Bergman, Peter 1953-

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Bergman, Peter 1953-

PERSONAL

Born June 11, 1953, in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba; son of an American naval officer; married Christine Ebersole (an actress), 1976 (marriage ended, 1981); married, wife's name Mariellen, 1985; children: (second marriage) Clare Elizabeth, Connor. Education: Attended American Academy of Dramatic Arts, New York City.

Career:

Actor. New York Acting Unit (theatre company), New York City, founding member; appeared in commercials. Also worked as construction worker.

Awards, Honors:

Daytime Emmy Award nomination, outstanding actor in a daytime drama series, 1983, for All My Children; Daytime Emmy Award nominations, outstanding lead actor in a drama series, 1990, annually, 1993-2001, and 2007, Daytime Emmy Awards, outstanding lead actor in a drama series, 1991, 1992, 2002, Soap Opera Digest Award, outstanding lead actor, 1993, 1994, and nomination for special fan award (with Michelle Stafford), irresistible combination, 2005, all for The Young and the Restless; inducted into Soap Opera Hall of Fame, 1998.

CREDITS

Television Appearances; Series:

Dr. Cliff Warner, All My Children (also known as All My Children: The Summer of Seduction), ABC, 1984-87.

Jack Abbott, The Young and the Restless (also known as Y&R), CBS, 1989—.

Television Appearances; Movies:

Larry, Fantasies (also known as The Studio Murders), ABC, 1982.

Johnny Brant, Money, Power, Murder, CBS, 1989.

Warren Taylor, Palomino (also known as Danielle Steel's "Palomino"), NBC, 1991.

Bob, Woman on the Ledge, NBC, 1993.

Television Appearances; Specials:

50 Years of Soaps: An All-Star Celebration, CBS, 1994.

The All My Children 25th Anniversary Special, ABC, 1995.

CBS Soap Break, CBS, 1995.

(In archive footage) Soaps' Most Unforgettable Love Stories, ABC, 1998.

The Soap Opera Hall of Fame Special, E! Entertainment Television, 1998.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

Bo Allen, "A Shield for Murder: Parts 1 & 2," Kojak, CBS, 1976.

"Soap Opera Showdown: Saints vs. Sinners!," Family Feud (also known as The Best of Family Feud and Family Fortune), ABC, 1982.

Clyde, "Clyde and Vivian and Ed and Malice," The 5 Mrs. Buchanans, CBS, 1994.

Himself, "The Heather Biblow Story," The Nanny, CBS, 1997.

Himself, "Inner Tube," The King of Queens, CBS, 2001.

Wheel of Fortune, syndicated, 2006.

Television Appearances; Awards Presentations:

Presenter, The 18th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards, CBS, 1991.

Presenter, Soap Opera Digest Awards, NBC, 1992.

Presenter, The Ninth Annual Soap Opera Awards, NBC, 1993.

The 21st Annual Daytime Emmy Awards, ABC, 1994.

Presenter, The 11th Annual Soap Opera Awards, NBC, 1995.

Presenter, The 23rd Annual Daytime Emmy Awards, CBS, 1996.

Presenter, Soap Opera Update Awards, Lifetime, 1997.

The 25th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards, NBC, 1998.

The 26th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards, CBS, 1999.

Presenter, The 27th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards, ABC, 2000.

Presenter, The 28th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards, NBC, 2001.

Presenter, The 30th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards, ABC, 2003.

Presenter, The 32nd Annual Daytime Emmy Awards, CBS, 2005.

Presenter, The 34th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards, CBS, 2007.

Television Guest Appearances; Episodic:

The Merv Griffin Show, syndicated, 1980.

The Rosie O'Donnell Show, syndicated, 1997, 1999, 2002.

SoapTalk, Soap Network, 2005, 2006.

Film Appearances:

Ed Blake, Phantom of the Ritz, Shapiro/Glickenhaus Entertainment, 1992.

Homeless man, The Return of the Muskrats (short film), Image Entertainment/Prism Pictures, 2006.

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