Peter Scolari of 'Newhart,' 'Bosom Buddies,' dies at 66

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy 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. The two actors went on to work together in projects including Hanks’ 1996 movie directorial debut “That Thing You Do!” and in 2013's “Lucky Guy,” Nora Ephron's play about newspaper columnist Mike McAlary. He received three Emmy nominations playing husband Michael to Julia Duffy’s character Stephanie and boss to Bob Newhart's inn owner and local TV host in the 1980s sitcom “Newhart.” In 2016, he won an Emmy Award for the role of Ted Horvath, father to Lena Dunham’s Hannah, in “Girls ” In the course of the dramedy created by Dunham, Ted comes out as gay and leaves his wife to find fulfillment. Scolari's more than four-decade career included guest roles on “ER,” “White Collar” and “Blue Bloods."