Thomas Marx: Last News

The creative team and cast of CBS’ Evil honored Peter Scolari, who died on Friday after a two-year battle with cancer. He was 66 years old. For Evil co-creator Robert King, Scolari “was one of the funniest – sneakily funny – actors we’ve worked with.”

Peter Scolari, who rose to prominence co-starring with Tom Hanks in the short-lived 1980 sitcom “Bosom Buddies”, passed away early Friday morning at age 66, after a two-year battle with cancer.

“Madoff,” “The Good Fight,” “Murphy Brown,” “The West Wing,” “ER,” “Gotham,” “Law & Order: SVU” and “Ally McBeal.” One of his most recent parts was a recurring role as Bishop Thomas Marx in the CBS series “Evil.”For his role as producer Michael Harris on Bob Newhart’s long-running 1980s comedy “Newhart,” Scolari scored an Emmy nomination. For his portrayal of the father of Lena Dunham’s character in the HBO series “Girls,” he won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series.He also made memorable cameo appearances in Hanks’ films “The Polar Express” and 1996’s “That Thing You Do.” Scolari also dabbled on Broadway and appeared in numerous stage productions.

Peter Scolari, who rose to prominence co-starring with Tom Hanks in the short-lived 1980 sitcom “Bosom Buddies”, passed away early Friday morning at age 66, after a two-year battle with cancer.

as the father of Lena Dunham’s character.Most recently, Scolari portrayed Bishop Thomas Marx on CBS' supernatural drama from 2019 to 2021. Scolari's resume includes work on both TV and film including , ,  and many, many more.Scolari's success wasn't limited to the big and small screen.

Kate Aurthur editorPeter Scolari, who rose to stardom on the brilliant-but-canceled “Bosom Buddies” alongside Tom Hanks, died Friday morning at age 66 of cancer, after a two-year illness.His death was confirmed by his manager Ellen Lubin Sanitsky at Wright Entertainment.Scolari was a prolific actor, both on television and on Broadway. He won an Emmy in 2016 for his portrayal of Tad Horvath on “Girls,” the father of Hannah (Lena Dunham).

Peter Scolari has sadly passed away at the age of 66.

Peter Scolari, the prolific television and stage actor who found instant fame and a lifelong friendship with Tom Hanks when the two co-starred in the hit 1980 TV comedy Bosom Buddies, died early this morning following a two-year battle with cancer. He was 66.