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RIP Peter Scolari

#1 Post by Vandal » Fri Oct 22, 2021 10:26 am

Peter Scolari Dies: Emmy-Winning ‘Bosom Buddies’, ‘Newhart’, ‘Girls’ Actor Was 66


Peter Scolari, the prolific television and stage actor who found instant fame and a lifelong friendship with Tom Hanks when the two co-starred in the hit 1980 TV comedy Bosom Buddies, died early this morning following a two-year battle with cancer. He was 66.

His death was announced by Ellen Lubin Sanitsky at Wright Entertainment.

Scolari’s 43-year show business career included such highlights as his Emmy-nominated series regular role of producer Michael Harris on Bob Newhart’s 1984-90 comedy Newhart, an Emmy-winning recurring role as the father of Lena Dunham’s character on HBO’s Girls, and, most recently, his role as Bishop Thomas Marx on the CBS supernatural drama Evil


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Re: RIP Peter Scolari

#2 Post by triviawayne » Fri Oct 22, 2021 11:36 am

Wow. He was on CNNs history of sitcoms, and I thought he wasn’t aging well. Didn’t know he was sick.

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Re: RIP Peter Scolari

#3 Post by Ritterskoop » Fri Oct 22, 2021 8:35 pm

Poor guy was always compared to his friend Tom Hanks, who made it in movies, while Scolari was the glue that held together any number of shows and stage productions.
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#4 Post by silverscreenselect » Fri Oct 22, 2021 10:58 pm

Ritterskoop wrote:
Fri Oct 22, 2021 8:35 pm
Poor guy was always compared to his friend Tom Hanks, who made it in movies, while Scolari was the glue that held together any number of shows and stage productions.
I loved Bosom Buddies and thought they were equally funny. At the time Hanks got his big break in Splash, Scolari actually had the better career resume. But I think the reason Hanks got the break and Scolari didn't is that Hanks was 6 feet tall and Scolari was 5'7"
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