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Peter Scolari

Peter Scolari

Highest Rated: 93% That Thing You Do! (1996)

Lowest Rated: 17% Camp Nowhere (1994)

Birthday: Sep 12, 1955

Birthplace: New Rochelle, New York, USA

A talented comedic actor who broke through alongside Tom Hanks on the cross-dressing sitcom "Bosom Buddies" (ABC, 1980-82), Peter Scolari went on to enjoy a charismatic, Emmy-nominated run as the ultimate neurotic yuppie Michael Harris on "Newhart" (CBS, 1982-1990). Scolari took many guest appearances and lower-profile roles before resurfacing as Rick Moranis' TV replacement on the adaptation of "Honey, I Shrunk the Kids" (syndicated, 1997-2000). Scolari also had small roles in his "That Thing You Do!" (1996), "From the Earth to the Moon" (HBO, 1998) and "The Polar Express" (2004). Peter Scolari was a worthy comic talent who deserved recognition for his own unique gifts.

Highest rated movies

93% That Thing You Do!
71% Ticks
50% Suburban Girl
20% A Plumm Summer
17% Camp Nowhere

Photos

Peter Scolari Nicholas Scolari, Peter Scolari at arrivals for A PLUMM SUMMER Premiere, Mann Bruin Theatre, Los Angeles, CA, April 20, 2008. Photo by: Michael Germana/Everett Collection Peter Scolari at arrivals for 2016 Creative Arts Emmy Awards - SAT, Microsoft Theater, Los Angeles, CA September 10, 2016. Photo By: Priscilla Grant/Everett Collection Peter Scolari at arrivals for BIG EYES Premiere, Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), New York, NY December 15, 2014. Photo By: Derek Storm/Everett Collection CAMP NOWHERE, Peter Scolari (standing center), Christopher Lloyd (third from right standing), 1994, (c)Buena Vista Pictures A PLUMM SUMMER, Rick Overton, Peter Scolari, 2007. ©Freestyle Releasing Girls, Peter Scolari, 'Tad & Loreen & Avi & Shanaz', Season 4, Ep. #8, 03/08/2015, ©HBO Girls, Peter Scolari, 'Cubbies', Season 4, Ep. #4, 02/08/2015, ©HBO Girls, Peter Scolari (L), Lena Dunham (R), 'Season 5', 02/21/2016, ©HBOMR Girls, Lena Dunham (L), Becky Ann Baker (C), Peter Scolari (R), 'Close Up', Season 4, Ep. #1, 01/11/2015, ©HBO Girls, Peter Scolari, 'Tad & Loreen & Avi & Shanaz', Season 4, Ep. #8, 03/08/2015, ©HBOMR Girls, Becky Ann Baker (L), Peter Scolari (R), 'She Said OK', Season 3, Ep. #3, 01/19/2014, ©HBO Girls, Peter Scolari (L), Becky Ann Baker (R), 'Video Games', Season 2, Ep. #7, 02/24/2013, ©HBO Girls, Lena Dunham (L), Becky Ann Baker (C), Peter Scolari (R), 'It's Back', Season 2, Ep. #8, 03/04/2013, ©HBO Girls, Becky Ann Baker (L), Peter Scolari (R), 'It's Back', Season 2, Ep. #8, 03/04/2013, ©HBO
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Filmography

