Weinberg, Matt 1990–

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WEINBERG, Matt 1990–

PERSONAL

Full name, Matthew Phillip Weinberg; born July 13, 1990, in Los Angeles, CA; son of Larry (a public relations executive) and Dana Weinberg; brother of Mike Weinberg (an actor). Education: Studied acting with Marnie Cooper; studied dialect with Larry Moss. Avocational Interests: Playing baseball and with his dogs.

Addresses:

Agent—Innovative Agents, 1505 Tenth St., Santa Monica, CA 90401. Manager—Reel Talent Management, P.O. Box 491035, Los Angeles, CA 90049.

Career:

Actor. Appeared in television commercials for McDonald's, Digimon, and Loanworks.

Awards, Honors:

Young Artist Award nomination, best performance in a TV comedy series—guest starring young performer, 2000, for Friends; CAMIE Award, Young Artist Award nomination, best performance in a TV movie (comedy or drama)—young actor ten or under, 2001, for The Last Dance; Young Artist Award nomination, best performance in a voice–over role—young artist, 2005, for The Lion King 1 1/2; Young Artist Award, for An American Daughter.

CREDITS

Film Appearances:

Max, Spooky House, Entertainment Highway, 2000.

Tommy, X–Men (also known as X–Men 1.5), Twentieth Century–Fox, 2000.

7–year–old Dawg, Bad Boy (also known as Dawg), Dawg LLC, 2002.

Booger Spencer, The Hot Chick, Touchstone, 2002.

8–year–old boy, Who's Your Daddy?, Premiere Marketing & Distribution Group, 2003.

Mike, Haunted Lighthouse (also known as R. L. Stine's "Haunted Lighthouse"), 2003.

Voice of Young Simba, The Lion King 11/2 (animated; also known as Lion King 3: Hakuna Matata!), Walt Disney Home Video, 2004.

Television Appearances; Series:

Eli, Eli's Theory, 1999.

Mark O'Keefe, The O'Keefes, The WB, 2003.

Television Appearances; Movies:

Nicholas, An American Daughter (also known as Trial by Media), Lifetime, 2000.

Alex Cope, The Last Dance, CBS, 2000.

Television Appearances; Pilots:

Eli, Eli's Theory, 1999.

James Bishop, The (mis)Adventures of Fiona Plum, The WB, 2001.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

Jack, "Hospital," Ellen, ABC, 1998.

Raymond, "The One Where Rachel Smokes," Friends, NBC, 1999.

"From the Heart," Chicken Soup for the Soul, PAX, 1999.

Sam Lowe, "Subject: Me and My Shadow," FreakyLinks, Fox, 2001.

Mickey, "I Am an Angel," Touched by an Angel, CBS, 2001.

Sam Lowe, "Subject: The Final Word," FreakyLinks, Fox, 2001.

Douglas Leeman, "Beyond Repair," ER, NBC, 2002.