Steven Weber
Weber on the Still Here Hollywood Podcast w/Steve Kmetko in 2024
Born	Steven Robert Weber (1961-03-04)March 4, 1961 (age 64) New York, New York, U.S.
Education	State University of New York, Purchase (BFA)
Occupations	Actor comedian
Years active	1984–present
Spouses	Finn Carter ​ ​ (m. 1985; div. 1992)​ Juliette Hohnen ​ ​ (m. 1995; sep. 2013)​
Children	2

Steven Robert Weber^[1] (born March 4, 1961)^[2] is an American actor and comedian. He is best known for his role as Brian Hackett on the television seriesWings, and as Dr. Dean Archer on NBC’sChicago Med. He also voiced Charlie B. Barkin inAll Dogs Go to Heaven: The Series, and portrayedJack Torrance in the TV miniseries adaptation ofStephen King'sThe Shining. He had a recurring role oniZombie as Vaughn du Clark. He played Mayor Douglas Hamilton onNCIS: New Orleans in a recurring role and starred as Sergeant First Class Dennis Worcester inHamburger Hill (1987).

Weber was born inQueens, New York.^[3][4] His mother, Fran (née Frankel),^[1] was anightclub singer, and his father, Stuart Weber, was a nightclub performer and manager ofBorscht Belt comedians.^[5] Weber isJewish and embraces his heritage despite not having received a formal religious education.^[6] Weber graduated from Manhattan'sHigh School of Performing Arts (1979) and theState University of New York at Purchase.

Weber started appearing inTV commercials in the third grade.^[7] After leaving college, he became a member of the Mirror Repertory Company and appeared opposite legendary actressGeraldine Page and Mason Adams in "Paradise Lost"^[8] before winning a role asJulianne Moore's ill-tempered and ill-fated boyfriend on theCBS daytime dramaAs the World Turns in 1985–1986. He appeared in severalmotion pictures and TV mini-series, such asThe Flamingo Kid,Hamburger Hill, and the acclaimedThe Kennedys of Massachusetts (as the youngJohn F. Kennedy).

His best-known role is as Brian Hackett, a skirt-chasing airplane pilot on thesitcomWings. Several years later, Weber starred in his own short-lived half-hour comedyCursed (later renamedThe Weber Show), joined the cast ofABC'sOnce and Again as the tortured artist Sam Blue, and starred the next year in the acclaimed showThe D.A., also for ABC. Weber also had lead roles in the 1990s filmsSingle White Female^[9] andJeffrey.

Weber first appeared onBroadway inTom Stoppard'sThe Real Thing^[8] and in 2001-2002 took over forMatthew Broderick asLeo Bloom in the Broadway production ofThe Producers. In 2005, he appeared alongsideKevin Spacey inLondon at theOld Vic's production ofNational Anthems. Weber also wrote and produced 2003'sClubland, aShowtime film in which he andAlan Alda played father and son talent agents in 1950s New York City (for which Alda was nominated for anEmmy).

He appeared in fourStephen King adaptations:Desperation (2006), "You Know They Got a Hell of a Band" from theNightmares & Dreamscapes (2006) mini-series, ”Revelations of Becka Paulson” from the “Outer Limits” revival series, and in the television mini-series version ofStephen King'sThe Shining (1997), playing the murderous writerJack Torrance. He also narrated several audiobooks, including King's novelIt and works byHarlan Coben andDean Koontz. In 1998, he played the voice of wisecrackingAlsatian Charlie B. Barkin inAn All Dogs Christmas Carol, a role he earlier played in 1996 inAll Dogs Go to Heaven: The Series.

In 2007, he rejoined formerWings co-starTony Shalhoub in a guest role onMonk. The same year, Weber played the role of network bossJack Rudolph in theNBC seriesStudio 60 on the Sunset Strip. In 2008, Weber starred in Alliance Group Entertainment's feature filmFarm House, where he played Samael, a mysteriousvineyard owner. Weber also guest starred on the drama seriesBrothers and Sisters as Graham Finch, a business specialist. He also guest-starred onPsych as Jack Spencer, Shawn Spencer's uncle and Henry Spencer's brother. He also starred onDesperate Housewives in 2008. Weber appeared as arecurring guest on the 2008–2009 season of theCBS crime dramaWithout a Trace.

He was part of the cast of the ABC showHappy Town and had a major role in the television filmA Fairly Odd Movie: Grow Up, Timmy Turner! in which he played the villain Hugh Magnate. He stars occasionally in the live action comicPuddin', alongside actorEddie Pepitone. He narrated an unabridged audio book of Stephen King'sIt. Between 2012 and 2017, Weber provided the voices of several characters on theDisney XD animated seriesUltimate Spider-Man. In 2014, Weber rejoined formerWings co-starRebecca Schull inChasing Life in recurring character roles. In 2017, Weber made a guest appearance in theCurb Your Enthusiasm (episode: "The Shucker"). In 2020, he starred oppositeFran Drescher in the NBC comedyIndebted. As of 2021, he is a series regular on the NBC proceduralChicago Med as Dr. Dean Archer.

Weber was married to actressFinn Carter from 1985 to 1992.^[10]

In 1995, he became engaged toJuliette Hohnen,^[11] then the Los Angeles bureau chief forMTV News,^[12] and they married on July 29 that year atHighclere Castle inBerkshire, England.^[13] In March 2013, it was reported that the couple filed for divorce.^[14] They have two sons.

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