1. Peter Riegert was born on April 11,1947 and is an American actor.
26 Facts About Peter Riegert
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Peter Riegert is best known for his roles as Donald "Boon" Schoenstein in Animal House, oil company executive "Mac" MacIntyre in Local Hero, pickle store owner Sam Posner in Crossing Delancey and Lt.
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Peter Riegert directed the short film By Courier, for which he was nominated along with producer Ericka Frederick for the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film.
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On television, Riegert had a recurring role as crooked Newark Assemblyman and later State Senator Ronald Zellman in seasons three and four of the HBO series The Sopranos, appeared as George Moore in the first season of the FX series Damages, and portrayed Seth Green's father in the comedy series Dads.
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Peter Riegert was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for his performance in the HBO film Barbarians at the Gate in 1993.
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Peter Riegert was born on April 11,1947, in the Bronx, New York, the son of Lucille, a piano teacher, and Milton Peter Riegert, a food wholesaler.
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Peter Riegert grew up in Hartsdale, New York, and was raised in a non-observant Jewish household.
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Peter Riegert graduated from Ardsley High School in 1964 and later from the University at Buffalo.
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Peter Riegert worked at a number of jobs, including teaching, waiting tables, and as a social worker before settling on acting as a career.
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Peter Riegert made his Broadway debut in the musical Dance with Me.
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Peter Riegert has subsequently appeared in films such as Crossing Delancey, Local Hero, The Mask, Traffic, and We Bought a Zoo.
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Peter Riegert starred opposite former girlfriend Bette Midler in the television adaptation of Gypsy and was featured in the HBO drama Barbarians at the Gate.
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Peter Riegert starred as composer Jake Rubin in the 1984 miniseries Ellis Island, the final episode of Seinfeld as the president of NBC, and the television movie Back When We Were Grownups.
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Peter Riegert voiced the character of Max Weinstein in the controversial episode "When You Wish Upon a Weinstein" of Family Guy.
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In 2011, Peter Riegert began a multi-episode arc on One Tree Hill as August Kellerman, Nathan's unforgiving college professor.
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Peter Riegert appeared as the character George Moore in Season 1 of Damages.
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Peter Riegert appeared in a recurring role as Judge Harvey Winter in CBS' The Good Wife.
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Peter Riegert appeared in Dads as David Sachs, the father of Eli Sachs, played by Seth Green.
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Peter Riegert appeared in Seasons 3 and 4 of Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt.
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Peter Riegert made a multi-episode guest appearance in the second half of the Netflix original comedy series Disjointed.
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Peter Riegert has a recurring role as left-wing lawyer Roger Pugh on Season 3 of the HBO series Succession.
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Peter Riegert made his screenwriting and directorial debuts with By Courier, based on a short story by O Henry.
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Peter Riegert directed and co-wrote King of the Corner, a 2004 film featured at the Newport Film Festival, in which he starred alongside Isabella Rossellini.
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Peter Riegert narrated the audiobook of Michael Chabon's The Yiddish Policemen's Union, which was nominated for a 2008 Audie Award in literary fiction.
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Peter Riegert narrated the audiobook of The Voyage of the Narwhal, and has read the stories of Raymond Carver.
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Peter Riegert was the narrator for The First Basket, a documentary film on professional basketball's influence on Jewish culture.