Peter Scolari dies at 66

[Dennis Taylor 19333]

https://www.google.com/amp/s/variety.com/2021/tv/news/peter-scolari-obituary-bosom-buddies-1235095484/amp/

[RPM 26601]

Aw fuck that. I watched him juggle chainsaws on Fisherman's Wharf in SF when I was in boot. He was gold in everything he did.

RIP Hilde.

 

Edited October 22, 2021 by RPM

[henrygandorf 29225]

fuck cancer, chapter 7 zillion.

[mdleast 8515]

Damn.  RIP.  Loved Bosom Buddies.  That's one of those shows that I'm wondering how many multiples I saw all the way through via re-runs over the years.

[MissingInAction 25545]

 Bosom Buddies only getting 2 seasons was a crime against humanity.

[GhostOfTomJoad 9507]

RIP. Great in BB and Newhart.

[Deej 77747]

Peter Scolari "Newhart" talk bringing back young Deej memories of Mary Frann and her sweaters.

[Deej 77747]

 

[Radical Larry 28818]

[Beau Vine 55853]

Little known fact... Scolari was the actor who did the motion capture for Billy in The Polar Express.  And if you don't watch Polar Express every Christmas... I am genuinely sorry that you have no soul.

Hanks also used him in a small role in That Thing You Do:

 

[Brandywine 1326]

36 minutes ago, Deej said:

 

That was a great intro made even better by Mancini’s theme song. Brings back memories. Makes me want to be there. And of course “not to mention all the animals you could blow” is probably the reason it was PG. 😊

RIP Peter!

Edited October 22, 2021 by Brandywine

[Underdog 29132]

5 hours ago, RPM said:

Aw fuck that. I watched him juggle chainsaws on Fisherman's Wharf in SF when I was in boot. He was gold in everything he did.

RIP Hilde.

 

Greatest tv theme ever. 

[idigTexas 2330]

Damn.  Loved him in everything he did.  

[mdleast 8515]

Greatest tv theme ever. 

On the exact opposite end of the spectrum, this was quite jarring when we watched the show on dvd with our kids: for the DVD and apparently during certain runs of syndication, they lost the rights to use the Billy Joel-esque cover song (many don’t know it wasn’t him singing). Instead they used this song:

Fun fact: it is actually the same song they used at the end of each episode only with lyrics.

[Deej 77747]

Remember when Tom Hanks was funny?

[Braff Zacklin 13676]

16 minutes ago, Underdog said:

Greatest tv theme ever. 

It is way up there, for sure, but for me, it will always be this:

RIP, Peter (and Sherman).

[Braff Zacklin 13676]

11 minutes ago, mdleast said:

On the exact opposite end of the spectrum, this was quite jarring when we watched the show on dvd with our kids: for the DVD and apparently during certain runs of syndication, they lost the rights to use the Billy Joel-esque cover song (many don’t know it wasn’t him singing). Instead they used this song:

 

 

 

Fun fact: it is actually the same song they used at the end of each episode only with lyrics.

 

Had no idea that wasn't Billy's vocals on the original theme song. #themoreyouknow

And that obviously isn't Mills' best work. We all know the answer:

 

[4Pete 156]

He was just one of those familiar faces growing up.  He’d pop up in all kinds of shows.  And he always had great hair.  Rest well, sir.

[GhostOfTomJoad 9507]

[WhatTheBuck 28926]

12 hours ago, Deej said:

Peter Scolari "Newhart" talk bringing back young Deej memories of Mary Frann and her sweaters.

It should remind you of Donna Dixon in Bosom Buddies. She married Dan Aykroyd. She was also really hot in The Couch Trip. (And, I’m sure, whatever else she was in.)

[Red Five 41702]

Billy Joel sang My Life at COTA last night and didn't say anything about Scolari. I find this strange. 

[Underdog 29132]

Because he knew Wendie Jo Sperber was the real star of that show and she died years ago.  

[RPM 26601]

On 10/22/2021 at 6:57 PM, Deej said:

Remember when Tom Hanks was funny?

[DougO 5264]

Yep to all the above. Seemed like a good dude and when he showed up in something it was always great.