Peter_NP0 Scolari_NP0 ,_PUN a_AT0 versatile_AJ0 comic_AJ0 actor_NN1 who_PNQ had_VHD television_NN1 roles_NN2 in_PRP "_PUQ Bosom_NN1 Buddies_NN2 "_PUQ and_CJC "_PUQ Newhart_NN1 "_PUQ in_PRP the_AT0 1980s_CRD and_CJC won_VVD an_AT0 Emmy_AJ0 Award_NN1 in_PRP 2016_CRD as_PRP Lena_NP0 Dunham_NP0 's_POS father_NN1 in_PRP the_AT0 HBO_NP0 comedy_NN1 series_NN0 "_PUQ Girls_NN2 ,_PUN "_PUQ died_VVD Oct._NP0 22_CRD in_PRP New_NP0 York_NP0 City_NN1 ._SENT He_PNP was_VBD 66._CRD 
His_DPS death_NN1 was_VBD confirmed_VVN by_PRP Ellen_NP0 Lubin_NP0 Sanitsky_NP0 of_PRF Wright_NP0 Management_NN1 ._SENT The_AT0 cause_NN1 was_VBD cancer_NN1 ._SENT 
Mr._NP0 Scolari_NP0 ,_PUN who_PNQ had_VHD a_AT0 youthful_AJ0 ,_PUN wiry_AJ0 appearance_NN1 throughout_PRP his_DPS career_NN1 ,_PUN appeared_VVN in_PRP several_DT0 films_NN2 but_CJC was_VBD far_AV0 better_AV0 known_VVN for_PRP his_DPS work_NN1 in_PRP television_NN1 and_CJC theater_NN1 ._SENT His_DPS breakout_NN1 role_NN1 came_VVD in_PRP "_PUQ Bosom_NN1 Buddies_NN2 ,_PUN "_PUQ a_AT0 farcical_AJ0 ABC-TV_NN1 comedy_NN1 that_CJT premiered_VVD in_PRP 1980_CRD with_PRP Mr._NP0 Scolari_NP0 and_CJC Tom_NP0 Hanks_NP0 playing_VVG advertising_AJ0 copywriters_NN2 who_PNQ are_VBB thrown_VVN out_AVP of_PRF their_DPS New_AJ0 York_NP0 apartment_NN1 ._SENT 
They_PNP dress_VVB as_PRP women_NN2 to_TO0 conceal_VVI their_DPS identities_NN2 —_PUN reviving_VVG a_AT0 hoary_AJ0 showbiz_NN1 trope_NN1 perhaps_AV0 done_VDN best_AV0 in_PRP Billy_NP0 Wilder_NP0 's_POS 1959_CRD comedy_NN1 "_PUQ Some_DT0 Like_VVB It_PNP Hot_AJ0 ,_PUN "_PUQ with_PRP Tony_NP0 Curtis_NP0 and_CJC Jack_NP0 Lemmon_NP0 ,_PUN and_CJC in_PRP "_PUQ Tootsie_NP0 ,_PUN "_PUQ a_AT0 1982_CRD film_NN1 starring_VVG Dustin_NP0 Hoffman_NP0 ._SENT 
Hanks_NP0 (_PUL as_PRP Kip_NP0 )_PUR and_CJC Mr._NP0 Scolari_NP0 (_PUL as_PRP Henry_NP0 )_PUR find_VVB a_AT0 room_NN1 in_PRP the_AT0 all-female_AJ0 Susan_NP0 B_NP0 ._SENT Anthony_NP0 Hotel_NN1 ._SENT Passing_VVG themselves_PNX off_AVP as_PRP Buffy_NP0 and_CJC Hildegard_NP0 ,_PUN they_PNP comically_AV0 juggle_VVB their_DPS real_AJ0 and_CJC assumed_AJ0 identities_NN2 while_CJS negotiating_VVG the_AT0 pitfalls_NN2 of_PRF work_NN1 and_CJC romance_NN1 ._SENT 
