(Photograph by Jack Burgess, and used with permission.)
Hanging upside down and staying in character wasn’t difficult for gifted actor Jeffrey Weissman.
Neither are directing, interacting with audiences as historic characters, teaching, or creating a one-man show.
While his international fanbase remembers Jeffrey best for his role as “George McFly” in Back to the Future: 2 and 3, he’s been involved in numerous other projects since Marty Mc Fly zoomed back and forth through time.
(Photograph by Jamie McKenna, and used with permission.)
Jeffrey creates historic characters, including Groucho Marx and Stan Laurel, for interactive events.
(Photograph by Jack Burgess, and used with permission.)
He’s also writing a one-man show about an aspect of Mark Twain that most people don’t know.
(Photograph by Two Maverix Multimedia, © 2014. )
Roles in environmental theatre are an area in which he excels (here he is as Mr. Jingle in the 2014 Dickens Christmas Faire). Jeffrey is currently in the pre-production process of several independent films.
(Logo by Stephen Poleweski, and used with permission.)
As Back to the Future celebrates its 30th anniversary, he’s also coordinating an exciting project–which benefits Parkinson’s research!
Jeffrey talked about his journey as an actor, his experiences portraying George McFly in the second and third installments of Back to the Future, and the lessons he’s learned from his career (hint: one tip he shares applies, not only to acting but to practically any creative venture!).
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