Lee Weaver
Encyclopedia
Lee Weaver is an African-American
film
and television
actor
.
, he has appeared in more than 120 film and television productions, including 45 single-episode appearances on various television series.
Weaver was the voice of Alpine in the animated
television series G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero
(1985–1986).
He appeared as a blind
seer in the film O Brother, Where Art Thou?
(2000) and he also appeared in one episode of One World
(2000), a situation-comedy
television series
.
He also played the role of Mr. Ed Downer, a handyman that became an interest of Philip Banks' mom, on an episode of the Fresh Prince of Bel Aire.
and they have one child together. They reside in The Bronx
, a borough
of New York City
, New York
, where Ta-Tanisha was born and raised.
African American
African Americans are citizens or residents of the United States who have at least partial ancestry from any of the native populations of Sub-Saharan Africa and are the direct descendants of enslaved Africans within the boundaries of the present United States...
film
Film
A film, also called a movie or motion picture, is a series of still or moving images. It is produced by recording photographic images with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or visual effects...
and television
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
actor
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
.
Career
Weaver's first screen appearance was in 1955 and according to the Internet Movie DatabaseInternet Movie Database
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, he has appeared in more than 120 film and television productions, including 45 single-episode appearances on various television series.
Weaver was the voice of Alpine in the animated
Animation
Animation is the rapid display of a sequence of images of 2-D or 3-D artwork or model positions in order to create an illusion of movement. The effect is an optical illusion of motion due to the phenomenon of persistence of vision, and can be created and demonstrated in several ways...
television series G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero
G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero
G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero is a military-themed line of action figures and toys in Hasbro's G.I. Joe franchise. The toyline lasted from 1982 to 1994, producing well over 500 figures and 250 vehicles and playsets. The line reappeared in 1997 and has continued in one form or another to the...
(1985–1986).
He appeared as a blind
Blindness
Blindness is the condition of lacking visual perception due to physiological or neurological factors.Various scales have been developed to describe the extent of vision loss and define blindness...
seer in the film O Brother, Where Art Thou?
O Brother, Where Art Thou?
O Brother, Where Art Thou? is a 2000 comedy film directed by Joel and Ethan Coen and starring George Clooney, John Turturro, Tim Blake Nelson, John Goodman, Holly Hunter, and Charles Durning. Set in 1937 rural Mississippi during the Great Depression, the film's story is a modern satire loosely...
(2000) and he also appeared in one episode of One World
One World (TV series)
One World is a half-hour comedy series on TNBC about the everyday issues of a large family. The show focuses on the Blakes, a household living in Miami with six teens of various ethnic and racial backgrounds, who are adopted by ex-baseball player Dave Blake and his artist wife, Karen. The show was...
(2000), a situation-comedy
Situation comedy
A situation comedy, often shortened to sitcom, is a genre of comedy that features characters sharing the same common environment, such as a home or workplace, accompanied with jokes as part of the dialogue...
television series
Television program
A television program , also called television show, is a segment of content which is intended to be broadcast on television. It may be a one-time production or part of a periodically recurring series...
.
He also played the role of Mr. Ed Downer, a handyman that became an interest of Philip Banks' mom, on an episode of the Fresh Prince of Bel Aire.
Personal life
Since 1971, Weaver has been married to actress Ta-TanishaTa-Tanisha
Ta-Tanisha is an American character actress, best known for her role as Pam on the television series Room 222, which she played from 1970 to 1972....
and they have one child together. They reside in The Bronx
The Bronx
The Bronx is the northernmost of the five boroughs of New York City. It is also known as Bronx County, the last of the 62 counties of New York State to be incorporated...
, a borough
Borough (New York City)
New York City, one of the largest cities in the world, is composed of five boroughs. Each borough now has the same boundaries as the county it is in. County governments were dissolved when the city consolidated in 1898, along with all city, town, and village governments within each county...
of New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
, New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
, where Ta-Tanisha was born and raised.