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Peter Gallagher Biography

Peter Gallagher

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Date of Birth: 1955 , August-19
Birth Nation: United States
Height: 5 Feet 9 Inch
Name Peter Gallagher
Birth Name Peter Killian Gallagher
Father Tom Gallagher
Mother Mary Ann Gallagher
Nationality American
Birth Place/City Manhattan, New York City
Ethnicity White
Profession Actor
Working For Movies
Net Worth $16 Million.
Salary N/A
Eye Color Light brown
Hair Color Dark brown
Weight in KG 72 kg
Famous for Musician, writer
Married Yes
Married to Paula Harwood (m. 1983)
Children 2
Divorce Not Yet
Education Tufts University
Awards Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
Movies Hello, My Name Is Doris
TV Show The O.C.
Sisters Joan Gallagher
Siblings Paul Gallagher

Quick Timeline of Peter Gallagher

1955 Born in Manhattan, New York City
1973 Attended Tufts University
1983 Married to Paula Harwood
1990 First child James Gallagher
1993 Second child Kathryn Gallagher
1993 Won Venice Film Festival
1994 Won Golden Globes, USA
2000 Won Screen Actors Guild Awards
1980 began his acting career
2004 Ranked 25th in TV Guide's list
2004 Attended Best In Drag Show

Detail Timeline of Peter Gallagher

August 19 , 1955

Born in Manhattan, New York City

He was from a middle class family.  He was born in Manhattan, New York City, United States of America to Mary Ann, she was a bacteriologist and Thomas Francis Gallagher, Jr., and he was an advertising executive. His birth name was Peter Killian Gallagher. 

1973

Attended Tufts University

He was enrolled at Tufts University in 1973. While he was studying there, he also sang in a group called the Beelzebubs, which is a "mini rock choir" (a capella group) at Tufts. He remained there until 1977.

May 7 , 1983

Married to Paula Harwood

Peter is a married man and a humble husband. He married Paula Harwood on 7 May 1983. They are still together. They also have two children together one son, James and one daughter, Kathryn.

1990

First child James Gallagher

The beautiful couple gave birth to their first child, an on James Gallagher in 1990. They stated that they were really happy to be the parents of their child. There is no exact information about how much he weights when he was born.

1993

Second child Kathryn Gallagher

After giving birth to their first child, the couple again gave birth to their second child in 1993. This time a daughter and they named her Kathryn Gallagher. She was raised in USA along with her elder brother.

1993

Won Venice Film Festival

In 1993, he was honored by Venice Film Festival for his role in Short Cuts (1993). It is not clear though in which category he was nominated. He shared this award with other co-star. This was also his first nominations in any prestigious awards like this one.

1994

Won Golden Globes, USA

In 1994, he was honored by Golden Globes, USA for Best Ensemble. He won this award for his role in Cast Short Cuts (1993). He also shared this award with his other co-star. This was his second award in two years.

2000

Won Screen Actors Guild Awards

Peter also won Screen Actors Guild Awards in 2000 for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Theatrical Motion Picture. He was nominated in this award for his role in 1999 movie American Beauty. Since then he has been nominated in various other prestigious awards but has is not lucky enough to claim it. 

1980

began his acting career

Peter started his acting career in 1980 and his debut film role was as one of the co-stars in the 1980 film, The Idolmaker. He also appeared on Broadway with Glenn Close in Tom Stoppard's The Real Thing. Since then he has made his appearance in many renowned movies.

June 20 , 2004

Ranked 25th in TV Guide's list

He was ranked 25th in TV Guide's list of the "50 Greatest TV Dads of All Time". He was nominated in this list for his role as Sandy Cohen, Gallagher's character on The O.C. (2003).

2004

Attended Best In Drag Show

He is not born just to act and live his life. He is also born to help others. In 2004, he attended the Best in Drag Show in Los Angeles which raised $150,000 for AIDS afflicted. The show's producer/director was Tom Perdoe. 

Content

Peter is a married man and a humble spouse to his wife. He married Paula Harwood on 7 May 1983. They are still together. They have two children together named James and Kathryn. Besides this, he is not involved in any kind of extramarital affairs and he is not rumored to be dating any other girlfriend. He started his acting career in 1980 and his debut film role was as one of the co-stars in the 1980 film, The Idolmaker. He also appeared on Broadway with Glenn Close in Tom Stoppard's The Real Thing. His career rose into prominence when he played his role in Steven Soderbergh's Sex, Lies, and Videotape (1989). He was also considered for the role of Ethan in Supergirl (1984) but he didn't appear in it. In 2004, he attended the Best in Drag Show in Los Angeles which raised money net worth $150,000 for AIDS afflicted. It is expected that he is earning a huge salary from his acting career.