Jase 1047 Posted March 29, 2020 Share Posted March 29, 2020 Was catching up on some TV & this caught my eye. Rafer played a business executive on last Wednesday’s episode of ‘Chicago Fire.’ I’m guessing this was filmed about 6-8 weeks ago. What’s interesting is that he is credited as Rafer Bryan and not Weigel. Not sure if he has acted before and thus used the last name Bryan. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/17634-rafer-weigel-on-%E2%80%98chicago-fire%E2%80%99/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
CircleSeven 1955 Posted March 29, 2020 Share Posted March 29, 2020 He acted a ton of times, before jumping to the news biz. This Daily Herald piece from February, explains his reasoning of the name. Quote "I got the part. It's a one-shot deal that should air in the next few weeks. "If I don't wind up on the cutting room floor, I will be credited as 'Rafer Brian.' That's my first and middle names and initially the name I wanted to use as an actor but didn't because I wanted to stay perfect in what I perceived as the Weigel mold." Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/17634-rafer-weigel-on-%E2%80%98chicago-fire%E2%80%99/#findComment-243243 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Georgie56 3303 Posted March 29, 2020 Share Posted March 29, 2020 Tom Skilling actually had a part in the 2005 film The Weather Man, which was filmed in Chicago. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/17634-rafer-weigel-on-%E2%80%98chicago-fire%E2%80%99/#findComment-243248 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jase 1047 Posted March 30, 2020 Author Share Posted March 30, 2020 1 hour ago, CircleSeven said: He acted a ton of times, before jumping to the news biz. This Daily Herald piece from February, explains his reasoning of the name. I figured as much. You gotta do whatever to pay the bills. 46 minutes ago, Georgie56 said: Tom Skilling actually had a part in the 2005 film The Weather Man, which was filmed in Chicago. A lot of past and current Chicago media people have done tv, movies, etc... I was caught off guard a bit seeing Rafer in a non-media type of role. For what it's worth, he was okay. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/17634-rafer-weigel-on-%E2%80%98chicago-fire%E2%80%99/#findComment-243251 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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