Peter Scolari

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Peter Scolari (born September 12, 1955 in New Rochelle, New York) is an American television, film and stage actor who was seen early in his career in the television programs Bosom Buddies (1980 - 1982), Newhart (1984-1990), and later in Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV Show (1997 - 2000).

[edit] Biography

Scolari's boyhood dream was to be a professional baseball player but he seriously injured his elbow and was unable to play. His first acting role was at Edgemont High School in Scarsdale, New York in his high school production of How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying.

His first mass-audience exposure came from playing one of two crossdressing roommates in 1980's ABC television sitcom Bosom Buddies. His co-star, Tom Hanks, went on to greater name recognition, Scolari again working with Hanks on 1996's That Thing You Do!, on the 1997 HBO miniseries From the Earth to the Moon, and on 2004's The Polar Express.

His most critically-acclaimed role was playing Michael Harris in the series Newhart. Scolari was nominated for an Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series in 1987, 1988 and 1989 for the role.

Scolari was featured in the 1996 made-for-TV movie Talk To Me with Yasmine Bleeth.

Scolari has married three times. First to a New York attorney, then to Debra Steagal in 1986. They have two children together. They divorced in 1996. He married actress Cathy Trien on October 12, 1998 and the couple has two children. They later announced their separation in March of 2006.

Peter has juggled recreationally for years, attended numerous conventions of the International Jugglers' Association and has performed as a juggler in the television show Circus of the Stars.