Movies

Credit
No Score Yet 87% Looks That Kill Paul (Character) - 2020
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Social Ones Stephen Schpelnick (Character) - 2019
No Score Yet No Score Yet Weight Dr. Zukreski (Character) - 2018
No Score Yet No Score Yet Madoff Peter Madoff (Character) - 2016
No Score Yet No Score Yet Letting Go Bill (Character) - 2011
20% 49% A Plumm Summer FBI Agent (Character) $53.8K 2007
50% 31% Suburban Girl Mickey Lamm (Character) - 2007
No Score Yet 18% Mentor Unknown (Character) - 2006
56% 64% The Polar Express Lonely Boy (Voice) $125.9M 2004
No Score Yet 49% The Ultimate Christmas Present Edwin Hadley (Character) - 2000
No Score Yet No Score Yet Talk to Me Howard Grant (Character) - 1996
93% 78% That Thing You Do! Troy Chesterfield (Character) $25.9M 1996
No Score Yet No Score Yet For Hope Date 2 (Character) - 1996
17% 58% Camp Nowhere Donald Himmel (Character) $10.5M 1994
71% 30% Ticks Charles Danson (Character) - 1993
No Score Yet No Score Yet Remedy for Murder Dr. Zachary "Zach" Drummond (Character) - 1992
No Score Yet No Score Yet Perry Mason: The Case of the Glass Coffin David Katz (Character) - 1991
No Score Yet 92% Perfect Harmony Derek Sanders (Character) - 1991
No Score Yet No Score Yet Fire! Trapped on the 37th Floor Paul DeWitt (Character) - 1991
No Score Yet 17% Corporate Affairs Simon Tanner (Character) - 1990
No Score Yet 68% The Ryan White Story David Day (Character) - 1989
No Score Yet No Score Yet Fatal Confession: A Father Dowling Mystery Chris Robinson (Character) - 1987
No Score Yet 0% The Rosebud Beach Hotel Elliot Garner (Character) - 1984
No Score Yet No Score Yet Amazons Dr. Jerry Menzies (Character) - 1984
No Score Yet No Score Yet Carpool Robert Duff (Character) - 1983
No Score Yet No Score Yet Missing Children: A Mother's Story Woody (Character) - 1982

TV

Credit
No Score Yet 80% Blue Bloods Captain Higgins (Guest Star) 2020
96% 85% Evil Bishop Thomas Marx (Guest Star) 2019
No Score Yet No Score Yet Murphy Brown Fred Noonan (Guest Star) 2018
78% 82% Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Dr. Dennis Barkley (Guest Star) 2017
No Score Yet 72% Odd Mom Out Lawyer (Guest Star) 2017
89% 76% Girls Tad Horvath (Guest Star) 2012-2017
68% No Score Yet Madoff Peter Madoff (Character) 2016
77% 68% Gotham Unknown (Guest Star) 2015
96% 93% White Collar Unknown (Guest Star) 2013
No Score Yet 91% American Dad! Limo Driver/Himself (Guest Voice) 2006
9% No Score Yet Listen Up Unknown (Guest Star) 2005
No Score Yet No Score Yet What I Like About You Dad (Guest Star) 2002
81% 95% The West Wing Antares CEO Jake Kimball (Guest Star) 2002
No Score Yet 82% The King of Queens Unknown (Guest Star) 2002
No Score Yet No Score Yet Reba Parker Reynolds (Guest Star) 2002
No Score Yet No Score Yet Touched by an Angel Unknown (Guest Star) 1994 2001
No Score Yet 95% Hey Arnold! Unknown (Guest Voice) 1998
No Score Yet 80% From the Earth to the Moon Pete Conrad (Character) 1998
70% No Score Yet George & Leo Unknown (Guest Star) 1997
No Score Yet 71% The Nanny Unknown (Guest Star) 1997
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Drew Carey Show Unknown (Guest Star) 1996
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Home Court Unknown (Guest Star) 1996
No Score Yet No Score Yet Dave's World Unknown (Guest Star) 1994-1995
38% No Score Yet Can't Hurry Love Unknown (Guest Star) 1995
100% No Score Yet Dweebs Unknown (Character) 1995
No Score Yet No Score Yet Mommies Unknown (Guest Star) 1995
86% 86% Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Unknown (Guest Star) 1994
43% No Score Yet Burke's Law Unknown (Guest Star) 1994
No Score Yet No Score Yet Fallen Angels Clerk (Character) 1993
No Score Yet No Score Yet Nurses Unknown (Guest Star) 1992
No Score Yet No Score Yet Newhart Michael Harris (Character),
Director 		1984-1990
No Score Yet No Score Yet CBS Summer Playhouse Unknown (Character) 1989
No Score Yet 83% The Twilight Zone Unknown (Character) 1988
No Score Yet No Score Yet Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer Unknown (Guest Star) 1987
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Love Boat Unknown (Guest Star) 1986
No Score Yet 88% Family Ties Unknown (Guest Star) 1986
No Score Yet No Score Yet Hotel Unknown (Guest Star) 1986
No Score Yet No Score Yet Finder of Lost Loves Unknown (Guest Star) 1984
No Score Yet No Score Yet Happy Days Jake (Guest Star) 1983
80% 60% Bosom Buddies Henry Desmond/Hildegarde (Character) 1980-1982
No Score Yet No Score Yet Goodtime Girls Benny Loman (Character) 1980