Peter Scolari Biography, Age, Height, Wife, Net Worth, Family

Age, Biography and Wiki

Peter Scolari is an American actor best known for his roles as Michael Harris in the television series Newhart, and as Henry Desmond in the HBO series Girls. He has also appeared in films such as Bachelor Party, Big, and That Thing You Do!. Scolari was born on September 12, 1955 in New Rochelle, New York. He attended the University of Connecticut, where he studied theater. Scolari began his career in the early 1980s, appearing in television shows such as The Love Boat and Cheers. He gained recognition for his role as Michael Harris in the television series Newhart, which ran from 1982 to 1990. He also appeared in the films Bachelor Party, Big, and That Thing You Do!. In the 2000s, Scolari appeared in the television series Curb Your Enthusiasm, and in the HBO series Girls, where he played the role of Henry Desmond. He also appeared in the films The Producers and The Hangover Part III. Scolari has been married to actress Tracy Shayne since 1988. They have two children. As of 2021, Peter Scolari's net worth is estimated to be $3 million.

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Peter Scolari Height, Weight & Measurements

At 66 years old, Peter Scolari height is 169 cm .

Who Is Peter Scolari's Wife?

His wife is Lisa Kretzchmar (m. 1981-1983) Debra Steagal (m. 1986-1996) Cathy Trien (m. 1998-2004) Tracy Shayne (m. 2013)

Peter Scolari Net Worth

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Timeline

Following central roles in the unsuccessful series Family Album and Dweebs, Scolari spent three seasons playing inventor Wayne Szalinski, a role originated on film by Rick Moranis, in the TV adaptation of the Disney film Honey, I Shrunk the Kids. He 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. He also portrayed Gotham City’s corrupt police commissioner, Gillian B. Loeb, in Fox’s superhero crime drama Gotham.

In 2014, Scolari portrayed Yogi Berra in Bronx Bombers. His wife Tracey Shayne played Berra's wife Carmen. Subsequently, he played the part of The Wizard in the Broadway musical Wicked.

A 2014 episode of Oprah: Where Are They Now? brought up Scolari's substance abuse and his struggle with bipolar disorder.

He was married to Debra Steagal, and later to actress Cathy Trien, with whom he has two children. One of his children is an aspiring pop star. He married long-time girlfriend Tracy Shayne in June 2013.

In 1996, Scolari starred in a version of the stage musical Stop the World – I Want to Get Off produced for the A&E television network.

Scolari's first ongoing role was in his first short-lived 1980 sitcom Goodtime Girls, as the juggling neighbor of the title characters. He was then cast co-starring with then-unknown Tom Hanks, in another sitcom Bosom Buddies, as two young creative professionals who disguise themselves as women to get an affordable apartment in a women-only building. After Bosom Buddies was cancelled in 1982, and still struggling as an actor, Scolari joined the cast of Newhart, opposite Bob Newhart, in 1984, where he played Michael Harris, the yuppie local TV producer, until the series' conclusion in 1990. He has remained close to Newhart, with whom he frequently plays golf, since the show's last season.

Peter Thomas Scolari (born September 12, 1955) is an American actor. He is best known for his roles as Michael Harris on Newhart (1984–1990) and Henry Desmond in Bosom Buddies (1980–1982). Scolari received three Emmy nominations for his work on Newhart and won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series for his recurring role as Tad Horvath on Girls in 2016.

Scolari was born in New Rochelle, New York, on September 12, 1955. He has described his father as an abusive, "rageful man", and his mother as an alcoholic, and has said that their marriage was tumultuous. "They stayed together for the kids and also because they were hopelessly in love with each other, but they were totally incompatible," he said in an interview with The Toronto Star.

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