Mighty Ducks actor Shaun Weiss had heartwarming news to share this holiday season, a stark contrast to his tumultuous past filled with drug and legal battles.
The 46-year-old actor, best known for his role as Greg Goldberg in the beloved hockey-themed Disney films, announced on Christmas that he and his pregnant girlfriend Shannon were expecting their first child.
On Instagram Stories, Weiss posted a snap of Shannon holding a positive pregnancy test, with the cheerful caption: ‘BEST Christmas gift ever!’
She also revealed the baby’s name, writing, “Charlie…arriving in August.”
Confirming the news to TMZWeiss shared that whether the baby is a boy or a girl, the name will be Charlie, in honor of her father.
The couple, who have been together for two years, also plan to “get married soon,” Weiss told the outlet, adding even more excitement to this new chapter in their lives.
Mighty Ducks actor Shaun Weiss and his girlfriend Shannon (pictured) had heartwarming news to share this holiday season, a stark contrast to his tumultuous past filled with legal and drug struggles.
The 46-year-old actor, best known for his role as Greg Goldberg in the beloved hockey-themed Disney films, announced on Christmas that he and Shannon were expecting their first child.
The baby news comes after Weiss put on a pair of skates for the first time in nearly three decades.
“The last time I skated was the last day of filming D3,” the 45-year-old actor said in October, referring to 1996’s D3: The Mighty Ducks.
Weiss continued: ‘It’s like riding a bicycle. With bones that have aged 30 years.’
The Montvale, New Jersey, native said he donned the hockey gear as an endorsement of the brand FunkAway, an odor-eliminating spray.
The actor was seen wearing a goalie mask and a black t-shirt with yellow trim that said Ducks on the front.
Weiss, who has appeared on television shows such as The King of Queens, Las Vegas and Freaks and Greeks, was seen in a clip selling replica Goldberg hockey sticks. through their website.
Weiss, who has appeared in films such as Huggin Molly and Drillbit Taylor, captioned the promotional clip: “These mini sticks remind me of day 1 of training camp.”
“Celebrate D2’s 30th anniversary with this new commemorative item,” the description of the $100 item read. ‘A replica of my original hockey stick! Fabric tape can be added to the blade and knob for an ultra-authentic piece of movie memorabilia. When you hold this stick, YOU are Goldberg, the goalie.
On February 21, Weiss went to the site and said he had not broken his four-year streak of sobriety.
“I’m fine, you don’t have to worry about me, but thank you, it’s very sweet,” he said.
Weiss addressed concerns that there was a red substance on his forehead, noting that it was “consecrated ash” from famous yoga practitioner Sadhguru.
Weiss wiped the substance off her head in a clip and told her followers: ‘Alright, is that better for you?’
On Instagram Stories, Weiss posted a snap of Shannon holding a positive pregnancy test, with the cheerful caption: ‘BEST Christmas gift ever!’
She also revealed the baby’s name, writing, ‘Charlie’…arriving in August.”
Weiss was seen in a previous clip in which he declared his gratitude for being able to work in the entertainment industry.
“I get to go out and fly to Florida and hang out with the fans and have an amazing weekend and get paid to do it,” he said. “This is an amazing life – thank you so much, that’s ridiculous and I hope to see you out there.”
Weiss also spoke with TMZ about fans’ concerns, and told the outlet that he remains focused on staying sober in the future.
“If I ever need help, I promise to reach out to people,” he said. “There is no turning back.”
Weiss told the outlet that ash was part of a “spiritual practice” he is involved in and that it “has been a game-changer in terms of (his) overall balance and joy levels.”
Weiss has been candid on his path to sobriety, speaking publicly about his past addiction to drugs such as heroin and methamphetamine, which left him homeless at one point.
In a September 2022 interview on the YouTube channel Addiction Talk, Weiss said it had been “difficult to see” images of himself when he was in the throes of addiction looking “horrible and deadly.”
In the interview, Weiss said that being a child star made him “an adrenaline junkie,” which sowed the seeds for the addiction problems he would face later in life.
“Things were a lot more exciting for me than for the average 13-year-old: taking trips, flying places and acting in movies,” Weiss said of his childhood. ‘So I was very addicted to the excitement of things. And when that went away, I didn’t really know how to have that feeling. And I found that in drugs.’
Weiss signed autographs with her Mighty Ducks castmates at a New Jersey expo in 2015.
Weiss was flanked by her co-stars Aaron Schwartz and Jussie Smollett in 1992’s The Mighty Ducks.
Weiss on January 26, 2020 was arrested in connection with robbery and methamphetamine use in Yuba County, California.
Weiss said he had been given new teeth while in a sober living center after he lost them in the midst of his addiction. He said: ‘This is a very serious problem… He was in horrible shape. I was probably going to die if those sheriff’s deputies didn’t step in and save me.
Weiss was arrested on January 26, 2020 in connection with robbery and methamphetamine use in Yuba County, California, and was subsequently ordered to rehab.
Weiss was arrested in connection with public intoxication in August 2018 in Oroville, California.
Before that, in 2017, he was sentenced to 90 days in jail after being arrested in connection with methamphetamine possession in Burbank, California.