To help make the recast as unnoticeable as possible, weissman had to wear extensive prosthetics on his face to make him look closer to glover. The campbell con 2016 celebrity guest lineup included fanfavorite alison macinnis pink ranger in power rangers lightspeed rescue and jennifer yen vypra in power rangers lightspeed rescue, the land of the giants gary conway and deanna lund, jeffrey weissman george mcfly in back to the future part ii and iii, and stephen costantino. The son of actress and dancer betty glover and actor bruce glover. Rather than write out george mcfly, filmmakers recast the part with jeffrey weissman. Oct 21, 2015 yes, there were hoverboards, drones, wearable tech, videoconferencing and even a baseball team in miami. The actor offered frank, honest recollections of how it felt to step into such an iconic. The reason why this back to the future star disappeared. You may remember me as george mcfly in bttf 2 and 3. Jeffrey weissman is best known for playing the futuristic father george mcfly after crispin glover played the paternal part in the og movie. Pr celebrity is excited to welcome actor jeffrey weissman.
He also shares his insights on being a part of jason arons back in time and caseen gaines novel we dont need roads. A match made in space back to the future george mcfly on our radar. Apr 19, 20 thankfully, the studio went with choice a, and brought in talented actor jeffrey weissman to assume the role of george. In 89 director robert zemeckis recast the iconic role of george mcfly. His unusual characters and personal projects have inspired a cultlike following that has dubbed him both madman and genius. Oct 15, 2015 finally, we find out what george mcflys novel is about. Jeffrey weissman george mcfly back to the future ii, iii. Highly acclaimed actor, having appeared in over 100 films and tv shows, stage and environmental entertainer, acting coach, writing mentor and educator at several universities and vocational schools. Without glover, zemeckis made the decision to recast the role, but also do something a bit more. Celebrate the day to which marty mcfly and doc brown travel in 1989s. Sep 03, 2019 do you think he looks like crispin glover now that you can see him up close in these pictures.
He plays george mcfly in back to the future ii and iii and hes on the show to give us all the behind the scenes scoop on how he was casted, the drama that surrounded crispin glover as well as diving deep into his career in showbiz. I was honored to be a part of them, and yet it was often uncomfortable. He wasnt shown as prominently as elisabeth shue was because, with elisabeth shue, they had no choice. Published on jun 3, 2018 actor jeffrey weissman talks about his role as george mcfly in the 2nd and 3rd installments of the back to the future movies, in this rare interview from 1994 with the back. Podstalgic interview with jeffrey weissman george mcfly. He got along okay with fox, but reportedly screen wife lea thompson was loyal to glover and kept her distance. He has appeared in dozens of motion pictures, and tv shows. Glover is known for portraying eccentric characters on screen, such as george mcfly in back to the future 1985, layne in rivers edge 1986. Feb 27, 2017 crispin glover may have dropped out of hollywood, but hes keeping busy. Jeffrey weissman george mcfly london film and comic con back to. The guy who played george mcfly speaks about what went on behind.
Crispin glover did not return to play george mcfly in bttf2. Weissman recently chatted with hasslein books about his experiences working on bttf parts ii and iii, as well as his work outside of back to the future. Back to the future part ii also brought back george mcfly, the father of the protagonist. This article relies too much on references to primary. Jeffrey weissman bio, facts, family famous birthdays. He previously been screen screening for leads in a variety of films through the early 1980s, and got. Jeffrey weissman as young george mcfly in back to the future part two. The older footage was combined with new footage of actor jeffrey weissman wearing a false chin.
At an early age you showed a tenacious appetite for the stage as part of your outgoing, adventurous and caring attitude. It is the 30th anniversary of back to the future 2, thank you, jeffrey weissman, for taking the time to interview for streaming world. He is only ever filmed from angles or a distance, and he was made up to look like crispin glover. What do you think george mcfly would been doing now. Someone did that someone is jeffrey weissman heres what he said about his experience with bttf. Mar 26, 2018 while glover wasnt hugely missed on set after jeffrey weissman replaced him as martys father, george mcfly, in back to the future part ii, costar lea thompson was a fan. Jeffrey weissman academic dictionaries and encyclopedias. Ill go to events and say, hi, i played george mcfly in back to the future ii and iii, and people will say, no you didnt, weissman said. Actor jeffrey weissman talks about his role as george mcfly in the 2nd and 3rd installments of the back to the future movies, in this rare. Jeffrey weissman as george mcfly back to the future iii genuine autograph. George mcfly is the author of a match made in space 4. Peter interviews actor jeffrey weissman who is cast as george mcfly in back to the future ii and back to the future iii. In a 2016 interview for the retro lady land blog, weissman said, one of the first people i met on set was michael j fox, and he looked at me in the young george mcfly make up and said crispin aint going to like this. Things you might not know about back to the future.