Some_DT0 critics_NN2 dismissed_VVD the_AT0 series_NN0 as_CJS "_PUQ Some_DT0 Like_VVB It_PNP Lukewarm_AJ0 ,_PUN "_PUQ but_CJC audiences_NN2 wrote_VVD so_AV0 many_DT0 enthusiastic_AJ0 letters_NN2 to_PRP ABC_NP0 that_CJT it_PNP was_VBD renewed_VVN for_PRP a_AT0 second_ORD season_NN1 ._SENT 
"_PUQ We_PNP really_AV0 took_VVD a_AT0 beating_NN1 in_PRP the_AT0 press_NN1 ,_PUN got_VVD hammered_VVN for_PRP it_PNP the_AT0 first_ORD few_DT0 weeks_NN2 ,_PUN "_PUQ Mr._NP0 Scolari_NP0 told_VVD the_AT0 Los_NP0 Angeles_NP0 Times_NN2 in_PRP 2010._CRD "_PUQ But_CJC when_CJS Dustin_NP0 Hoffman_NP0 comes_VVZ out_AVP with_PRP '_PUQ Tootsie_NP0 ,_PUN '_PUQ everyone_PNI goes_VVZ ,_PUN '_PUQ Ooooh_ITJ ,_PUN masterpiece_NN1 ._SENT '_PUQ "_PUQ 
"_PUQ Bosom_NN1 Buddies_NN2 "_PUQ lasted_VVN only_AV0 two_CRD years_NN2 ,_PUN but_CJC it_PNP has_VHZ often_AV0 appeared_VVN on_PRP lists_NN2 of_PRF television_NN1 shows_VVZ that_CJT were_VBD canceled_VVN too_AV0 soon_AV0 ._SENT It_PNP launched_VVD both_DT0 actors_NN2 '_POS careers_NN2 ,_PUN with_PRP Hanks_NP0 becoming_VVG a_AT0 Hollywood_NP0 superstar_NN1 and_CJC Mr._NP0 Scolari_NP0 finding_VVG more_AV0 modest_AJ0 success_NN1 on_PRP the_AT0 small_AJ0 screen_NN1 ._SENT They_PNP remained_VVD close_AJ0 friends_NN2 ._SENT 
Mr._NP0 Scolari_NP0 later_AV0 became_VVD a_AT0 regular_AJ0 on_PRP "_PUQ Newhart_NP0 ,_PUN "_PUQ comedian_NN1 Bob_NP0 Newhart_NP0 's_POS second_ORD CBS_NP0 sitcom_NN1 ,_PUN which_DTQ was_VBD set_VVN in_PRP a_AT0 quaint_AJ0 and_CJC eccentric_AJ0 Vermont_NP0 village_NN1 and_CJC aired_VVN from_PRP 1982_CRD to_PRP 1990._CRD Mr._NP0 Scolari_NP0 played_VVD a_AT0 cocksure_AJ0 ,_PUN if_CJS sometimes_AV0 vacuous_AJ0 ,_PUN television_NN1 producer_NN1 ,_PUN Michael_NP0 Harris_NP0 ,_PUN who_PNQ persuades_VVZ Newhart_NP0 's_POS character_NN1 to_TO0 host_VVI a_AT0 local_AJ0 show_NN1 ._SENT 
Michael_NP0 remains_VVZ devoted_AJ0 to_PRP his_DPS girlfriend_NN1 ,_PUN Cupcake_NP0 (_PUL played_VVN by_PRP Julia_NP0 Duffy_NP0 )_PUR ,_PUN despite_PRP various_AJ0 obstacles_NN2 and_CJC temptations_NN2 ._SENT In_PRP one_CRD scene_NN1 ,_PUN Michael_NP0 's_POS female_AJ0 doctor_NN1 (_PUL played_VVN by_PRP Melanie_NP0 Chartoff_NP0 )_PUR says_VVZ she_PNP can_VM0 no_AV0 longer_AV0 treat_VVI him_PNP because_CJS of_PRF her_DPS feelings_NN2 for_PRP him_PNP ._SENT 
