Actor Peter Scolari died Friday morning at the age of 66 after a two-year battle with cancer.
The “Bosom Buddies” actor’s passing was confirmed to The Post by his manager Ellen Lubin Sanitsky of Wright Entertainment.
Scolari starred, alongside legendary actor and lifelong friend Tom Hanks, in the 1980s ABC sitcom in one of his early TV roles.
He had a 40-plus-year career in Hollywood, starring in iconic films and shows such as “Fosse/Verdon,” “Madoff,” “The Good Fight,” “Murphy Brown,” “The West Wing,” “ER,” “Gotham,” “Law & Order: SVU” and “Ally McBeal.” One of his most recent parts was a recurring role as Bishop Thomas Marx in the CBS series “Evil.”
Peter Scolari poses with his 2016 Emmy for HBO’s “Girls.” Inset: With co-star and lifelong friend Tom Hanks in the 1980s ABC sitcom “Bosom Buddies.”
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For his role as producer Michael Harris on Bob Newhart’s long-running 1980s comedy “Newhart,” Scolari scored three Emmy nominations. For his portrayal of the father of Lena Dunham’s character on the HBO series “Girls,” he won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series.
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