Of course they mention jeffrey weissman, the unlucky fake shemp who stepped in to play george mcfly in back to the future ii when crispin glover made too many crazy demands to return. He were only available in film in 1977, jeffrey offers costarred in a large number of film and tv productions. Jeffrey weissman, the poor man under the crispin glover latex in back to. In the 1991 film the doors, glover played the role of artist andy warhol. Jeffrey stepped up to help production to seamlessly recreate scenes from the first film, and to portray the patriarch of the future 2015 mcfly family. In addition, jeffrey s a stage actor, as well as producer and playwright. You may not know him by name, but youve seen him in some huge movies. The older footage was combined with new footage of actor jeffrey weissman wearing a false chin, nose and cheekbones, and various obfuscating methods in the background, wearing sunglasses, rear shot, upside down to play george mcfly. As he tells caseen gaines, author of the new bttf book we dont need. Jeffrey weissman portrayed george mcfly in back to the future part ii and back to the future part iii, after crispin glover refused to return reportedly due to. Crispin glover has a rough history with back to the future.
Back to the future trilogy jeffrey weissman at starcon. As glover will tell you, creative differences yet again cost him the iconic role. Jeffrey weissman as george mcfly age 47 with the mcfly family and biff in back to the future pt iii. Thankfully, the studio went with choice a, and brought in talented actor jeffrey weissman to assume the role of george. The final installment in the back to the future trilogy picks up where the second film left off, but it casts off the dizzying time travel of the first two films for mostly routine comedy set in the old west. Crispin glovers still angry about back to the future, read. Jeffrey weissman has appeared in dozens of motion pictures and tv shows, most notably as george mcfly in back to the future part ii and iii with michael j.
The podcast is produced and presented by brad gilmore, and is not affiliated with the back to the future franchise. Weissman recently chatted with hasslein books about his experiences working on bttf parts ii and iii, as well as his work outside of back to the. Jeffrey weissman george mcfly 1994 interview back to. Jeffrey weissman is best known for playing the futuristic father george mcfly after crispin glover played the paternal part in the og movie in the 1989 followup film back to the future 2. Weissman played the role of andy warhol in a 2000 television movie, the 70s. Jeffrey weissman is an american actor and director, with four decades of film and television experience. Back to the future part ii 1989 jeffrey weissman as george mcfly. Back to the interview with jeffrey weissman part 2. Ferris buellers day off lot of 12 movie film cells compliments poster dvd book. Checking weissman s imdb listing, i discovered he had also played george mcfly in the back to the future sequels in 1989 and 1990, replacing original george crispin glover. Jeffrey weissman born october 2, 1958 is an american actor. He has appeared in dozens of motion pictures and tv shows, most notably as george mcfly in back to the future part ii and iii with michael j.
In 1984 clint eastwood asked jeffrey to play tinpan minerhalf wit, teddy conway in pale rider. Crispin glovers still angry about back to the future. Jul 31, 2015 crispin glover has a rough history with back to the future. Most notably as george mcfly in back to the future part ii and iii with michael j. Actor who played george mcfly in bttf2 was blacklisted. Weissman, a sonoma county, california resident, is fondly remembered for his portrayal of george mcfly in the back to the future sequels. Jeffrey weissman as george mcfly back to the future iii. While hes never been a typical leading man, crispin glover has distinguished himself as one of the most intriguing personalities in the movie business. King, max headroom, dallas, the man show, and with dick van dyke on diagnosis. He has appeared in dozens of motion pictures and tv shows, most notably as george mcfly in.
Actor jeffrey weissman, who played george mcfly in back to the future ii, gives a shout out to the new show, no concept of time. This spurned a pretty famous lawsuit that made crispy a very rich man and changed some actors likeness law. Yes, there were hoverboards, drones, wearable tech, videoconferencing and even a baseball team in miami. Interestingly, george mcfly is not the only person portrayed by both jeffrey weissman and crispin glover. Jeffrey weissman as george mcfly age 47 with the mcfly. King, max headroom, dallas, the man show, and with dick van dyke. However, hes still got beef with the fact that his image from the and oldage face mold were used to make actor. Training with veteran actor jeffrey weissman bay area film. To make up for his absence, the studio molded the prosthetics glover used in the first film onto actor jeffrey weissman. Jeffrey weissman appears in hundreds of commercials, television shows, and feature films, and is probably best known for his portrayal of the role of george mcfly. A message from george mcfly from back to the future 2. He has appeared in dozens of motion pictures and tv shows, most notably as george mcfly in back to the future part ii and iii and as teddy conway in pale rider. Experience one of the most popular movie series of all time like never before with the back to the future trilogy.
