Blayne Weaver

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Blayne Weaver (born 1976) is an American actor and writer and was born in Bossier City, Louisiana.

Weaver began to perform in the children's theater group The Peter Pan Players in Shreveport, Louisiana. His first major film performance was in the independent film Where the Red Fern Grows (Part Two). In the late 1990s, he appeared in several TV movies and was also a guest star on several shows including ER, JAG and Chicago Hope. In 2001, he became the new voice of Disney's Peter Pan, and has performed that voice in various children's films as well as in recordings for the Disney theme parks.

In 2001, the film Manic, co-written by Weaver, was a favorite at The Sundance Film Festival. A gritty movie about young delinquents in a mental hospital, it starred Weaver as well as actor Joseph Gordon-Levitt. He continues to play the voice of Peter Pan and pursue acting in Los Angeles, California. In late 2004, he directed, wrote and starred in the short film Losing Lois Lane, which received critical praise at a variety of film festivals.