TV Mailbag: Internet Has Answers On Former Roles of Actors

Thursday, Sep. 01, 2005

Q: I am writing to inquire about the man who played the part of “The Pretender.” What is he doing now? He is a very talented actor in my opinion.

A: Michael T. Weiss played Jarod Russell on The Pretender and some TV-movie sequels. (The first season is on DVD, by the way, with the second season due in late September.)

He has continued to act in recent years, although not in anything as high-profile as The Pretender. (Several fan sites devoted to Weiss seem to have stopped updating once The Pretender was done.) According to the Internet Movie Database (www.imdb.com), recent credits include the films Iowa and Sledge: The Untold Story.

Source: Akron Beacon Journal