"_PUQ There_EX0 's_VBZ something_PNI ,_PUN I_PNP do_VDB n't_XX0 know_VVI ,_PUN erotic_AJ0 about_PRP you_PNP ,_PUN "_PUQ she_PNP says_VVZ ._SENT 
"_PUQ Did_VDD you_PNP say_VVI '_PUQ erotic_AJ0 '_PUQ or_CJC '_PUQ neurotic_AJ0 '_PUQ ?_SENT "_PUQ Mr._NP0 Scolari_NP0 's_POS character_NN1 responds_VVZ ._SENT 
Mr._NP0 Scolari_NP0 was_VBD nominated_VVN for_PRP three_CRD Emmy_AJ0 Awards_NN2 for_PRP "_PUQ Newhart_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ He_PNP considered_VVD the_AT0 show_NN1 's_POS namesake_NN1 star_NN1 ,_PUN known_VVN for_PRP his_DPS understated_AJ0 ,_PUN deadpan_NN1 style_NN1 ,_PUN a_AT0 big_AJ0 influence_NN1 on_PRP his_DPS acting_AJ0 career_NN1 ._SENT 
Over_PRP the_AT0 years_NN2 ,_PUN Mr._NP0 Scolari_NP0 appeared_VVD in_PRP dozens_CRD of_PRF TV_NN1 shows_VVZ ,_PUN including_PRP "_PUQ The_AT0 Love_NN1 Boat_NN1 ,_PUN "_PUQ "_PUQ Ally_VVB McBeal_NP0 ,_PUN "_PUQ "_PUQ The_AT0 Family_NN1 Album_NN1 ,_PUN "_PUQ "_PUQ ER_NP0 "_PUQ and_CJC "_PUQ The_AT0 West_NN1 Wing_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ From_PRP 1997_CRD to_PRP 2000_CRD ,_PUN he_PNP had_VHD a_AT0 central_AJ0 role_NN1 in_PRP "_PUQ Honey_NP0 ,_PUN I_PNP Shrunk_VVD the_AT0 Kids_NN2 :_PUN The_AT0 TV_NN1 Show_NN1 ,_PUN "_PUQ portraying_VVG an_AT0 oddball_NN1 inventor_NN1 originally_AV0 played_VVN by_PRP Rick_NP0 Moranis_NP0 in_PRP the_AT0 1989_CRD film_NN1 hit_VVD ._SENT He_PNP had_VHD a_AT0 voice_NN1 role_NN1 in_PRP the_AT0 2004_CRD computer-animated_AJ0 Christmas_NN1 movie_NN1 "_PUQ The_AT0 Polar_AJ0 Express_NN1 ,_PUN "_PUQ which_DTQ also_AV0 included_VVD Hanks_NP0 ._SENT 
Onstage_AJ0 ,_PUN Mr._NP0 Scolari_NP0 appeared_VVD in_PRP replacement_NN1 roles_NN2 in_PRP the_AT0 long-running_AJ0 musicals_NN2 "_PUQ Hairspray_NN1 "_PUQ and_CJC "_PUQ Wicked_AJ0 ._SENT "_PUQ He_PNP reunited_VVD with_PRP Hanks_NP0 in_PRP a_AT0 2013_CRD Broadway_NN1 production_NN1 of_PRF "_PUQ Lucky_AJ0 Guy_NP0 ,_PUN "_PUQ a_AT0 Nora_NP0 Ephron_NP0 play_NN1 about_PRP a_AT0 New_AJ0 York_NP0 tabloid_AJ0 journalist_NN1 ._SENT 
In_PRP "_PUQ Magic_AJ0 /_PUN Bird_NP0 ,_PUN "_PUQ a_AT0 2012_CRD play_NN1 by_PRP Eric_NP0 Simonson_NP0 about_PRP basketball_NN1 stars_NN2 Magic_NP0 Johnson_NP0 and_CJC Larry_NP0 Bird_NP0 ,_PUN Mr._NP0 Scolari_NP0 played_VVD five_CRD separate_AJ0 roles_NN2 ,_PUN including_PRP those_DT0 of_PRF Boston_NP0 Celtics_NP0 general_AJ0 manager_NN1 Red_NP0 Auerbach_NP0 and_CJC Los_NP0 Angeles_NP0 Lakers_NP0 coach_NN1 Pat_NP0 Riley_NP0 and_CJC team_NN1 owner_NN1 Jerry_NP0 Buss_NP0 ._SENT 
