Peter Gallagher: “My face was a double-edged sword.”

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Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth Interview with Acclaimed Actor, Peter Gallagher

About Harvey's guest:

Today’s special guest, Peter Gallagher, is a renowned, multi-award-winning actor who’s given us dozens of unforgettable performances.

On Broadway, he received a Tony Award nomination for his performance in “Long Day’s Journey Into Night”. He won a Theatre World Award for his performance in “A Doll’s Life”. And his portrayal of “Sky Masterson” in “Guys and Dolls” earned him a Drama Desk Award nomination. He’s been in 9 other Broadway shows including “Grease”, “Hair”, “The Real Thing”, “On the Twentieth Century” and most recently, “Left on Tenth”.

On the big screen, you’ve seen him in many iconic movies like “Summer Lovers”, “Sex, Lies and Videotape”, “American Beauty”, “The Player”, “Malice”, “While You Were Sleeping’, “Burlesque”, “Submission” and “Short Cuts”, for which he and his fellow cast members won a Golden Globe Award and a Venice Film Festival Award for best ensemble.

On television, we remember him as “Sandy Cohen” on “The O.C.”, for which he was nominated for a Prism Award and 2 Teen Choice Awards. Some of his other memorable television roles are “Dean Stacey Koons” on “Californication”, “Father Phil” on “Rescue Me”, “Director of Clandestine Services, Arthur Campbell” on “Covert Affairs”, “Deputy Chief Dodds” on “Law & Order: SVU”, “Dr. David Hamilton” on “Grey’s Anatomy”, and “Nick Skolka”, Jane Fonda’s boyfriend and eventual husband on “Grace and Frankie”. He’s guest starred in dozens of classic TV shows including “Family Guy”, “How I Met Your Mother”, “The Good Wife”, “Murphy Brown” and “Togetherness” for which he was nominated for a Critics Choice Award for Best Guest Performer in a comedy series.

And he’s appeared in many highly acclaimed TV movies and miniseries including “Long Day’s Journey Into Night”, “The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial”, “Titanic”, “Path to Paradise: The Untold Story of the World Trade Center Bombing”, “Brave New World”, “The Gathering”, “Cruel Intentions” and many more.

In 2005, our guest received the P.T. Barnum Award from his alma mater, Tufts University for his exceptional work in the field of media and entertainment. And 2 years later, he received the "Light on the Hill" award at Tufts University, which is given to distinguished alumni who have demonstrated ambition, achievement, and active citizenship.