Peter Scolari was best known for his roles as Michael Harris on Newhart, Henry Desmond on Bosom Buddies and Wayne Szalinski on Honey, I Shrunk the Kids.
15 Facts About Peter Scolari
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Peter Scolari was born in New Rochelle, New York, on September 12,1955.
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Peter Scolari described his father as an abusive, "rageful man" and his mother as an alcoholic, and has said that their marriage was tumultuous.
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Peter Scolari was active in the Theatre Department of Occidental College in Eagle Rock, California in the 1970's.
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Peter Scolari left the school after two years to pursue his professional career.
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Peter Scolari stayed with the series until its conclusion in 1990.
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Peter Scolari later had a recurring role as the father of Lena Dunham's character on HBO's Girls, for which he won an Emmy in 2016.
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Peter Scolari portrayed Gotham City's corrupt police commissioner Gillian B Loeb in Fox's superhero crime drama Gotham and Bishop Marx on Paramount's series Evil.
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Peter Scolari appeared on Broadway in Wicked, Sly Fox, Hairspray and Lucky Guy, which reunited him with his Bosom Buddies co-star Hanks.
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Peter Scolari appeared Off-Broadway in Old Man Joseph and His Family, The Exonerated, In the Wings, The Music Man and White's Lies.
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Peter Scolari was married to Debra Steagal and later to actress Cathy Trien, with whom he had two children.
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Peter Scolari married his longtime girlfriend, actress Tracy Shayne, in June 2013.
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Peter Scolari was an avid juggler and occasionally showcased his talents on television, including a performance during the 1982 Circus of the Stars and in talk-show appearances.
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Peter Scolari died from leukemia in Manhattan on October 22,2021, at age 66.
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Peter Scolari had been diagnosed with the disease two years earlier.