Which American comedic actor used the pseudonym "The Weasel"?

American actor Paul Montgomery "Pauly" Shore (b. 1968) had a string of hit films and television gigs throughout the 1990s decade. He first rose to stardom with his role as a video jockey on the Music Television (MTV) channel, a position he held from 1989 to 1994. At the height of his MTV fame, Shore hosted his own show, "Totally Pauly", as well as MTV's annual Spring Break parties, which were very popular.

Shore developed a persona known as "The Weasel", a privileged white stoner who was known for his nonsensical speech and flamboyant style. "The Weasel" involved speaking in a surfer parlance, heavily peppered with dudespeak slang such as "edged", "melons" and "grinding" as well as his catchphrase, "Hey, BU-DDY."

In 1992, he made his film debut in "Encino Man", which was a modest hit but found traction as a 90s cult favorite. The success of "Encino Man" allowed Pauly to star in several more vehicles around his Weasel persona, "Son in Law" (1993), "In the Army Now" (1994), "Jury Duty" (1995), and "Bio-Dome" (1996).

Unfortunately, all of the films received mostly negative reviews, and each film was less successful than the one before. Despite the lack of box office success, Pauly Shore and his Weasel persona were synonymous with the 1990s.