ACTOR

Peter Scolari

1955 - 2021

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Peter Thomas Scolari (September 12, 1955 – October 22, 2021) 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 1989. 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 latter of which earned him the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series. He had recurring roles as Gillian B. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Peter Scolari has received more than 3,081,643 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Peter Scolari is the 9,157th most popular actor (down from 6,200th in 2019), the 13,423rd most popular biography from United States (down from 9,259th in 2019) and the 4,296th most popular American Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 3.1M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 39.02

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.52

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.68

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Peter Scolari ranks 9,157 out of 13,578. Before him are Simu Liu, Deidre Hall, Ben Miles, Ricky Whittle, Kevin Corrigan, and Nancy Brilli. After him are Zubeida, Charles Murray, Felicity Kendal, Zuzanna Szadkowski, Martin Clunes, and Jennifer Lien.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1955, Peter Scolari ranks 624. Before him are Alicia Dickenstein, Jay Acovone, Vladimiro Schettina, Michael O'Keefe, Labid Khalifa, and Czesław Lang. After him are Karl-Heinz Bußert, Agafia Constantin, Polozzi, Ben Wijnstekers, Toma Simionov, and Jan Versleijen. Among people deceased in 2021, Peter Scolari ranks 666. Before him are Pornsak Songsaeng, Lars-Göran Petrov, Ruthie Tompson, Padma Sachdev, Sylvain Sylvain, and John Konrads. After him are Keshav Dutt, Storrs L. Olson, Jackie Mason, Terry Cooper, Theuns Jordaan, and Porfirio Armando Betancourt.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Peter Scolari ranks 13,423 out of 20,380. Before him are Amber Rose (1983), Deidre Hall (1947), Paul Douglas (1892), Marjorie Taylor Greene (1974), Jeff Loomis (1971), and Kevin Corrigan (1969). After him are Jeremy Wariner (1984), Charles Murray (1872), Ella Grasso (1919), Noah Lyles (1997), Jared Fogle (1977), and Patrick M. Shanahan (1962).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Peter Scolari ranks 4,296. Before him are Michael O'Keefe (1955), Jerry Paris (1925), Kate Flannery (1964), Melody Thomas Scott (1956), Deidre Hall (1947), and Kevin Corrigan (1969). After him are Charles Murray (1872), Jennifer Lien (1974), Danny Woodburn (1964), Jaime Bergman (1975), Mark Stevens (1916), and Christopher Gorham (1974).

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Television and Movie Roles

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