Mighty Ducks star joked about his addiction, which resulted in a 2020 burglary arrest and shocking mugshot.
The former child star – who is now three years sober – poked fun at his past struggles during a recent stand-up comedy performance at San Diego’s Mic Drop Comedy Club.
In January 2020, he was arrested for meth and burglary amid his struggles with drug addiction, which led to his shocking mugshot being publicized.
When he started his stand-up set, obtained in video by TMZhe joked that he was disappointed he wasn’t wearing a disguise when he was arrested.
He said, “It was tough. They put my mugshot there and that was rough. I’ll tell you, they don’t use Instagram filters at the station, okay folks.
Much better: Mighty Ducks star joked about his addiction, which resulted in a 2020 burglary arrest and a shocking mugshot during a recent stand-up comedy performance in San Diego
Sad: In January 2020, he was arrested for meth and a burglary amid his struggles with drug addiction, which led to his shocking mugshot being published
“This photo was rough, you know you look bad when your drug dealer doesn’t want to be seen in public with you. Then you have to reassess things.’
Weiss continued his hilarious set by discussing his drug addiction.
He said, “You don’t have a drug problem until you run out of money. When you have money you just get high, you have fun. If you’re on a drug you need and you can’t buy it right now, you have a drug problem.”
Weiss joked that if you’re as sexy as he is on the streets of Los Angeles, you’ll do sexual favors or steal things, so he chose to steal and was arrested several times for doing so, eventually receiving a court-ordered robbery course.
He said, “It was $450, but I found out how to get it for free.” What did they expect?’
The actor then gleefully proclaimed, “I’ve been sober for three years now guys, I’m not about to applaud. I’m proud of that. I quit heroin and meth and only track cocaine amounts, it doesn’t even matter.’
Things have changed quite a bit for Weiss when he returned to acting earlier this year, starring as a Vietnam veteran in the blockbuster film Jesus Revolution.
The actor, who played Goldberg in Disney’s hockey-themed Mighty Ducks movies, had been living on the streets and getting into crime.
As he began his stand-up set, he joked in a video obtained by TMZ (seen in 1994’s D2: The Mighty Ducks) that he was disappointed he wasn’t wearing a disguise when he was arrested. rough. They put my mugshot there and that was rough. I’ll tell you, they don’t use Instagram filters at the station, okay folks.
Comeback Trail: Things have changed quite a bit for Weiss when he returned to acting earlier this year, starring as a Vietnam veteran in the blockbuster Jesus Revolution
In a photo from a January 2020 burglary arrest, Shaun looked shockingly thin and disheveled after years of drug use.
Weiss finally got the help he desperately needed after being released from prison and ordered by a judge in Yuba County, California, to complete a 90-day rehab program following a week-long detox at a center in Orange County, California.
Sources at the time said the plan was for the Montvale, New Jersey, resident to complete an outpatient program and participate in a sober house program until he was cleared to stay in a sober house.
According to TMZ, executives helped coordinate Weiss’ stay in the expensive rehab clinic with an untitled television series. (A Mighty Ducks reboot is in production with Disney+.)
Weiss was taken into custody on January 26, 2020 in connection with residential burglary and being under the influence of meth, and held on $52,500 bail, according to a release from the The Marysville Police Department.
Police said a resident of Marysville, California, a community about 125 miles northwest of San Francisco, contacted them after discovering Weiss on their property.
Good news: Weiss finally got the help he so desperately needed after being released from prison and ordered by a judge in Yuba County, California to complete a 90-day rehab program following a week-long detox in a center in Orange County, California
Claim to fame: Weiss is known for playing goaltender Goldberg in the 1990s Mighty Ducks franchise
Officers said Weiss broke a window to slip into the vehicle he was hiding in, in the home’s garage.
Weiss, who was arrested at the scene, “showed symptoms of being under the influence of methamphetamine,” police said. The actor told police he was trespassing and broke into the vehicle that was not his.
The actor has been plagued with drug and legal troubles in recent years as he was also arrested in August 2018 in connection with public intoxication in Oroville, California. He was also arrested for shoplifting in December 201.
Before that, in 2017, he was sentenced to 90 days in prison after being arrested in connection with possession of meth in Burbank, California.