Peter Scolari

Peter Scolari
Scolari in 2010
Born	Peter Thomas Scolari (1955-09-12)September 12, 1955 New Rochelle, New York, U.S.
Died	October 22, 2021(2021-10-22) (aged 66) Manhattan, New York, U.S.
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1978–2021
Spouses	Lisa Kretzchmar ​ ​ (m. 1981; div. 1983)​ Debra Steagal ​ ​ (m. 1986; div. 1996)​ Cathy Trien ​ ​ (m. 1998; div. 2004)​ Tracy Shayne ​ (m. 2013)​
Children	4

Peter Thomas Scolari (September 12, 1955 – October 22, 2021)^[1] was an American actor. He was best known for his roles as Henry Desmond in the ABC sitcom Bosom Buddies (1980–1982) and Michael Harris on the CBS sitcom Newhart (1984–1990) the later of which earned him three consecutive nominations for Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series from 1987 to 1990.

Scolari had roles as Wayne Szalinski in the Disney sitcom Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV Show (1997–2000) and as Tad Horvath in the HBO series Girls (2012–2017), the later of which earned him the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series. He had recurring roles as Gillian B. Loeb in the superhero crime series Gotham (2015) and Bishop Thomas Marx in the supernatural series Evil (2019–2021).

He acted in the films The Rosebud Beach Hotel (1984), Corporate Affairs (1990), That Thing You Do! (1996), and The Polar Express (2004). On stage, he portrayed Yogi Berra in the play Bronx Bombers (2014) and acted in the Larry Gelbart's Sly Fox (2004), Eric Simonson's Magic/Bird (2012), and Nora Ephron's Lucky Girl (2013). He also acted in replacement roles in the musicals Hairspray in 2003 and Wicked in 2016.