Scolari had most cancers and had been in poor health for 2 years, his supervisor Ellen Lubin Sanitsky instructed CNN. He was 66.
Scolari appeared in quite a few movies and tv sequence over time, together with “Newhart,” “Murphy Brown,” and “The Good Struggle.” He received an Emmy in 2016 for his portrayal of Hannah’s father Tad Horvath on “Ladies.”
“Bosom Buddies” was on the air for 2 seasons at ABC. On the present, Scolari and Hanks dressed as ladies with a purpose to transfer into an inexpensive women-only residence. The 2 actors remained good buddies in actual life, with Scolari saying in an interview for Oprah Winfrey that Hanks toasted him at his marriage ceremony.
He additionally appeared in a TV adaptation of “Honey, I Shrunk the Youngsters,” “Gotham,” and performed Peter Madoff in HBO’s “Madoff.”
On stage, Scolari starred in Broadway productions of “Hairspray,” “Sly Fox,” “Depraved,” “Magic/Chook” and “Fortunate Man,” alongside Hanks.
He’s survived by his spouse, Tracy Shayne, and youngsters Nicholas, Joseph, Keaton, and Cali.
Colleagues and buddies paid tribute to Scolari on Friday.
“The shyest extrovert, essentially the most dramatic comic, essentially the most humble icon,” Lena Dunham wrote of her late co-star. “You had lived sufficient life to know {that a} TV present was only a TV present, but additionally to understand simply what it meant to be allowed to play faux for a living- and also you by no means allow us to overlook that this job was a privilege.”
“Unhappy to see the information that Peter Scolari misplaced his battle with most cancers,” Harvey Fierstein wrote. “There wasn’t a sweeter man on the planet. We carried out collectively in HAIRSPRAY for a time and he was all the time a complete delight. Farewell, pricey Peter.”
“Peter Scolari, who died as we speak, was one of many funniest—sneakily humorous—actors we have labored with. He all the time took a nothing scene and located alternative ways to twist it, and throw in odd pauses that made it bounce” author Robert King tweeted. “He was simply great.”
