Steven Weber Biography
Born: March 4, 1962
Mention the name Steven Weber to any television fanatic, and odds are their eyes will soon gloss over with fond memories of the popular early-'90s sitcom Wings. Despite the popularity of his small-screen past, though, the handsome actor has gone on to prove his versatility in a number of features, both made-for-television and otherwise. Born in Queens, NY, to a nightclub singer and a comic manager, Weber discovered his love of acting around the age of three while appearing in a series of television commercials. He followed up a stint at New York's High School of the Performing Arts with an education at New York's prestigious State University, and after working a series of odd jobs, Weber made his film debut in the 1984 Matt_Dillon comedy The_Flamingo_Kid. A role on the enduring daytime soap opera As the World Turns introduced Weber to his first wife, Finn_Carter, a few short years later. After appearing as a rock star in Los_Angeles and as John_F._Kennedy in The Kennedys of Massachusetts (both 1990), Weber was more than ready to take the lead in his own sitcom. Cast as the half-owner, along with brother Joe (Timothy_Daly), of a Nantucket-based airline, Weber's charisma and comic talents went a long way in supporting the show over the course of its enduring seven-year run.
Of course, Weber wasn't content to simply sit back and enjoy the success of Wings; in addition to the popular show, the actor turned up in supporting roles in numerous features including Single_White_Female (1992), Jeffrey (1995), and Leaving_Las_Vegas (also 1995). By the time the show came to an end in 1997, Weber had divorced Finn_Carter and married actress Juliette_Hohnen, and was ready to find out what else he had to offer to the worlds of film and television. Though a role in the made-for-television adaptation of -The Shining failed to erase the memory of Jack_Nicholson's terrifying interpretation of the role, Weber did prove memorable in Seinfeld creator Larry_David's bitter-flavored comedy Sour_Grapes (1998). The following few years would find Weber playing things relatively low-key onscreen; he returned to the small screen to moving effect with the 1999 made-for-television drama Love_Letters. In 2000, Weber essayed a supporting role in director Mike_Figgis' experimental comedy drama Timecode, and that same year he would return to sitcom territory with the short-lived Cursed. Though that particular effort may not have quite lived up to potential, Weber did gain positive notice for his role in the little-seen independent thriller Sleep_Easy,_Hutch_Rimes (2000). After appearing opposite Alan_Alda in the made-for-television feature Clubland (2001), Weber joined the cast of the popular small-screen drama Once and Again later that same year. Jason Buchanan, Rovi
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