Scott Weinger

Scott Weinger
Weinger at the 45th Emmy Awards in 1993
Born	(1975-10-05) October 5, 1975 Manhattan, New York City, New York, U.S.[1]
Alma mater	Harvard University
Occupation	Actor, voice actor, writer, producer
Years active	1988–present
Notable work	Voice of Aladdin in Disney's Aladdin (1992–present) Steve Hale in ABC sitcom Full House (1992–1995) and Netflix sequel Fuller House (2016–present)
Spouse(s)	Rina Mimoun (m. 2008)
Children	1

Scott Weinger (born October 5, 1975)^[1] is an American actor, voice actor, writer and producer, best known as the voice of the title character in Disney's Aladdin. Weinger reprised the role in the two direct-to-video sequels, the television series of the same name, and the Kingdom Hearts and Disney Infinity video game series. He is also known for playing Steve Hale on the ABC sitcom Full House and its Netflix sequel Fuller House. He is also a writer and producer for television, including for ABC's Galavant and Black-ish. He was a co-executive producer of ABC's The Muppets.

Early life

Weinger was born in Manhattan, New York City, the son of Barbara and Elliott Weinger, an orthopedist, brother of Todd Weinger, a film producer and brother of Lauren Weinger, an actress.^[1] He graduated from Harvard University in 1998 with a magna cum laude degree in English and American Literature.^[2] He is Jewish.^[3]

Career

Weinger'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. During the run of Full House, Weinger made his motion-picture debut as the voice of the title character in Disney's 1992 animated feature Aladdin.

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 3-D 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. In 2016, 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 Aladdin. He reprised his role multiple times off the big screen including the CBS Aladdin series and direct-to-video sequels, the most notable being 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

Weinger has been married to television writer and producer Rina Mimoun since 2008;^[6] together they have a son, Mischa, who was born in 2009.^[7][8]

Filmography

Production Credits

References

External links

• Scott Weinger on IMDb
• Scott Weinger at TV.com