Peter Weller Biography

Peter Weller (born June 24, 1947, Stevens Point, Wisconsin, United States) is an American film actor.

Weller's father was a helicopter pilot for the Army, which meant that he spent many years abroad. His family lived in Germany for several years, before eventually moving to Texas. While enrolled at North Texas State University, he played trumpet in one of the campus bands. He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Theatre, and began his acting career after graduating from the American Academy of Dramatic Arts.

Although he has appeared in over fifty films and television series, he is best known for his appearances as the title character in the cult classic The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension, and the blockbuster hits RoboCop and RoboCop 2.
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He has also appeared in critically acclaimed movies such as Mighty Aphrodite and Naked Lunch and in the short-lived TV show Odyssey 5. He has made a guest appearance in Star Trek: Enterprise episode Terra Prime. 2006 sees him in a recurring role on the fifth season of 24. He has since left acting in favor of directing, helming two episodes of "Homicide: Life on the Street" and three episodes of the aforementioned "Odyssey 5"

Weller also holds a Masters Degree in Roman and Renaissance Art, and is an occasional lecturer at Syracuse University on the subject of Hollywood and the Roman Empire. He was a featured commenter on the History Channel's Rome: Engineering an Empire debuting September 5, 2005.

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