Jeffrey weissmans interest in film began as a child growing up in hollywood. Jeffrey has worked in film and television for over four decades and is best known to audiences as geo. Jeffrey weissman has been performing as an actor since taking to the stage in 1972. Glover is known for portraying eccentric characters on screen, such as george mcfly in back to the future 1985, layne in rivers edge 1986, bobby mcburney in whats eating gilbert grape 1993, the thin man in charlies angels 2000. He coaches and teaches, from the art of commedia dellarte to film tech. The reallife drama behind back to the future syfy wire.
Another actor, jeffrey weissman, was cast wearing makeup to resemble glover in the two sequels, in any new scenes shot, and part ii also reused some footage of glover from the first film billing him in the closing credits as george mcfly in footage from back to the future. The back to the future sequels, pale rider, twilight zone the movie, max headroom are all part of the large roster of films jeffrey s been in. Born on october 2, 1958, weissman first worked for robert zemeckis and bob gale in their film i wanna hold your hand, where he appeared, without onscreen credit, as a fan of ringo starr. He started in film in 1977, jeffrey has costarred in dozens of film and television productions. A little over 100 people rsvpd, but throughout the day we saw more than 1,000 martys, docs, lorraines, and plenty others. Jeffrey weissman appears in hundreds of commercials, television shows, and feature films, and is probably best known for his portrayal of the role of george mcfly in the two back to the future sequels. When 20yearold crispin glover learned he had landed the role of george mcfly in back to the future, he assumed the director had selected him to play the shy and slightly bumbling teenager who attends hill valley high in 1955. I did a little googling and found they were jeffrey weissman laurel and bevis faversham hardy. Celebrity ink autographs are uk based autograph dealers specialising in. Jeffrey weissman portrayed george mcfly in back to the future part ii and back to the future.
American actor who has appeared in various films including the role of george mcfly in back to the future ii and iii and the role of jerry hannon in corked. Mar 9, 2016 cosplay reference for alannah prom outfit. While he will live forever in the memory of a certain generation simply for playing the role of george mcfly. Instead, the filmmakers spliced together new shots of actor jeffrey weissman playing the. After a contract dispute, crispin glover refused to reprise his role as george mcfly in back to the future part ii. On this special episode we are joined by actor, writer and producer jeffrey weissman. Jeffrey weissman portrayed george mcfly in back to the future part ii and back to the future part iii, after crispin glover refused to return reportedly due to salary disputes. Crispin hellion glover born april 20, 1964 is an american actor and director. George y lorraine mcfly regreso al futuro back to the future jeffrey weissman and lea thompson as george mcfly and lorraine baines for back to the future part ii the latest entertainment news, tv discussion, and film coverage from uproxx. Jeffrey weissman george mcfly 1994 interview back to the. Jeffrey weissman was selected to play george in the sequels, but weissman doesnt look exactly like glover. He is best known to audiences for portraying george mcfly in robert zemeckis back to the.
Book depository books with free delivery worldwide. Thompson told the hollywood reporter that glover was an odd duck but also a genius recalling how they once prepared for a scene by painting a painting of a volcano. Contact info view agent, publicist, legal on imdbpro. Shop jeffrey weissman as george mcfly back to the future iii genuine autograph and more music, movie, and tv memorabilia at amazons entertainment collectibles store. Jeffrey weissman continues to be performing while an acting professional since taking to the level in 1972. Crispin glover sued the studio that produced back to the future part ii, leading to a change in actors rights with back to the future day a week away, i figured id spotlight a legend about the 1985 hit film and its sequels. Thighs wide shut tag archive back to the future ii. Fox, and as teddy conway in pale rider with clint eastwood, with john lithgow in twilight zone. I keep forgetting that crispin glover didnt play george mcfly in back to the future ii and iii but who did. Fox, doc brown christopher lloyd and a time traveling delorean for the adventure of a lifetime.
Technically, you dont ever get to see jeffrey weissman as george. Jeffrey has appeared in over 70 films and television series. When crispin decided he wanted to sue universal, the cast and the production team, he contacted me and was very whiny about how badly they treated him on the first film. Weissman talks about how he got into acting and his days working at universal when he got the call. Actor jeffrey weissman talks about his role as george mcfly in the 2nd and 3rd installments of the back to the future movies, in this rare interview from 1994 with the back to the future fan club. He had been screen testing for leads in various films during the early 1980s, and landed his first costar role in 1982 in george millers nightmare at 30,000 feet. Jeffrey weissman to do back to the future reddit ama. In the movies hes clearly kept from a distance so people wouldnt notice him replacing crispin gl. See more ideas about back to the future, the future movie and bttf.
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