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Peter Scolari

(1955–2021) Film Actor United States

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Peter Scolari was a film actor from the United States.

Quick Facts About Peter Scolari

Born: September 12, 1955
Died: October 22, 2021
Nationality: United States
Profession: Film Actor
Spouse: Tracy Shayne

About Peter Scolari

Peter Thomas Scolari was an American actor. He was best known for his roles as Henry Desmond in the ABC sitcom Bosom Buddies (1980–1982) and Michael Harris on the CBS sitcom Newhart (1984–1990), the latter of which earned him three consecutive nominations for Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series from 1987 to 1989.

Biography source: Wikipedia

Awards & Honors

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series

Quotes by Peter Scolari

My first wife tried to get back with me a year later, but there was no way. I used to think she…

Back

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I'm a good juggler. If you want to court a woman, you need to be able to juggle five balls, fire, and…

Balls

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There was a TV special every year called 'Circus of the Stars,' and I did three consecutive ones - one as a…

Balance

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It's more than sentimental for me to be working in theater in New York; it's very personal. I think it's a spiritual…

Experience

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I don't like to just grab any ol' role.

Any

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What doesn't kill you makes you stronger. I really believe that.

Believe

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It's funny, because I was trained as a dramatic actor at New York's Colonnades Theater Lab in the '70s, along with Jeff…

Actor

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If I took everything as personally as I possibly could, I wouldn't survive.

Could

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I probably make more money in a year on 'Newhart' than 70 percent of your working top-name stars. Some weeks I just…

Bother

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Like any other all-American boy, I wanted to be just thought of as popular, be well-liked, and meet a lot of cute…

Cute

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I'm as proud of my work in 'Madoff' as anything I've ever done. Richard Dreyfuss turned in a bravura performance. It went…

Anything

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I used to make fun of those actors who talked about the theater as their temple and their place of worship. I'm…

Fun

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In a drama, you don't make a fool of yourself.

Drama

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We have to accept the world as it is, not as we'd have it to be.

Accept

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Emmys are gorgeous and fun, but with or without them, there is beautiful work out there.

Beautiful

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My mom and dad? Oh, they were a fiery pair. They stayed together for the kids and also because they were hopelessly…

Also

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I was offered some film roles, and I did not do them. It would have been interesting, but I have no regrets.…

Accept

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With 'Girls,' I have been able to plug into almost everything I've felt that's personal and sensitive.

Everything

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We all have an obligation as actors to be true to ourselves and our best instincts, but often there's a higher purpose,…

Be true

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I've done 'The Love Boat' twice. I had a great time, but my ego rails against it.

Boat

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I always wanted to be an actor. My first professional job was at 19, working in New York theater.

Actor

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I never drink alcohol.

Alcohol

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Sometimes, as actors, if we work hard enough and stay at it long enough and are malleable and directable, then good things…

Good

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I made the varsity team as a freshman at 15. Then, I tore a tendon and never fully recovered. I was a…

Freshman

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Never underestimate the value of someone who can say, 'You make me sick.'

Never

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