Peter Barton

Birth Name:

Peter Thomas Barton

Birth Place:

Valley Stream, Long Island, New York, United States

Profession

Actor

Ran in James Stewart's relay marathon benefit in 1992, whom he considers his idol
Before modeling and acting, he majored in chiropractic medicine
Known for his roles as Matthew Star in "The Powers of Matthew Star," Doug in "Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter," Eddie Connors in "Sunset Beach," Peter Burke in "Burke's Law" and Dr․ Scott Grainger in "The Young and the Restless․"
Beat out actor Tom Cruise for the title role in "The Powers of Matthew Star․"
He and actor Kevin Brophy were bequeathed an estimated $500,000 each by Ray Fulk of Lincoln, Ill․, whom had never met the actors and just liked their movies
In the 1980s, he was on the covers of magazines such as Tiger Beat and 16 Magazine
Was badly burned when a stunt went wrong on the set of "The Powers of Matthew Star," and the series was delayed a year while he healed
Was thinking of retiring from film until Linda Blair coaxed him into doing "Hell Night" with her

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