Jason Michael Weaver (born July 18, 1979) also known by his stage name J-Weav, is an American actor and singer, perhaps most famous for his role as a young Michael Jackson in the Emmy Award-winning 1992 miniseries The Jacksons: An American Dream. Weaver attended Illiana Christian High School in Lansing, Illinois and Thornwood High School in South Holland, Illinois.[citation needed] One of Weaver's earliest acting roles was on Oprah Winfrey's 1990 television series Brewster Place.