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Peter Scolari, all-time known for starring alongside Tom Hanks in the '80s sitcom Bosom Buddies, died on Friday, October 22. He was 66.

The Emmy winner's manager, Ellen Lubin Sanitsky, confirmed the news to Variety. The histrion had been fighting cancer for 2 years prior to his death.

The New York native'southward first major acting part was in the 1980 comedy Goodtime Girls. Though the series was short-lived, it led to his casting in Bosom Buddies, which followed him and Hanks, now 65, whose characters disguised themselves as women in order to live in an all-female person flat edifice.

Scolari went on to play Wayne Szalinski in 3 seasons of the Television set adaptation of Beloved, I Shrunk the Kids. He subsequently played the father of Lena Dunham's character on HBO's Girls, starring in 21 episodes. He took home an Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Role player in a Comedy Series for the part in 2016.

Throughout his career, he appeared in White Collar, Gotham, The Good Fight and Murphy Brown. Most recently, he starred in Fosse/Verdon, Blueish Bloods, Lisey'southward Story and 5 episodes of Evil.

Robert King, who cocreated Evil with married woman Michelle King, shared a lengthy tribute to the star on Friday.

"Peter Scolari, who died today, was one of the funniest — sneakily funny — actors nosotros've worked with. He always took a nada scene and constitute different ways to twist information technology, and throw in odd pauses that made it jump. I will try to collect my thoughts more. He was only wonderful," the writer, 62, tweeted. "To lookout man Peter Scolari'due south dailies was a thrill because he ever found new ways to go. He molded the highs and lows of a scene, simply ever looking for the comic spin, and he'd massage a phrase with each take until he could hear the laughter in his caput. This is a real loss."

He connected, "It e'er felt like Peter Scolari found new ways to article of clothing the priest wardrobe for comic effect. He knew his role was essentially funny, even though he often played straight human to something absurd said by another character. Merely he knew the express joy was in the reaction not the action. Beyond everything else, Peter Scolari was a mensch, a difficult worker, a thoughtful actor, always a pleasure on a set. This feels similar a very depressing 24-hour interval. Writing nigh him makes it a bit easier, simply not really."

David Pressman, who played Mr. Rusnak on Newhart, likewise honored the late Letting Become histrion.

"My time on Newhart wasn't long but in the few episodes I did, near of my stuff was with Peter Scolari. I'll never forget how kind and supportive he was then incredibly talented," he tweeted. "I was honored to go to piece of work with him. RIP, Peter."

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