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Jason Michael Weaver (born July 18, 1979) is an American actor and singer[1] best known for his roles as Marcus Henderson on The WB sitcom Smart Guy, Jerome Turrell on the short-lived sitcom Thea from 1993 to 1994, and the pre-teenaged Michael Jackson on the 1992 miniseries The Jacksons: An American Dream., which originally both aired on ABC. He was also the singing voice of the young Simba in Walt Disney Feature Animation's 1994 film The Lion King. He was featured on Chingy's 2004 hit single "One Call Away", which peaked at number 2 on the Billboard Hot 100. He played Teddy in the 2006 hit movie ATL.

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Jason Weaver
Born	Jason Michael Weaver (1979-07-18) July 18, 1979 (age 43) Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Other names	J-Weav
Occupation	Actor, singer
Years active	1990–present

Career

Acting career

One of Weaver's earliest acting roles was on Oprah Winfrey's 1990 television series Brewster Place. He went on to portray a young Michael Jackson in the 1992 miniseries The Jacksons: An American Dream, and starred on the television sitcoms Thea (1993–1994) and Smart Guy (1997–1999). In 1994, he provided the singing voice of young Simba in Disney's animated feature film The Lion King.

In 2002, Weaver appeared in Drumline with Nick Cannon, followed by a role in The Ladykillers in 2004. In 2004, he also was a featured artist in the song "One Call Away", as well as in the music video that also starred Keshia Knight Pulliam and AND1 baller Phillip "Hot Sauce" Champion. In 2006, Weaver was featured in a supporting role in the film ATL starring rappers T.I. and Big Boi from OutKast. He also appeared as an extra in the music video "Rock Yo Hips" by Crime Mob featuring Lil Scrappy and "Make Up Bag" by The-Dream featuring T.I. In 2011, he starred in the film He's Mine Not Yours alongside Caryn Ward, Wendy Raquel Robinson, Carl Anthony Payne II and Clifton Powell.

Focus on music

Weaver is also a recording artist. He provided vocals for his role as Michael Jackson in The Jacksons: An American Dream and as the singing voice of the cub Simba in Disney's 1994 animated feature film The Lion King.[2]

His debut album, Love Ambition, was released on Motown Records on June 27, 1995. He released two versions of the song "Stay With Me".[3]

In 2003, he collaborated with hip-hop rapper Chingy on the track "One Call Away". The single was a Top 5 hit single in the United States.[4]

Personal life

Jason is son of Marilyn “Kitty” Haywood and Robert Lincoln Weaver. His mother is the key member of the Chicago-based female vocal group Kitty & the Haywoods, who backed with the late Aretha Franklin on the soundtrack album to the 1970s film Sparkle. As a father, Weaver has one son named Jaylen. Jason studied at Thornwood High School.[5]

Discography

Albums

• 1995: Love Ambition
• 1996: Stay with Me (EP)
• 1996: Stay with Me (second unreleased album)

Singles

• "I Wanna Be Where You Are" (1992)
• "Love Ambition (Call on Me)" (1995)
• "I Can't Stand the Pain" (1995)
• "Stay with Me" (1996)
• "One Call Away" (Chingy featuring J-Weav) (2004)

Filmography/television

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1990	The Long Walk Home	Franklin Cotter
	The Kid Who Loved Christmas	Ernie	TV Movie
1994	The Lion King	Young Simba (singing voice)
	Summertime Switch	Fast Freddie Egan	TV Movie
2000	Freedom Song	Isaac Hawkins	TV Movie
2002	Drumline	Ernest
2004	The Ladykillers	Weemack Funthes
2006	ATL	Teddy
2008	Love For Sale	Vince
	Jada	Jamal
2010	Grown Man	Himself	TV Movie
	Lottery Ticket	Ray Ray
2011	He's Mine Not Yours	Kent
2012	Dysfunctional Friends	Gary
	Note to Self	Jay Lewis
2013	Hope for Love	Ricky
	When a Woman's Fed Up	Troy
	Marry Me for Christmas	Franklin	TV Movie
	What Would You Do for Love	Troy	TV Movie
2014	Wal-Bob's	Keith Harrington
2015	Infidelity	Frankie
2016	Merry Ex-Mas	Perry	TV Movie
	Untitled Lena Waithe Project	Ronnie	TV Movie
2017	Another Man Will
	BlacKorea	Mark Senior	Short
2021	AM Radio	Willie the Silly DJ

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1990	Brewster Place	Matthew Thomas	Main Cast
1992	The Jacksons: An American Dream	Michael Jackson (aged 9–14)	TV Mini Series
1993–1994	Thea	Jerome Turrell	Main Cast
1996	Sister, Sister	Nicky/Darnell	Episode: "Summer Bummer" & "Boy from the Hood"
1997–1999	Smart Guy	Marcus Henderson	Main Cast
1999–2003	Scruff	White Socks (voice)	Main Cast
2011–2014	The LeBrons	Condor (voice)	Main Cast
2014	Let's Stay Together	Curtis	Recurring Cast: Season 4
2015	Black-ish	Ta-Ta	Episode: "Chop Shop"
2016	Nubbin & Friends	Ollie the Squirrell (voice)	Episode: "The Letter "A""
2020	Boomerang	Barber	Episode: "Reversal of a Dog"
2021 - present	The Chi	Rashaad "Shaad" Marshall	Recurring Cast

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Title of work	Result
1993	Young Artist Award	Outstanding Young Performers Starring in a Mini-Series	The Jacksons: An American Dream (Shared with Alex Burrall)	Won
1994	Young Artist Award	Outstanding Youth Ensemble in a Television Series	Thea (Shared with Brenden Jefferson, Adam Jeffries, Brandy Norwood)	Nominated
1995	Young Artist Award	Best Performance by a Young Actor in a Voiceover - TV or Movie	The Lion King	Won

References

External links

• Jason Weaver on Twitter
• Jason Weaver at IMDb
• Jason Weaver discography at Discogs
• Jason Weaver at AllMusic

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