Refresh for updates… “No better partner,” writes Julia Duffy, simply and poignantly, about her Newhart co-star Peter Scolari, who died today of cancer at age 66.
Duffy posted a photo of the two doing the tango in an episode of the sitcom.Duffy was among Scolari’s colleagues paying tribute to the actor today, with Harvey Fierstein, who co-starred with Scolari on Broadway in Hairspray, noting, “There wasn’t a sweeter man on the planet.”Jackie Hoffman, who appeared both onstage and screen with Scolari – including an episode of HBO’s Girls – remembers him as “a sweet funny cool dude.” She adds, “I hope you get gigs wherever you are.”Deadline will update this post as additional remembrances arrive…No better partner.
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