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Peter Gallagher Net Worth

$12,000,000

Peter Gallagher is an American actor who has a net worth of $12 million. He is probably most famous for his roles on popular series, including ‘The OC,’ and for appearances in such movies as ‘American Beauty,’ and ‘Burlesque.’

Key facts:

  • Peter Gallagher is an American actor known for his work in movies, TV series, and stage productions.
  • Gallagher made his movie debut in 198 with, 'The Idolmaker.'
  • He is notable for his roles in films like 'sex, lies, and videotape', 'Mr. Deeds', 'American Beauty' and 'Burlesque.'
  • Gallagher's popular TV roles include Sandy Cohen in teen drama series 'The OC,' Dean Stacey Koons in 'Californication' and Arthur Campbell in 'Covert Affairs.'
  • Gallagher hosted The Sandys, an annual award ceremony that offers a public defender scholarship to a UC Berkeley student.

Basic Information About Peter Gallagher

Full NamePeter Gallagher
CategoryCelebrities β€Ί Actors
ProfessionsActor, Writer, Musician, Screenwriter
Net worth$12,000,000
Date of birth1955-08-19 (69 years old)
Place of birthNew York City
NationalityUnited States of America
EducationTufts University
Curiosities and TrademarksHis thick eyebrows
Later in career, has regularly played reassuring father figures
Often played smooth but self-asorbed and perverse characters in his early career
FatherThomas Francis Gallagher
MotherMary Ann
Spouse7 May - Paula Harwood (Β 1983 - present)Β (2 children)
Kidstwo
GenderMale
Height5 ft 8 in (1.75 m)
Social Mediaβ†—οΈŽ Wikipedia β†—οΈŽ Instagram β†—οΈŽ Imdb

What Movie Awards did Peter Gallagher win?


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Peter Gallagher awards

Award Name State Movie / Series Name Year
Special Award - WinnerShort Cuts1994

Peter Gallagher roles

Movie / Series Role
Palm SpringsHoward
AfterChancellor Ken Scott
BurlesqueVince
American BeautyBuddy Kane
Sex, Lies, and VideotapeJohn
While You Were SleepingPeter
House on Haunted HillBlackburn
The PlayerLarry Levy
MaliceDennis Riley
Step Up RevolutionMr. Anderson
Mr. DeedsChuck Cedar
Short CutsStormy Weathers
Center StageJonathan
Hello, My Name Is DorisWilly Williams
A Bad Moms ChristmasHank
High SpiritsBrother Tony
The Hudsucker ProxyVic Tenetta
Summer LoversMichael Pappas
ConvictionBarry Scheck
The Man Who Knew Too LittleJames Ritchie
Zoey's Extraordinary PlaylistMitch 15 episodes, 2020-2021
How I Met Your MotherProfessor Vinick 1 episode, 2012
Grace and FrankieNick 18 episodes, 2017-2020
Rescue MeFather Phil 5 episodes, 2010
The ConnersBrian Foster 1 episode, 2019
Law & Order: Special Victims UnitWilliam Dodds 19 episodes, 2014-2019
CalifornicationDean Stacy Koons 8 episodes, 2009
Family GuyJared 1 episode, 2001
Covert AffairsArthur Campbell 72 episodes, 2010-2014
New GirlGavin 4 episodes, 2016
The Kelly Clarkson ShowSelf 1 episode, 2020
Ellen: The Ellen DeGeneres ShowSelf 1 episode, 2005
The GiftedBenedict Ryan 5 episodes, 2018-2019
SupermanKurt 1 episode, 1998
The TalkSelf 2 episodes, 2020
TogethernessLarry 9 episodes, 2015-2016
American ExperienceEastman 1 episode, 2000
Robot ChickenDouglas Goldstein / ... 2 episodes, 2006
Homicide: Life on the StreetChris Rawls 1 episode, 1998
Murphy BrownJohn Haggerty 1 episode, 2018
The Daily ShowSelf - Guest 1 episode, 1998
Kroll ShowSage 1 episode, 2014
SharkFrank Bell 1 episode, 2008
Man Seeking WomanJoel Greenberg 1 episode, 2017
Fallen AngelsDr. Yorgrau / ... 2 episodes, 1993
American PlayhouseCharles Castle / ... 2 episodes, 1982-1988
Late Night with Conan O'BrienSelf - Guest 13 episodes, 1993-2005

