubin on What I Like About You. From 2016 until 2020, Weinger reprised his role of Steve Hale on the Full House spin-off series Fuller House.[5]
Weinger was cast as Aladdin, the street urchin in Walt Disney Pictures' animated feature film of the same name. He reprised his role multiple times off the big screen including the CBS television series and direct-to-video sequels The Return of Jafar and Aladdin and the King of Thieves. His voice would also be used for several video games including the Kingdom Hearts series, Kinect Disneyland Adventures, and Disney Infinity series.
Weinger has written and produced for television, receiving his first writing credit on the WB television show Like Family. Other writing credits include What I Like About You and Privileged. From 2009 to 2013, he was a writer-producer for 90210, penning the series' 100th episode. After the series ended, he returned to comedy, becoming a writer-producer for The Neighbors, Galavant, Black-ish, and The Muppets.
Personal life
editWeinger has been married to television writer and producer Rina Mimoun since 2008;[6] together they have a son who was born in 2009.[7][8]
Filmography
editFilm
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Police Academy 5: Assignment Miami Beach | Shark Attack Kid | |
| 1992 | Aladdin | Aladdin (voice) | |
| 1994 | The Return of Jafar | Direct-to-video | |
| 1996 | Aladdin and the King of Thieves | ||
| 2001 | Mickey's House of Villains | ||
| 2001 | Metropolis | Atlas (voice) | English dub |
| 2003 | Shredder | Cole Davidson | |
| 2005 | Jasmine's Enchanted Tales: Journey of a Princess | Aladdin (voice) | Direct-to-video |
| 2006 | Farce of the Penguins | Horny penguin (voice) | |
| 2011 | Roulette | Mike | |
| 2023 | Once Upon a Studio | Aladdin (voice) | Short film |
Television
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Hemingway | Patrick Hemingway | Miniseries |
| 1989–1990 | Life Goes On | Steve Smith | 2 episodes |
| 1990–1991 | The Family Man | Steve Taylor | 22 episodes |
| 1991 | Eerie, Indiana | Eddie | Episode: "ATM with a Heart of Gold" |
| 1993 | Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego? | Himself | Episode: "The Pied Pirates of Petra" |
| 1994 | The Shaggy Dog | Wilbert "Wilby" Daniels | TV movie |
| 1991–1995 | Full House | Steve Hale | Recurring role in seasons 5 and 8; main role in seasons 6–7 (50 episodes) |
| 1994–1995 | Aladdin | Aladdin / Evil Aladdin (voices) | 86 episodes |
| 1995 | Aladdin on Ice | Aladdin (voice) | TV movie |
| 1999 | Hercules | Episode: "Hercules and the Arabian Night" | |
| 1999 | Walker, Texas Ranger | Bradley Roberts | Episode: "Full Recovery" |
| 2001–2002 | House of Mouse | Aladdin (voice) | 3 episodes |
| 2006 | What I Like About You | Officer Rubin | 4 episodes |
| 2006 | Scrubs | Dr. Kershnar | Episode: "My Coffee" |
| 2013 | The Mistresses | Father | Episode: "I Choose You" |
| 2014 | The Neighbors | Man | Episode: "There Goes The Neighbors' Hood" |
| 2016–2020 | Fuller House | Dr. Steve Hale | Recurring role in season 1; main role in season 2–5 |
Video games
edit| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Aladdin's MathQuest | Aladdin |
| 2001 | Aladdin in Nasira's Revenge | |
| 2002 | Kingdom Hearts | Aladdin (English version) |
| 2005 | Kingdom Hearts II | |
| 2011 | Kinect Disneyland Adventures | Aladdin |
| 2013 | Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 ReMIX | |
| 2014 | Kingdom Hearts HD 2.5 ReMIX | |
| Disney Infinity 2.0 | ||
| 2015 | Disney Infinity 3.0 | |
| 2022 | Cookie Run: Kingdom |
Production credits
editWriter
edit| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Like Family | |
| 2005 | What I Like About You | 3 episodes |
| 2008–2009 | Privileged | 2 episodes |
| 2010–2013 | 90210 | 8 episodes |
| 2013–2014 | The Neighbors | 3 episodes |
| 2014–2015 | Black-ish | 1 episode |
| 2015–2016 | Galavant | 2 episodes |
| 2016 | The Muppets | 1 episode |
| 2018 | The Hookup Plan | 4 episodes |
| 2021 | DC Super Hero High | 1 episode |
Producer
edit| Year | Title | Position | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | The Cricket Player | ||
| 2011–2012 | 90210 | Co-producer | 45 episodes |
| 2013–2014 | The Neighbors | 22 episodes | |
| 2014–2015 | Black-ish | Supervising producer | 15 episodes |
| 2015–2016 | Galavant | Supervising producer | 12 episodes |
| 2016 | The Muppets | Co-executive producer | 5 episodes |
| 2018 | The Hookup Plan | 8 episodes | |
| Génération Q | 1 episode | ||
| 2021 | DC Super Hero High | Executive producer | 1 episode |
References
edit- ^ "Today in History – The Boston Globe". BostonGlobe.com. Retrieved October 15, 2021.
- ^ Etkin, Jaimie (September 22, 2012). "'Full House' Cast: Where Are They Now; Interviews With Dave Coulier, Jodie Sweetin, Lori Loughlin And More". HuffPost. Archived from the original on February 26, 2017. Retrieved June 8, 2020.
- ^ Arfa, Orit (October 13, 2005). "Celebs Stick to Their Tzedakah Box Job". Jewish Journal. Retrieved June 8, 2020.
- ^ Commodore Amiga TV Ad – Celebrities on YouTube
- ^ Elizabeth Wagmeister (July 17, 2015). "'Fuller House' Brings Back Steve: Scott Weinger Joining Netflix Series". Variety. Retrieved July 17, 2015.
- ^ Samantha Rullo (June 12, 2014). "Whatever Happened to Steve from 'Full House?' The Ivy League Grad Is Still Working in TV". bustle.com. Retrieved November 11, 2015.
- ^ Boone, John (September 29, 2015). "EXCLUSIVE: Here's What Happened When the Voice of 'Aladdin' Took His Own Kid to See the Movie". Entertainment Tonight. Retrieved June 8, 2020.
- ^ Grant, Stacey (September 28, 2015). "Scott Weinger Was Joined By A 'Fuller House' Costar At A Special Screening Of 'Aladdin'". MTV News. Retrieved June 8, 2020.