He then became a writer for “Pee-wee’s Playhouse” and “ALF,” co-creating ... Cartoon Network’s “Courage the Cowardly Dog” premiered in 1999 and ran for four seasons.

Weiss also revealed that being on the set of Pee-wee's Playhouse at such a young age dazzled him with the craftiness of movie-making. He claimed that "there was a guy sitting inside of Chairry ...