Peter Weller Net Worth

Peter Weller's Quotes

• [on the enduring popularity of RoboCop (1987)] It was my contribution to cinema.
• [on RoboCop 2 (1990)] There was a couple of things that made the character more human that weren't used. I can't remember exactly what the scenes were, I just remember wondering why they weren't in.
• [on turning down RoboCop 3 (1993)] I have to say it didn't quite have the third great act that RoboCop (1987) had and, by the time I was into the second one, I knew I was tired of it, plus David Cronenberg had asked me to do Naked Lunch (1991) with him, so I was happy to do it, and was happy to be gone.
• [Furthermore on RoboCop (1987)] Aside from the action-adventure, the corruption, corporate machinery gone berserk and so on, the heart of all this is a morality tale. It's like "Beauty and the Beast", or the Tin Man of "The Wizard of Oz". It's a great little jewel of a human story.
• [on making the original RoboCop (1987)] When I was making it, I knew it was going to be a great thing, but you never know whether they are going to be successful or not. I knew we were making a fantastic social allegory, and, I don't want to sound pretentious, a spiritual one as well.

Interesting Facts about Peter Weller

1. Attended and graduated from Alamo Heights High School in San Antonio, Texas (1965).
2. Received his Bachelor of Arts degree in Theatre from North Texas State University (now the University of North Texas) (1969).
3. Attended and graduated from the American Academy of Dramatic Arts (AADA) in Los Angeles, California (1972).
4. Weller and RoboCop (1987) co-star Nancy Allen were both born on June 24th, three years apart (Weller was born in 1947, Allen was born in 1950).
5. Is a huge fan of cigar smoking, which got him into a heavy argument once in an outdoor restaurant. Though he remains defensive about his right to smoke, he has since then either put out his cigar or gone elsewhere when asked to do so.
6. In a jazz band called The Mildred Snitzer Orchestra with actor Jeff Goldblum, they performed at local clubs in Los Angeles, California. They were also in a band together in the cult movie The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension (1984).
7. He was chosen to play the lead role in RoboCop (1987) because of his slender build. The producers feared that having a large actor would require too large a suit that would look ridiculous, and insisted on a thinner actor. Weller found he sweated so much weight off in the suit that a fan had to be built into that.
8. He teaches a literature and fine arts class at Syracuse University and is one of Syracuse's most popular professors. He can be seen, in his capacity as an expert, on a History Channel documentary on the Roman era.
9. In 2014, Dr. Peter Weller received his Ph.D. in Italian Renaissance Art History and Roman History, conferred by UCLA. He had previously received his Master of Arts degree in the same subjects.
10. He was at one stage attached to appear in AVP: Alien vs. Predator (2004) in a cameo as John Yutani, the other half of the infamous Weyland-Yutani Company from the Alien series.
11. He was considered for the role of Detective Nick Curran in Basic Instinct (1992), which went to Michael Douglas.
12. He was considered for the role of the Master in the television movie Doctor Who (1996), which went to Eric Roberts.
13. Is a huge fan of the television series 24 (2001), in which he played Jack Bauer's nemesis Christopher Henderson.
14. Is a serious runner who finished the New York Marathon (1986) in 3 hours and 40 minutes.
15. Cousin of actor Frederick Weller (their fathers are brothers).
16. Despite his vocal criticisms about the downhill direction the franchise was going in, as well as his physical discomfort wearing the suit, Weller admitted that he was willing to reprise the role of RoboCop in RoboCop 3 (1993) for the fans. However, he was already committed to doing Naked Lunch (1991), so he had to pass.
17. Cousin-in-law of Ali Marsh.
18. He and his friend Jeff Goldblum have both appeared in films by Woody Allen (Annie Hall (1977) and Mighty Aphrodite (1995)) and David Cronenberg (The Fly (1986) and Naked Lunch (1991)).
19. During the filming of RoboCop (1987) and while wearing the prosthetics, Weller remained in character between takes, responding only to director Paul Verhoeven's when addressed as "Robo". Though Verhoeven found this too funny to take seriously, and this was dropped after a couple of weeks.
20. Along with Ronny Cox, Kurtwood Smith and Miguel Ferrer, he is one of only four actors from RoboCop (1987) to appear in the "Star Trek" universe. He appeared in Enterprise (2001) and Star Trek into Darkness (2013).