Peter Frederick Weller was born in Stevens Point, Wisconsin, to Dorothy Jean .
Attended and graduated from Alamo Heights High School in San Antonio, Texas.
In a jazz band with actor Jeff Goldblum (they were also in a band together in the film The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension ) - they perform at local clubs in Los Angeles, California.
Received his Bachelors degree in Theatre from the University of North Texas.
Weller and RoboCop co-star Nancy Allen were both born on June 24th, three years apart (Weller was born in 1947, Allen was born in 1950).
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.
Was once engaged to actress Sela Ward.
He was chosen to play the lead role in RoboCop because of his slender build. The producers feared that having a large actor would require too big 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.
He teaches a literature and fine arts class at Syracuse University and is one of Syracuses most popular professors. He can be seen, in his capacity as an expert, on a History Channel documentary on the Roman era.
In 2014, Dr. Peter Weller obtained his Ph.D. in Italian Renaissance Art History and Roman History, conferred by UCLA. He had previously obtained his Masters degree in the same subjects.
Says that he has never seen RoboCop 3 .
He was considered for the role of Detective Nick Curran in Basic Instinct , which went to Michael Douglas.
He was at one stage attached to appear in AVP: Alien vs. Predator in a cameo as John Yutani, the other half of the infamous "Weyland-Yutani" Company from the "Alien" films.
Is a huge fan of the television series "24" , in which he played Jack Bauers nemesis Christopher Henderson.
Is a serious runner who finished the New York Marathon in 3 hours and 40 minutes.
Cousin of actor Frederick Weller (their fathers are brothers).
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 for the fans. However, he was already committed to doing Naked Lunch , so he had to pass.
Cousin-in-law of Ali Marsh.
He and his friend Jeff Goldblum have both appeared in films by Woody Allen ( Annie Hall and Mighty Aphrodite ) and David Cronenberg ( The Fly and Naked Lunch ).
During the filming of RoboCop 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.
Has appeared in RoboCop alongside fellow Star Trek veterans Ronny Cox , Kurtwood Smith and Miguel Ferrer.
Had turned down a role in King Kong Lives to star in RoboCop .
Biological father of Kate Linden - manager at Development Management Group.
On June 24, 2006, he married his longtime girlfriend Shari Stowe on his 59th birthday at the Santa Maria Assuna church in Positano, Italy. Among the wedding guests were Carrie Fisher and Marg Helgenberger.
Parents are Frederick Bradford and Dorothy Jean Weller.
Has English, French, German, Irish and Welsh ancestry.
Speaks Italian fluently.
[on the enduring popularity of RoboCop (1987) ] It was my,contribution to cinema.
