Shaun Weiss (center) on Jan. 25, 2024.Photo:Shaun Weiss/Instagram
Shaun Weiss/Instagram
The former child actor, who played goalie Greg Goldberg in theMighty Ducksfilms, has been open about his recovery journey and his past drug addiction. Weiss organized a comedy concert event at Corbin Bowl in Tarzana, California, on Thursday, Jan. 25, tomark “four years clean.”
There to perform and support Weiss, 44, were:Sabrina the Teenage Witchactor Nate Richert,The Secret World of Alex Mackstar Natanya Ross,Salute Your Shortsactor Michael Ray Bower,American Pieactor Thomas Ian Nicholas,The Sandlotactor Marty York and more.
Comedian Ryan Talmo, who hosted the event, wrote on Instagram that the nostalgic night was “emotional” and “something unbelievably amazing.”
“This is a night that 10 year old Ryan would be blown away! Pure 90’s nostalgia,” Talmowrote on Instagram, sharing moments from the gathering. “But we all came together because we love Shaun and to see him healthy and living his life at his fullest. Every year is a celebration! Because you’re bringing everyone together. Happy 4 Birthday! Love you sir!”
Weiss also shared photos from the event, writing in the caption, “The best Night! Thanks old friends for coming out.”
The Instagram account forDeformelody, an upcoming horror movie that Weiss appears in, celebrated the actor’s sobriety, writingalongside a clip of him onstageat the event, “Congratulations to our incredible cast member @shaunweiss who celebrated 4 years of sobriety!”
“We had a blast at his stand up comedy celebration and enjoyed a night of laughs and 90s legends,” read the caption. “We are so proud of Shaun’s strength in his journey of sobriety and his presence in our film elevated the entirety of the project and made us work that much harder to make something special and worthy of time. We cannot wait till the world sees him in this film. It’s like nothing he’s done before.”
In 2022, Weiss opened up about struggling with homelessness and recovering from an addiction to methamphetamine and heroin. He said during anAddiction Talkconversation shared onYouTubeat the time that it is"hard to see" photos of him from when he was battlingthe disease, sharing that he “looked horrible and deathly.”
He even lost his teeth during that period but was latergifted a full new set of teethwhile living in a sober facility.
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In his post about the recent celebration, Weiss tagged the drug addiction treatment center Quest 2 Recovery. When the actor marked 45 months of sobriety back in October, Quest 2 Recovery wrote on Instagram that he is a “living testament that recovery is possible.“
“Congratulations on your milestone, Shaun,” the center added at the time. “Your journey is a source of hope and strength for everyone on their own path to healing.”
If you or someone you know is struggling with substance abuse, please contact the SAMHSA helpline at 1-800-662-HELP.
source: people.com
