Peter Scolari

Peter Scolari (September 12, 1955 - October 22, 2021) was an American television, film and stage actor best known for his roles in the television shows Bosom Buddies (alongside Tom Hanks), Newhart, and Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV Show.

Additional television credits include Hotel, The Love Boat, Baby Makes Five, Family Ties, Nurses, Empty Nest, Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman, Dave's World, The Drew Carey Show, The Nanny, Touched by an Angel, Ally McBeal, Reba, The King of Queens, ER, The West Wing, Sabrina, the Teenage Witch, What I Like About You, and The Ultimate Christmas Present. He also appeared in the Disney original movie Perfect Harmony.

He co-starred in the 1984 comedy The Rosebud Beach Hotel.

Scolari appeared on Broadway in Sly Fox and Hairspray, and Off Broadway in Old Man Joseph and His Family, The Exonerated, In the Wings, and White's Lies.

Personal life and death:
He was married to Debra Steagal, and later to actress Cathy Trien, with whom he had two children. He married his long-time girlfriend, actress Tracy Shayne, in June 2013.

A 2014 episode of Oprah: Where Are They Now?brought up Scolari's substance abuse and his struggle with bipolar disorder.

Scolari was an avid juggler and occasionally showcased his talents on television like in the 1982 Circus of the Stars and on talk show appearances.

Scolari died from leukemia in Manhattan on October 22, 2021, at age 66. He had been diagnosed with the disease two years earlier.