Shaun Weiss, famous for his role within the sports franchise film “Mighty Geese” is marking a remarkable milestone in his sobriety journey.
Over the weekend, the actor marked 4 years of sobriety with a celebratory post on social media and a nostalgic hangout with several ’90s stars.
Shaun Weiss Marks 4-year Sobriety Anniversary
Weiss took to Instagram to share the excellent news together with his over 31,000 followers. He uploaded a photograph of himself looking healthy and thriving while wearing a baseball jacket over a white shirt with the word sober printed on it.
The actor had a clean shave and spread his arms in joy before simply declaring “4 years clean!” The post was met with celebratory remarks from his fans, who praised him for working hard to alter his life.
“I’m joyful you found your way back, my friend,” wrote a follower while one other penned, “Solution to go GOLDBURG THE GOALIE!!!!” One other comment read, “you could have A LOT to be pleased with Shawn!! So joyful for you! Much love and respect! 🤟🤟🤟🤟🤟🤟.”
This thrilled user stated “I’ve been cheering you on for therefore long. So joyful for you. God is sweet!!!” One other noted, “My man, much love brother. Sustain the awesome work.” More comments read, “Congratulations Shaun. We’re so pleased with you. We love you a lot Sir. God bless you on daily basis!!!”
Following the impressive milestone, Weiss hosted a celebration comedy standup event that was attended by among the big 90s legends. The likes of Natanya Ross of “The Secret World of Alex Mack,” Nate Richert of “Sabrina The Teenage Witch,” Michael Ray Bower, who starred in Nickelodeon’s “Salute Your Shorts,” and comic Ryan Talmo.
Weiss’ upcoming movie project “Deform Melody” — an upcoming feature horror movie — also celebrated the Recent Jersey native’s achievement with a post on Instagram,
“Congratulations to our incredible solid member @shaunweiss who celebrated 4 years of sobriety! We had a blast at his rise up comedy celebration and enjoyed an evening of guffaws and 90s legends. We’re so pleased with Shaun’s strength in his journey of sobriety and his presence in our film elevated everything 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 on this film. It’s like nothing he’s done before. “
Shaun Weiss Turns His Addiction Battle Into Comedy Fodder
Weiss’s four-year sobriety anniversary comes almost a 12 months after he addressed his past addiction problems and arrests during a standup session on the Mic Drop Comedy Club in San Diego in April. He particularly poked fun at his 2020 arrest, mocking his mugshot.
“I don’t know should you saw that child actor arrested for burglary,” he told the audience. “I used to be very dissatisfied in myself… I didn’t even wear a disguise. What the hell? Come on, Goldberg, you’ll be able to do higher than that.”
He continued addressing his mug shot, “I’ll inform you, they’re not using any Instagram filters down there on the station. This photo was rough. you look bad when your drug dealer doesn’t need to be seen in public with you. That’s when it’s best to reassess things.”
Weiss has been sober since 2020 and hasn’t shied away from speaking about how he turned to stealing and petty theft to support his drug addiction. In an interview with “Addiction Talk,” the actor confessed that he stole $1,000 price of electronics each day to feed his addiction.
He credited his life as a baby actor for pushing him to drugs, saying, “It made me an adrenaline junkie. Things were rather a lot more exciting for me than the typical 13-year-old — taking trips and flying to places and being in movies. So I used to be very hooked on the thrill of things. And when that went away, I didn’t really know easy methods to get that feeling. And I discovered that in drugs.”
