Peter Scolari
Biography
Peter Scolari was an American actor who built a long career in television and on the stage. Born in New Rochelle, New York, and raised in Scarsdale, he did voice work as a teenager and studied theater arts before joining a Manhattan repertory company, where he appeared in off-Broadway plays. His big break came in 1980, when he was cast alongside Tom Hanks in the sitcom Bosom Buddies. He went on to play Michael Harris on Newhart, earning three Emmy nominations for supporting actor from 1987 to 1989, and later starred as Wayne Szalinski in Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV Show. He won an Emmy in 2016 for his guest role as Tad Horvath on Girls. His films included That Thing You Do! (1996) and The Polar Express (2004), and he acted on Broadway in Hairspray, Lucky Guy and Wicked.
66years old at death
- Born New Rochelle
- Died Manhattan
- Star sign: VirgoThe sign runs August 23 to September 22
- Also credited as Peter Thomas Scolari
Movie Career
- Films
- 10
- Career span
- 27 years1993 to 2020
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Big break
Scolari's big break came when he was cast opposite Tom Hanks in the 1980 sitcom Bosom Buddies. Another actor had already been cast alongside Hanks, but it fell through, and Scolari, then guesting on an adjacent sound stage, was auditioned and shot the pilot days later.
Early training
Scolari joined the Colonnades Theatre Lab, a Manhattan repertory company, where he worked with Danny DeVito, Rhea Perlman, Jeff Goldblum and Michael O'Keefe. Finnish actor Paavo Tammim taught him to juggle, and he also took up mime and unicycling.
Own stunts
Scolari showed off his vaudevillian skills on three episodes of the yearly TV special Circus of the Stars, where he juggled knives and fire and even juggled on a tightrope.
First role
At 16, Scolari played Finch in a high school staging of How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, and that experience made him decide to pursue acting as a profession.
Peter Scolari movies on Netflix
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Worked with
Peter Scolari shares two films with Tom Hanks, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Tom Hanks's page
Clint Howard's page
Alec Baldwin's page
Richard Riehle's page
Christopher Lloyd's page
M. Emmet Walsh's page
All films by Robert Zemeckis
All films by Wallace Wolodarsky
Awards
One award and honor, one of them major.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emmy Awards | |||
| 2016 | Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series | Girls | Won |
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