Peter Scolari, Emmy-Winning ‘Bosom Buddies,’ ‘Girls’ Actor, Dies at 66
Peter Scolari, the Emmy Award-winning actor best known for his roles in Bosom Buddies, Newhart and Girls, has died. He was 66.
Scolari’s death was confirmed to multiple media outlets — including Deadline and The Hollywood Reporter — and was the result of a two-year cancer battle.
Scolari’s acting career spans over four decades with his first major role being opposite a then-unknown Tom Hanks in the ABC TV series Bosom Buddies, which ran from 1980-1982. Scolari and Hanks played two best friends who work in advertising and pose as women outside of work in order to live in an affordable housing complex that is female-only after their previous apartment was demolished while they were still in it. Their boss on the series was played by Holland Taylor.
Scolari and Hanks maintained a close friendship in the decades following Bosom Buddies with Scolari appearing in a number of Hanks films including 1996’s That Thing You Do!, 2004’s The Polar Express and 2011’s Larry Crowne.
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Scolari would then play Michael Harris for 142 episodes on Newhart, the CBS sitcom which starred Bob Newhart. Other notable television roles include Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV Show, the 2016 mini-series Madoff and Girls, where he played Tad Horvath, the father to Lena Dunham Hannah Horvath. Scolari’s role on Girls earned him an Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series in 2016.
Scolari is survived by his wife, Tracy Shayne, and four children.
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