Peter Gallagher's Quotes

  • If I have a choice between a nice, bland hero or a really interesting, detestable character, I'd rather do the detestable one. Good guys can be pretty boring. I love playing characters who celebrate the power and joy and beauty of greed. As the bad guy, you have less moral and behavioral restrictions. There's no burden of being liked. It's real freedom for the actor.
  • For me, pop culture seems to be all guilt, no pleasure, all pop no culture at the moment.
  • "The OC" was great fun, especially the first season.
  • (2011, on making Skag) There's actually two things I remember. I remember Karl Malden talking about working with Marlon Brando, and I experienced my first earthquake. It was at the old MGM studios, which is now the Sony lot. I was playing a bastard son in medical school who wasn't going to come home to see his dad because he had a test or something like that. So I was on the phone, this very emotional scene where I'm telling my father that I'm not coming home. Karl is on the other end of the phone, and he's actually on the set talking to me on the other end of the phone, which is unusual. A lot of times you record your side of the conversation. But the camera's on me, it's a little makeshift set inside a huge former Busby Berkeley soundstage, and the camera's got the lights, everything going on, and I'm just acting up a storm. In fact, I had actually studied with one of the guys that Karl had studied with at the studio, and Brando had studied with. So I'm acting up a storm, and all of a sudden I hear this "ratatatat." This must be a like two-page monologue. I'm thinking, "I can't believe they're fixing the roof in the middle of my monologue!" But I keep going, you know, because I'm feeling the fear, so I just barrel on anyway. And all of a sudden the set starts to shake a little, and I think, "I can't believe the fucking subway. I'm right in the middle of my monologue, and the subway..." Of course there's no subway in Los Angeles, but I'm still busy doing my thing. And I'm looking, and the lights are in my eyes, and I'm going on, and I'm thinking, "The guy's fixing the roof, the subway underneath... boy, this isn't going very well." And I look just a little bit past the bright light, pretending to be looking out the mirror of my room or whatever, and... I see that Malden is gone. He's no longer on the phone. Then I realize the camera operator is gone. And I look around, and there's no one on the set except me... and I'm still just acting up a storm! I mean, I'm thinking, "Holy fuck," but I'm still going on with the scene, like, "Dad, don't you understand? This is important to me, it's my future," while thinking, "Holy fuck, what's going on? Is this how they do things out here?" 'Cause, you know, this was one of the first things I'd ever done. And then I realized, "Oh my God, it's an earthquake! This is an earthquake!" And it's started to rumble now. So immediately I leap up, and I go into the door frame behind my desk where I was on the phone all this time, and I'm pressing so hard against the door frame that the thing is bowing out a little bit. And that's when I realize, "Oh, my God, this is a set! This is not going to protect me from anything!" There's, like, eight miles of ceiling above me, and I'm under this balsawood door frame. So I'm running around trying to find the exit, and I finally get out, and of course, everyone smoked back then, so they're all sitting in cars smoking. And someone goes, "Hey, first earthquake, huh?" I'm just, like, "There's nobody here. That can't be good. But I'm almost done with the monologue, so I'll finish just in case." The show must go on, right?
  • (2011, on filming House On Haunted Hill) We had a great time. Geoffrey Rush is the funniest man in the world. We laughed a lot with Chris Kattan. Chris Kattan would call me in the middle of the night when we were shooting that and play a Cher song. I can't remember what it was. I wish I could. Even now, when it's 3 o'clock in the morning, I always think, "Oh, my God, why am I thinking about Cher?" So we were shooting that out in Valencia on a sound stage, and Jack Lemmon and George Scott, who I'd also done a couple movies with, were doing Inherit The Wind in the same studio a couple of sound stages over. So I said, "Geoffrey, come on." I knew that Jack and George were big fans of Geoffrey's, so I said, "How'd you like to meet Jack Lemmon and George Scott?" He said, "Oh, my God, Peter, I would love to." I said, "Well, it's easier than you can imagine. Come on, let's go." So we hung out with George and Jack in their separate trailers and then watched them shoot the ultimate scene in the trial on the set. I just felt so happy that I could introduce such enormous talents.

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Interesting Facts about Peter Gallagher

  1. 1973-77: Attended Tufts University. He sang in a group called the Beelzebubs, which is a "mini rock choir" (a capella group) at Tufts.
  2. Was a considered for the role of Ethan in Supergirl (1984).
  3. Attended Byram Hills High School in Armonk, New York
  4. Sandy Cohen, Gallagher's character on The O.C. (2003), was ranked #25 in TV Guide's list of the "50 Greatest TV Dads of All Time" [20 June 2004 issue].
  5. Is an avid golfer.
  6. 2004: Attended the Best In Drag Show in Los Angeles which raised $150,000 for AIDS afflicted. The show's producer/director was Tom Perdoe.
  7. Despite having the same last name, all being musically talented, and all having the trademark "Gallagher eyebrows," he is not related to Liam Gallagher or Noel Gallagher from British rock-group Oasis.
  8. Son James Gallagher (born in 1990) and daughter Kathryn Gallagher (born in 1993).
  9. Was nominated for the 1986 Tony Award (New York City) for Supporting or Features Actor in a Drama for Long Day's Journey Into Night (1987).
  10. His maternal grandparents were both Irish immigrants (with his grandmother from County Roscommon). His father was also of Irish descent.
  11. Maintains a Connecticut home in the rural Litchfield County town of New Milford. Famous neighbors in the Merryall neighborhood include 'Diane von Furstenburg' and her entertainment industry mogul husband, Barry Diller. [March 2007]
  12. Starring in "The Country Girl" on Broadway. [April 2008]
  13. Son of James is a director, daughter Kathryn a singer.
  14. Mother Mary Ann died in 2004 after suffering from Alzheimer's for 20 years.

Additional information of Peter Gallagher

ZodiacLeo
Lucky Number11
Lucky StoneRuby
Lucky ColorGold
Best Match for MarriageSagittarius, Gemini, Aries
Eye ColorDark Brown
Hair ColorBlack
ReligionChristian

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