Peter Weller

He teaches a literature and fine arts class at Syracuse University and is one of the university's most popular professors. He can be seen, in his capacity as an expert, on a History Channel documentary on the Roman era.
Received his Bachelor of Arts degree in Theatre from North Texas State University (now the University of North Texas) (1969).
Had turned down a role in King Kong II (1986) to play the lead role in RoboCop (1987).
Dr. Peter Weller received his Ph.D. in Italian Renaissance Art History and Roman History from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) (2014). He had previously received his Master of Arts degree in the same subjects.
In a jazz band called The Mildred Snitzer Orchestra with actor Jeff Goldblum, they performed at local clubs in Los Angeles, California. They were also in a band together in the cult movie Les aventures de Buckaroo Banzaï à travers la huitième dimension (1984).

[on the enduring popularity of RoboCop (1987)] It was my contribution to cinema.
[on RoboCop 2 (1990)] There was a couple of things that made the character more human that weren't used. I can't remember exactly what the scenes were, I just remember wondering why they weren't in.
[on turning down RoboCop 3 (1993)] I have to say it didn't quite have the third great act that RoboCop (1987) had and, by the time I was into the second one, I knew I was tired of it, plus David Cronenberg had asked me to do Le festin nu (1991) with him, so I was happy to do it, and was happy to be gone.
[Furthermore on RoboCop (1987)] Aside from the action-adventure, the corruption, corporate machinery gone berserk and so on, the heart of all this is a morality tale. It's like "Beauty and the Beast", or the Tin Man of "The Wizard of Oz". It's a great little jewel of a human story.
[on making the original RoboCop (1987)] When I was making it, I knew it was going to be a great thing, but you never know whether they are going to be successful or not. I knew we were making a fantastic social allegory, and, I don't want to sound pretentious, a spiritual one as well.