Actor Peter Scolari Of ‘Newhart’ And ‘Bosom Buddies’ Dies At Age 66

Peter Scolari in 2016. ANGELA WEISS via Getty Images LOS ANGELES (AP) — Peter Scolari, a versatile character actor whose television roles included a yuppie producer on “Newhart” and a closeted dad on “Girls” and who was on Broadway with longtime friend Tom Hanks in “Lucky Guy,” has died. He was 66. Scolari died Friday morning in New York after fighting cancer for two years, according to Ellen Lubin Sanitsky, his manager. Advertisement He first gained attention as the then-unknown Hanks’ co-star in the 1980-82 sitcom “Bosom Buddies,” in which their characters disguised themselves as women to live in affordable,… Read Full Article