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 on Bosom Buddies (1980–1982), Michael Harris on Newhart (1984–1990), and Wayne Szalinski on Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV Show (1997–2000). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Peter Scolari has received more than 2,767,282 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Peter Scolari is the 9,153rd 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 4,295th most popular American Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 2.8M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 39.02

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.52

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.68

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Peter Scolaris by language

Over the past year Peter Scolari has had the most page views in the with 419,076 views, followed by Italian (8,302), and German (8,053). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Simple English (179.30%), (99.60%), and Afrikaans (64.23%)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Peter Scolari ranks 9,153 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 4,295. 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

The Polar Express
Billy - Lonely Boy
When a doubting young boy takes an extraordinary train ride to the North Pole, he embarks on a journey of self-discovery that shows him that the wonder of life never fades for those who believe.
Nov 10o 20046.7 / 10
That Thing You Do!
Troy Chesterfield
A Pennsylvania band scores a hit in 1964 and rides the star-making machinery as long as it can, with lots of help from its manager.
Oct 4o 19966.9 / 10
Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV Show
Wayne Szalinski
Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV Show is an American syndicated science fiction sitcom based on the 1989 film, Honey, I Shrunk the Kids. It expands upon the original film's concept of a shrinking experiment gone wrong to include a myriad of experiments gone awry. It debuted in first-run syndication on September 1, 1997 and ran for three consecutive seasons, concluding with the 66th episode on May 20, 2000. Peter Scolari took over the role as Wayne Szalinski, the wacky inventor in the original film, played by Rick Moranis. Each episode incorporates new technologies and digital effects to feature the family in various new adventures. The series was filmed in Calgary, Alberta, with its main studios located in Currie Barracks, a decommissioned Canadian Forces dormitory.
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