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Actor Peter Gallagher. Biography, films

Peter Gallagher is a famous American film actor, writer and musician. The beautiful expressive face of this man is probably familiar to all lovers of Hollywood films. Our small article will tell about the artist’s life and his creative path.

Peter Gallagher Biography

The hero of our article was born in 1955 on August 19. Place of birth: the small town of Armonk, located in New York, USA.

As a teenager, Peter Gallagher became enthusiastically involved in school theater productions. At this time, Peter already realized that his future life must necessarily be connected with the acting profession.

In 1977, the young man graduated from the Higher School of Arts at Tufts University and immediately made his debut in a theatrical remake of the famous musical "Hair". He was then invited to a major role in the Broadway musical "Briolin."

The first steps in the art world were successful, but Peter dreamed of a movie. He managed to get to the big screen in 1980. The actor played a very small role in the film "Creator of the idols."

After that, invitations from various filmmakers rained down on Peter Gallagher. In the eighties and nineties, the actor starred without interruption. The most famous films with Peter Gallagher, which appeared on the screens at that time: “Fairytale Child”, “Hadsaker’s Assistant”, “Johnny Vulture”, “Club Society”.

At the Venice Film Festival in 1993, Gallagher received the Volpi Cup for his participation in the film "Short Editing."

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The most successful movie roles

The actor collaborated a lot with well-known directors: Stephen Soderbergh and Robert Altman. It was in their films that he played his best roles: Larry in The Player, Alan in Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle, etc.

In 1989, the actor got the role of the main character in the drama "Sex, Lies and Video" directed by Soderberg. This work brought Peter world fame.

In 1994, Gallagher starred as security guard Michael Chambers in the crime thriller "Inside There." The director was again Steven Soderbergh, he also wrote the script for the film, which was created specifically for Gallagher.

TV Shooting

Peter Gallagher worked a lot in various television projects. In 1996, the mini-series Titanic was released, in which Gallagher got the main romantic role; The partner of the actor in this film was Catherine Zeta-Jones.

The TV series Secret Communications, in which Gallagher plays the CIA secret service employee Arthur Campbell, was very popular with viewers.

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Work on Broadway

Despite a successful film career, Peter Gallagher never forgot about the theater. He nevertheless returned to Broadway and in November 2001 went to the theatrical stage in the play "Noises Off". Then there was work on the role of Sky Masterson in the Broadway musical "Guys and Dolls." This performance was nominated for a Tony Award.

Filmography

The actor starred in more than 90 films. The most famous of them:

  • Guiding Light (TV series);
  • "American Theater (TV series);
  • "Fairytale child";
  • "Summer lovers";
  • "American Adventure" (TV series);
  • "Sex, lies and videos";
  • "Pep spirits";
  • "Set up radios tomorrow";
  • "Player";
  • Latecomers to dinner;
  • "Bob Roberts";
  • "Slaughter department" (TV series);
  • "Short installation";
  • "Ideal Crimes" (TV series);
  • "Ready for anything";
  • Hadsaker's henchman;
  • "Mother's children";
  • "Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle";
  • "While you were Sleeping";
  • Club Society
  • "Inside there";
  • Superman (TV series);
  • "The Last Dance";
  • "Gillian's Birthday";
  • "A man who knew too little";
  • "Titanic" (mini-series);
  • "Johnny Vulture";
  • The Secret Life of Men (TV series);
  • "Virtual obsession";
  • "Family Guy" (TV series);
  • American Beauty
  • "Law and Order" (TV series);
  • "House of night ghosts";
  • "Vote";
  • "Brotherhood of killers";
  • "Proscenium";
  • "Arrows of Cupid";
  • "Last discussion";
  • "Millionaire involuntarily";
  • "Lonely Hearts" (TV series);
  • "Shark";
  • "How I Met Your Mother" (TV series);
  • "Save me" (TV series);
  • Lascivious California (TV series);
  • "Adam";
  • "Warriors";
  • Secret Communications (TV series);
  • "Good wife" (TV series);
  • "Burlesque";
  • "Step forward";
  • "A man is looking for a woman" (TV series);
  • "Hello, my name is Doris";
  • "Ballet. Life on pointe."
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Personal life

American actor Peter Gallagher is married to producer Paula Harwood. The couple live in New York, married, they had two children.

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