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Scott Weinger (born October 5, 1975) is an American actor. He is best known as the voice of the Disney character Aladdin in the 1992 animated film and various follow-ups, and as Steve Hale on the ABC sitcom ''
Full House ''Full House'' is an American television Situation comedy, sitcom created by Jeff Franklin for American Broadcasting Company, ABC. The show is about widowed father Danny Tanner who enlists his brother-in-law Jesse Katsopolis and childhood best ...
'' and its Netflix sequel '' Fuller House''. For ABC, he wrote and produced for the television sitcoms ''
Galavant ''Galavant'' is an American Musical film, musical fantasy comedy television series, created and written by Dan Fogelman, with music and lyrics by Alan Menken and Glenn Slater. Fogelman, Menken and Slater also serve as executive producers alongs ...
'' and ''
Black-ish ''Black-ish'' (stylized as black·''ish'', `black·''ish'', and black''ish'') is an American sitcom television series created by Kenya Barris. It aired on ABC from September 24, 2014, to April 19, 2022, running for eight seasons. ''Black-ish'' ...
'' and was a co-executive producer of ABC's ''
The Muppets The Muppets are an American ensemble cast of puppet characters known for an absurdist, burlesque, and self-referential style of variety- sketch comedy. Created by Jim Henson in 1955, they are the focus of a media franchise that encompas ...
''.


Early life

Weinger graduated from
Harvard University Harvard University is a private Ivy League research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Founded in 1636 as Harvard College and named for its first benefactor, the Puritan clergyman John Harvard, it is the oldest institution of highe ...
in 1998 ''magna cum laude'' with a degree in English and American Literature. He is
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.


Career

Weinger's first professional acting work was a national commercial for Ideal Toys. His first acting role was in '' Police Academy 5: Assignment Miami Beach''. After guest-starring on ABC's '' Life Goes On'', Weinger became a series regular on the situation comedy ''
The Family Man ''The Family Man'' is a 2000 American romantic fantasy comedy-drama film directed by Brett Ratner, from a screenplay by David Diamond and David Weissman. The film stars Nicolas Cage and Téa Leoni, with Don Cheadle, Saul Rubinek, and Jerem ...
'' on
CBS CBS Broadcasting Inc., commonly shortened to CBS, the abbreviation of its former legal name Columbia Broadcasting System, is an American commercial broadcast television and radio network serving as the flagship property of the CBS Entertainm ...
. His next regular role in a series came as
Steve Hale The American television sitcom ''Full House'' ran for eight seasons on ABC from September 22, 1987, to May 23, 1995. Its sequel series '' Fuller House'' followed 21 years later, airing on Netflix, beginning February 26, 2016; the two parts of ...
on the sitcom ''
Full House ''Full House'' is an American television Situation comedy, sitcom created by Jeff Franklin for American Broadcasting Company, ABC. The show is about widowed father Danny Tanner who enlists his brother-in-law Jesse Katsopolis and childhood best ...
'' from 1991 to 1995 after he had guest-starred on one episode during its fifth season as the similarly named Steve Peters. During the run of ''Full House'', Weinger made his motion-picture debut as the voice of the title character in Disney's 1992 animated feature of the same name. Weinger went on to several small roles in television programs, starred in a horror comedy film, 2003's '' Shredder'', and provided his voice for
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's ''
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'' and the 3D Disney film '' Mickey's PhilharMagic''. He had a guest appearance on the
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's '' Scrubs'' for the season 6 episode " My Coffee" as Dr. Kershnar. He played Officer Rubin on '' What I Like About You''. From 2016 until 2020, Weinger reprised his role of Steve Hale on the ''Full House'' spin-off series '' Fuller House''. Weinger was cast as
Aladdin Aladdin ( ; ar, علاء الدين, ', , ATU 561, ‘Aladdin') is a Middle-Eastern folk tale. It is one of the best-known tales associated with ''The Book of One Thousand and One Nights'' (''The Arabian Nights''), despite not being part of ...
, the street urchin in
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' animated feature film of the same name. He reprised his role multiple times off the big screen including the CBS television series and direct-to-video sequels ''
The Return of Jafar ''The Return of Jafar'' (sometimes marketed as ''Aladdin: The Return of Jafar'' on re-release) is a 1994 American direct-to-video animated musical fantasy film produced by Walt Disney Pictures and Television. It is the first sequel to the 1992 fi ...
'' and ''
Aladdin and the King of Thieves ''Aladdin and the King of Thieves'' is a 1996 American direct-to-video animated musical fantasy adventure film produced by Walt Disney Television Animation. It is the second sequel to the 1992 film ''Aladdin'', and serves as the final chapter and ...
''. His voice would also be used for several video games including the ''
Kingdom Hearts is a series of action role-playing games developed and published by Square Enix (originally by Square). It is a collaboration between Square Enix and The Walt Disney Company and is under the leadership of Tetsuya Nomura, a longtime Square ...
'' series, '' Kinect Disneyland Adventures'', and
Disney Infinity ''Disney Infinity'' is an action-adventure sandbox toys-to-life video game series developed by Avalanche Software. The setting of the series is a giant customizable universe of imagination, known as the Toy Box, populated with toy versions o ...
series. Weinger has written and produced for television, receiving his first writing credit on
the WB The WB Television Network (for Warner Bros., or the "Frog Network", for its former mascot, Michigan J. Frog) was an American television network launched on broadcast television on January 11, 1995, as a joint venture between the Warner Bros. ...
television show ''
Like Family ''Like Family'' is an American sitcom television series that aired on The WB from September 19, 2003 to April 22, 2004. The series stars Holly Robinson Peete and Kevin Michael Richardson and lasted one season. ''Like Family'' was created and produ ...
''. Other writing credits include '' What I Like About You'' and '' Privileged''. From 2009 to 2013, he was a writer-producer for '' 90210'', penning the series' 100th episode. After the series ended, he returned to comedy, becoming a writer-producer for '' The Neighbors'', ''
Galavant ''Galavant'' is an American Musical film, musical fantasy comedy television series, created and written by Dan Fogelman, with music and lyrics by Alan Menken and Glenn Slater. Fogelman, Menken and Slater also serve as executive producers alongs ...
'', ''
Black-ish ''Black-ish'' (stylized as black·''ish'', `black·''ish'', and black''ish'') is an American sitcom television series created by Kenya Barris. It aired on ABC from September 24, 2014, to April 19, 2022, running for eight seasons. ''Black-ish'' ...
'', and ''
The Muppets The Muppets are an American ensemble cast of puppet characters known for an absurdist, burlesque, and self-referential style of variety- sketch comedy. Created by Jim Henson in 1955, they are the focus of a media franchise that encompas ...
''.


Personal life

Weinger has been married to television writer and producer
Rina Mimoun Rina Mimoun is an American television writer and producer. Career Mimoun's career began at the age of 21 with a Writers Guild of America internship on the Fox comedy ''Ned and Stacey'' and a first staff writer job on the UPN sitcom ''Guys Lik ...
since 2008; together they have a son who was born in 2009.


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