In_PRP 2014_CRD ,_PUN Mr._NP0 Scolari_NP0 —_PUN a_AT0 standout_NN1 high_AJ0 school_NN1 baseball_NN1 player_NN1 —_PUN appeared_VVD in_PRP Simonson_NP0 's_POS "_PUQ Bronx_NP0 Bombers_NN2 "_PUQ as_PRP baseball_NN1 great_AJ0 Yogi_NP0 Berra_NP0 ,_PUN playing_VVG opposite_PRP his_DPS wife_NN1 ,_PUN Tracy_NP0 Shayne_NP0 ,_PUN as_CJS Berra_NP0 's_POS wife_NN1 ,_PUN Carmen_NP0 ._SENT He_PNP also_AV0 acted_VVD in_PRP off-Broadway_AJ0 plays_NN2 and_CJC touring_AJ0 productions_NN2 of_PRF "_PUQ Biloxi_AJ0 Blues_NN2 ,_PUN "_PUQ "_PUQ Grease_NN1 "_PUQ and_CJC "_PUQ The_AT0 Music_NN1 Man_NN1 ,_PUN "_PUQ among_PRP others_NN2 ._SENT 
From_PRP 2012_CRD to_PRP 2017_CRD ,_PUN Mr._NP0 Scolari_NP0 found_VVD a_AT0 new_AJ0 generation_NN1 of_PRF fans_NN2 as_PRP Tad_NN1 Horvath_NP0 ,_PUN the_AT0 father_NN1 of_PRF Dunham_NP0 's_POS character_NN1 on_PRP "_PUQ Girls_NN2 ,_PUN "_PUQ a_AT0 hit_AJ0 comedy_NN1 on_PRP HBO_NP0 ._SENT For_PRP the_AT0 first_ORD few_DT0 seasons_NN2 ,_PUN he_PNP was_VBD a_AT0 standard_AJ0 Midwestern_AJ0 father_NN1 ,_PUN but_CJC as_CJS the_AT0 series_NN0 went_VVD on_AVP ,_PUN his_DPS character_NN1 became_VVD more_AV0 interesting_AJ0 and_CJC complex_AJ0 ,_PUN eventually_AV0 coming_VVG out_AVP as_CJS gay_AJ0 ._SENT 
Mr._NP0 Scolari_NP0 was_VBD not_XX0 initially_AV0 nominated_VVN for_PRP an_AT0 Emmy_AJ0 Award_NN1 for_PRP the_AT0 role_NN1 ._SENT He_PNP replaced_VVD another_DT0 actor_NN1 who_PNQ had_VHD appeared_VVN in_PRP too_AV0 many_DT0 episodes_NN2 to_TO0 qualify_VVI in_PRP the_AT0 category_NN1 of_PRF guest_NN1 actor_NN1 in_PRP a_AT0 comedy_NN1 series_NN0 ,_PUN then_AV0 went_VVD on_AVP to_TO0 win_VVI the_AT0 Emmy_NN1 ._SENT 
In_PRP an_AT0 Instagram_AJ0 post_NN1 ,_PUN Dunham_NP0 called_VVD Mr._NP0 Scolari_NP0 "_PUQ the_AT0 shyest_AJS extrovert_NN1 ,_PUN the_AT0 most_AV0 dramatic_AJ0 comedian_NN1 ,_PUN the_AT0 most_AV0 humble_AJ0 icon_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ 
In_PRP the_AT0 wake_NN1 of_PRF winning_VVG the_AT0 Emmy_NN1 ,_PUN Mr._NP0 Scolari_NP0 wryly_AV0 noted_VVD ,_PUN he_PNP was_VBD getting_VVG turned_VVN down_AVP for_PRP better_AJC parts_NN2 ._SENT 
