Childhood success and public admiration has crippled many actors. Yet Jason Weaver’s personality contains this mixture of calm and humble that makes him feel like he’s just your average Hollywood homeboy.
Jason Weaver has embodied many characters over the years, and he has lived just as many lives. Imagine being a child actor playing the role of Michael Jackson in The Jacksons: An American Dream and spontaneously, the playback stops on set, and you have to sing live. You step up to the plate, you swing, and it’s a hit.
The next thing you know, you get a call from Disney asking you to be the singing voice of Simba in The Lion King. You just manifested two beloved characters before you have a chance to grasp who you are as an individual.
In this episode of The Quarantine Chronicles with DG Baggs, Jason Weaver shares the magic behind how he landed these roles.
Jason Weaver also shares other gems including:
- The impact that the show Smart Guy had on black fathers
- Nick Cannon’s work ethic while working on Drumline
- A studio run during his lunch break landed him a feature on the Billboard-charting song “One Call Away” by Chingy
- His mother and aunt’s role in the original Sparkle soundtrack
If you enjoy the voice that Disney paid over $1.9 million for in the Lion King and oozed over the Billboard charts with Chingy for 21 weeks, then be on the lookout for more music from the Renaissance man, Jason Weaver.
