Peter Thomas Barton (born July 19, 1956) is an American actor. He
starred in The Powers of Matthew Star, with Louis Gossett, Jr.;
Burke's Law with Gene Barry; and the soap opera Sunset Beach. Named
one of the 10 sexiest guys in soaps by Playgirl, Barton is probably
best known as Scott Grainger on the daytime drama The Young and the
Restless.Barton is originally from Valley Stream, Long Island, New
York. He is a graduate of Valley Stream North High School, where he
played soccer and wrestled. He attended nearby Nassau Community
College. Although accepted into St. John's University School of
Medicine, he changed his mind about attending. Just before signing up
for classes, he decided to pursue a career in modeling and acting.Even
though Barton had no formal acting training, in 1979 he starred as
Bill Miller in the short-lived NBC TV series Shirley, starring Shirley
Jones, Rosanna Arquette, and Tracey Gold. The show ran for 13
episodes. NBC still had him under contract at the end of 1980, and it
connected him with prominent acting coach Vincent Chase, and when the
series ended, he was cast as the lead in another NBC series, The
Powers of Matthew Star. He won the role over many actors, among them
Tom Cruise.[better source needed]In the 1980s, teen magazines were
looking for the next big cover, and Barton was featured on many of
them, including Tiger Beat and 16, typically in a sexy pose,
shirtless. He has also appeared on many TV shows such as The Fall Guy
and The Love Boat and daytime soap operas like The Young and the
Restless.
starred in The Powers of Matthew Star, with Louis Gossett, Jr.;
Burke's Law with Gene Barry; and the soap opera Sunset Beach. Named
one of the 10 sexiest guys in soaps by Playgirl, Barton is probably
best known as Scott Grainger on the daytime drama The Young and the
Restless.Barton is originally from Valley Stream, Long Island, New
York. He is a graduate of Valley Stream North High School, where he
played soccer and wrestled. He attended nearby Nassau Community
College. Although accepted into St. John's University School of
Medicine, he changed his mind about attending. Just before signing up
for classes, he decided to pursue a career in modeling and acting.Even
though Barton had no formal acting training, in 1979 he starred as
Bill Miller in the short-lived NBC TV series Shirley, starring Shirley
Jones, Rosanna Arquette, and Tracey Gold. The show ran for 13
episodes. NBC still had him under contract at the end of 1980, and it
connected him with prominent acting coach Vincent Chase, and when the
series ended, he was cast as the lead in another NBC series, The
Powers of Matthew Star. He won the role over many actors, among them
Tom Cruise.[better source needed]In the 1980s, teen magazines were
looking for the next big cover, and Barton was featured on many of
them, including Tiger Beat and 16, typically in a sexy pose,
shirtless. He has also appeared on many TV shows such as The Fall Guy
and The Love Boat and daytime soap operas like The Young and the
Restless.
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