"_PUQ A_AT0 measure_NN1 of_PRF my_DPS success_NN1 is_VBZ how_AVQ high-end_AJ0 the_AT0 rejections_NN2 are_VBB that_CJT I_PNP face_VVB ,_PUN "_PUQ he_PNP told_VVD the_AT0 Kansas_NP0 City_NN1 Star_NN1 in_PRP 2019._CRD "_PUQ If_CJS I_PNP lose_VVB a_AT0 role_NN1 to_PRP a_AT0 movie_NN1 star_NN1 at_PRP this_DT0 time_NN1 in_PRP my_DPS career_NN1 ,_PUN then_AV0 I_PNP 'm_VBB doing_VDG OK_AV0 ._SENT Because_CJS now_AV0 I_PNP 'm_VBB in_PRP the_AT0 running_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ 
Peter_NP0 Thomas_NP0 Scolari_NP0 was_VBD born_VVN Sept._NP0 12_CRD ,_PUN 1955_CRD ,_PUN in_PRP New_NP0 Rochelle_NP0 ,_PUN N.Y._NP0 He_PNP said_VVD he_PNP grew_VVD up_AVP in_PRP a_AT0 tumultuous_AJ0 household_NN1 in_PRP which_DTQ "_PUQ Mom_NN1 was_VBD a_AT0 recovering_AJ0 alcoholic_NN1 ,_PUN still_AV0 more_AV0 than_CJS 40_CRD years_NN2 sober_AJ0 ,_PUN while_CJS Dad_NN1 was_VBD a_AT0 lawyer_NN1 and_CJC a_AT0 rageful_AJ0 man_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ 
Mr._NP0 Scolari_NP0 excelled_VVD in_PRP sports_NN2 ,_PUN but_CJC his_DPS focus_NN1 changed_VVD when_CJS he_PNP had_VHD the_AT0 lead_NN1 role_NN1 in_PRP a_AT0 high_AJ0 school_NN1 production_NN1 of_PRF "_PUQ How_AVQ to_TO0 Succeed_VVI in_PRP Business_NN1 Without_PRP Really_AV0 Trying_VVG ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ I_PNP did_VDD a_AT0 scene_NN1 ,_PUN "_PUQ he_PNP told_VVD the_AT0 Toronto_NP0 Star_NN1 in_PRP 2008_CRD ,_PUN "_PUQ got_VVD some_DT0 laughs_NN2 ,_PUN walked_VVD offstage_AV0 ,_PUN and_CJC then_AV0 bam_VVB !_SENT I_PNP had_VHD a_AT0 white-light_AJ0 experience_NN1 ._SENT This_DT0 is_VBZ it_PNP ,_PUN I_PNP thought_VVD ._SENT This_DT0 is_VBZ what_DTQ I_PNP want_VVB to_TO0 do_VDI with_PRP my_DPS life_NN1 ._SENT I_PNP 'm_VBB going_VVG to_TO0 be_VBI an_AT0 actor_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ 
He_PNP attended_VVD Occidental_AJ0 College_NN1 in_PRP Los_NP0 Angeles_NP0 and_CJC City_NN1 College_NN1 of_PRF New_NP0 York_NP0 ,_PUN where_AVQ he_PNP became_VVD part_NN1 of_PRF a_AT0 theater_NN1 group_NN1 that_CJT included_VVD Danny_NP0 DeVito_NP0 ,_PUN Jeff_NP0 Goldblum_NP0 and_CJC Rhea_NP0 Pearlman_NP0 ._SENT He_PNP learned_VVD how_AVQ to_TO0 juggle_VVI ,_PUN walk_VVB on_PRP his_DPS hands_NN2 and_CJC walk_VVB on_PRP a_AT0 tightrope_NN1 ._SENT 
