Peter Bergman
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Peter Bergman (born June 11, 1953) is an American soap opera actor. The son of an American United States Navy officer, he was born in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
His most notable role has been his portrayal of Dr. Cliff Warner on All My Children, which he played from 1979 to 1987 and again from 1988 to 1989. His character helped form one of the serial’s first supercouples by falling in love and marrying Taylor Miller’s character, Nina Cortlandt. Soap columnists hypothesized that the two actors were so popular because they were the pinnacle of the image of the wholesome television couple, with their Nordic good looks, fair hair and blue eyes.
He originally auditioned for the All My Children casting director for the role of Dr. Jeff Martin.
Staying true to the soap opera format, Cliff and Nina ended up marrying four times (1980, 1982, 1986 and 1989) and separating three times. As the characters left the serial, they had not divorced another time.
Bergman parlayed this success into a very successful Vicks Formula 44 cough syrup advertising campaign starting in 1986, in which he told the viewing audience, "I’m not a doctor, but I play one on TV."
In a Soap Opera Digest interview, Bergman said that he had honestly thought he would become the next Dr. Joe Martin (Ray MacDonnell, who has been on the show since its premiere in 1970). He still maintains to this day that he was shocked when ABC network executives fired him from All My Children.
Since 1989, he has played the role of John "Jack" Abbott, Jr. on The Young and the Restless. While he has played this role longer than the role of Cliff Warner, many fans consider Terry Lester to be the one "true" Jack (although Bergman has already been in the role for several more years than Lester was), so it can not be appropriately deemed his most lucrative role.
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[edit] Roles
- The Young and the Restless - Jack Abbott (1989 - Present)
- The Nanny - "Himself" (1997)
- Danielle Steel's Palamino (1991)
- Money, Power, Murder - Brant (1989)
- Fantasies - Larry (1982)
- All My Children - Dr. Clifford/Cliff Warner (1979-1987, 1988-1989)
[edit] Personal Life
Bergman was married to actress Christine Ebersole from 1976 to 1981. Since 1985, he has been married to Mariellen, with whom he has two children.
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| NAME | Bergman, Peter |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Jack Abbott, Cliff Warner |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | American actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 11, 1953 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Guantanamo Bay, Cuba |
| DATE OF DEATH | NA |
| PLACE OF DEATH | NA |
