Scott Weinger: Biography

Scott Eric Weinger (pronounced as wine-gerr) was born in New York, New York, on October 5, 1975, to Babs Weinger, a teacher, and Elliot 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 autumn of 1994, Scott left the L.A. scene to fulfill yet another dream - attending Harvard University. Taking leave of TV series Full House didn't suggest he was leaving the business altogether. He continued as the voice of "Aladdin" 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 scores 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.

Scott majored in English and minored in French literature while at Harvard University, 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. The possibilities were narrowed down to writing, directing, acting, and news correspondence.

Since his return to Hollywood, he has starred in a horror flick, "Shredder", produced an award winning film short, "The Cricket Player", and provided his voice for Osamu Tezuka's, "Metropolis", Disney/Square Co.'s video game, "Kingdom Hearts", and two upcoming Disney films, "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 for the WB television show, "Like Family," 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.

  • Scott briefly attempted the singing parts in the Disney animated film Aladdin, but gave up that role to Brad Kane.(edit)
  • Scott reprised the voice of Aladdin in the direct-to-video sequel, "Return of Jafar" in 1992.(edit)
  • Scott guest starred on an episode of Miami Vice at the age of 11.(edit)
  • Scott provided his voice for the title role in the 1994 remake of Disney's, "The Shaggy Dog." (edit)
  • Scott was the whiz kid of the Amiga Commodore Computer advertising campaign in 1990.(edit)
  • Scott's first significant TV role was playing Patrick in Hemingway.(edit)
  • Scott considers himself to be a writer first, and an actor second.(edit)
  • Scott received his first writing credit for the WB television show, Like Family.(edit)
  • Scott provided his voice for two upcoming Disney films called "Mickey's Philharmagic" and "The Search For Mickey Mouse."(edit)
  • Scott produced an award-winning film short, "The Cricket Player."(edit)
  • Scott first became interested in acting in the third grade when an actor gave a presentation for Career Day at his school.(edit)
  • Scott is the eldest of four children.(edit)
  • Scott is the son of Elliot and Babs Weinger.(edit)
  • Scott was born in New York City and was raised in Hollywood, Florida.(edit)
  • Scott's first job was a national commercial for Ideal Toys. (edit)
  • Scott was born on the exact same day as Kate Winslet.(edit)
  • Scott was a youth correspondent for ABC's "Good Morning America" from 1994-1997.(edit)
  • Scott has an younger brother named Todd Weinger.(edit)
  • He graduated from Harvard University in 1998. He majored in English and minored in French literature. (edit)
  • Scott dated actress Kellie Martin during 1994.(edit)
  • Scott has lived in Paris, and is fluent in French.(edit)
  • Scott appeared on Mike's Super Short Show for the movie, "Aladdin."(edit)
  • He is left-handed.(edit)
  • Scott did an online interview with Dave Coulier. Dave played Joey Gladstone on Full House, which Scott has also been in.(edit)
  • Scott does the voice for Aladdin and once he even played Aladdin in an episode of Full House!

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  • He did the voice of Aladdin in the video game, Kingdom Hearts.(edit)
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