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Oct 22, 2021 · Peter Scolari, known for starring alongside Tom Hanks in 'Bossom Buddies' is survived by his wife, ex-wives and kids after dying of cancer.
Oct 22, 2021 · Peter Scolari, a familiar face on “Bosom Buddies,” “Newhart,” “Girls” and other television shows and in Broadway, Off Broadway and regional theater productions, died on Friday in Manhattan. He...
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- Scolari on His Role in “Girls”
Scolari got his big break starring alongside Tom Hanks in the 1980 ABC sitcom “Bosom Buddies.” Featuring its two stars as young men who dressed as woman in order to live in an affordable women-only building, the sitcom often featured improvisation from Scolari and Hanks. Though it was popular with audiences, “Bosom Buddies” lagged after several sch...
Scolari had roles in movies including “Sorority Boys,” “The Polar Express,” and, most recently, 2020’s “Looks that Kill.” He was also a stage actor who played the Wizard of Oz in “Wicked” on Broadway. Other Broadway performances included Yogi Berra in “Bronx Bombers” as well as roles in “Sly Fox,” “Hairspray,” and “Lucky Guy.”
“In many ways it’s a new career — not as a situation-comedy actor, but as a single-camera actor in what turned out to be a young, hip, dangerous show. And there was a place for me there. Incredible. If we decline to become set in our ways, that’s good. But it doesn’t always feel good. It can be very challenging.” —from a 2016 interview for Variety
Oct 22, 2021 · Scolari, a versatile character actor whose television roles included recurring parts on Evil and Girls, has died after fighting cancer for two years.
Oct 22, 2021 · Peter Scolari, the prolific actor who rose to fame on the TV show “Bosom Buddies” with longtime friend Tom Hanks and was nominated for three Emmy Awards for his performance on “Newhart,” died...
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Oct 22, 2021 · Peter Scolari, who starred opposite lifelong friend Tom Hanks in the early 1980s sitcom Bosom Buddies, died Friday. He was 66. Scolari, an Emmy winner whose credits also included Newhart and...
Oct 22, 2021 · Peter Scolari, an actor whose TV roles included a yuppie producer on “Newhart” and a closeted dad on “Girls,” died Friday in New York. He was 66.
