Peter Thomas Scolari (born September 12, 1955) is an American actor.
He is best known for his roles as Michael Harris on Newhart
(1984â€"1990) and Henry Desmond in Bosom Buddies (1980â€"1982).
Scolari received three Emmy nominations for his work on Newhart and
won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy
Series for his recurring role as Tad Horvath on Girls in 2016.Scolari
was born in New Rochelle, New York, on September 12, 1955. He has
described his father as an abusive, "rageful man", and his mother as
an alcoholic, and has said that their marriage was tumultuous. "They
stayed together for the kids and also because they were hopelessly in
love with each other, but they were totally incompatible," he said in
an interview with The Toronto Star.Scolari's first ongoing role was in
his first short-lived 1980 sitcom Goodtime Girls, as the juggling
neighbor of the title characters. He was then cast co-starring with
then-unknown Tom Hanks, in another sitcom Bosom Buddies, as two young
creative professionals who disguise themselves as women to get an
affordable apartment in a women-only building. After Bosom Buddies was
cancelled in 1982, and still struggling as an actor, Scolari joined
the cast of Newhart, opposite Bob Newhart, in 1984, where he played
Michael Harris, the yuppie local TV producer, until the series'
conclusion in 1990. He has remained close to Newhart, with whom he
frequently plays golf, since the show's last season.
He is best known for his roles as Michael Harris on Newhart
(1984â€"1990) and Henry Desmond in Bosom Buddies (1980â€"1982).
Scolari received three Emmy nominations for his work on Newhart and
won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy
Series for his recurring role as Tad Horvath on Girls in 2016.Scolari
was born in New Rochelle, New York, on September 12, 1955. He has
described his father as an abusive, "rageful man", and his mother as
an alcoholic, and has said that their marriage was tumultuous. "They
stayed together for the kids and also because they were hopelessly in
love with each other, but they were totally incompatible," he said in
an interview with The Toronto Star.Scolari's first ongoing role was in
his first short-lived 1980 sitcom Goodtime Girls, as the juggling
neighbor of the title characters. He was then cast co-starring with
then-unknown Tom Hanks, in another sitcom Bosom Buddies, as two young
creative professionals who disguise themselves as women to get an
affordable apartment in a women-only building. After Bosom Buddies was
cancelled in 1982, and still struggling as an actor, Scolari joined
the cast of Newhart, opposite Bob Newhart, in 1984, where he played
Michael Harris, the yuppie local TV producer, until the series'
conclusion in 1990. He has remained close to Newhart, with whom he
frequently plays golf, since the show's last season.
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