Son of the late fashion designer and novelist John Weitz
Earned a degree in film from Wesleyan University, where he also wrote a
play titled "Mango Tea." The play was later produced
off-Broadway.
Daughter: Jane Antonia Weitz, born January 12, 2004
Paul Weitz's plays include "Trust", "Privilege" and "Show People" (produced by Second Stage Theatre) and "Roulette" (Ensemble Studio Theatre at the John Houseman Theatre).
His father was a German Jewish immigrant, who left the country because of the Nazi regime. His maternal grandfather was a Czech Jewish immigrant, and his maternal grandmother, who was Mexican, had Mexican, and some Irish, ancestry.