Peter Riegert

Birthplace: Bronx, New York
Birthday: April 11, 1947

An engaging, low-key performer, Peter Riegert marked time in a series of jobs from teaching eighth grade to waiting tables before he decided he wanted to pursue a career as an actor. Soon after settling on show business, the Bronx native joined the improvisational comedy troupe, War Babies. He obtained his Equity card playing Chico Marx in the stage musical "Minnie's Boys" and went on to appear in several theatrical productions, including the 1976 Off-Broadway hit "Sexual Perversity in Chicago" by David Mamet.

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Actor

W. Eugene Smith: Photography Made Difficult
W Eugene Smith
Middle Ages
Walter Cooper
Ellis Island
Jacob Rubinstein
An Element of Truth
Sidney
The Hit List
Bill Grieber

Music

Ellis Island
Song Performer ("Elsie")
Ellis Island
Song Performer ( Elsie )

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Career Milestones

2001
Had supporting role as a hot-tempered newsman in the ABC summer series The Beast
2000
Acted in Traffic
2000
Directed the 13-minute short film By Courier ; earned Oscar nomination for Best Short Film-Live Action
2000
Joined cast of the HBO series The Sopranos in a recurring role
1998
Co-starred in the well-received independent film Jerry and Tom