Curiosidades

A good friend of Zach Braff, he frequently appears in Braff's projects.

Son of John Rubinstein and Judi West; grandson of piano virtuoso Artur Rubinstein.

He changed his last name from Rubinstein to Weston because there was already a Michael Rubinstein in the Screen Actors Guild.

In July 2009, he guest-starred in the Burn Notice: Operação Miami (2007) episode, Signals and Codes (2009). The show's main character shares his first and last name, although the fictional "Michael" spells his last name "Westen".

Lived in Paris for a year and half with his grandmother after he graduated from college. While there, he worked as a bartender.

Graduated from Northwestern University with a B.S. in theater arts.

His father is of half Polish Jewish and half Polish Catholic background.

When he was a teenager, he wanted to be a professional baseball player until he injured his arm playing baseball.

Has twice played a role as an acquaintance of a Sherlock Holmes character: He was a private detective hired by House in 'House MD' and also a junkie "friend" of Jonny Lee Miller's version of Holmes in 'Elementary'.

Although he shares the same last name with Celia Weston and also portrayed a character (Ross Niskar) who shares the same last name as Celia Weston's character (Arlene Niskar) in Quad (2020), the two Westons are not related.