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Peter Krause Biography
Birth Name:Peter William Krause
Birth Place:Alexandria, Minnesota, United States
Profession Actor, Producer, Soundtrack, Director
Fast Facts
- Won a Prism Award for his performance in "Six Feet Under" in 2004
- Was nominated for a 2003 Satellite Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Drama Series
- Graduated from Gustavus Adolphus College in 1987
- Recieved a masters degree from the acting program at New York University
- Started out working on the variety show "Carol and Company․"
- Best knonw for his role in the series "Six Feet Under" and "Parenthood․"
- Before becoming an actor, he worked as a bartender for writer Aaron Sorkin
Awards
- 2000Actor-Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series: nominated
- 2000Q Award-Best Actor in a Quality Comedy Series: nominated
- 2002Actor-Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series: nominated
- 2002Actor-Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series: nominated
- 2002Golden Globe-Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Drama: nominated
- 2002OFTA Television Award-Best Actor in a New Drama Series: nominated
- 2002OFTA Television Award-Best Actor in a Drama Series: nominated
- 2002Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series: nominated
- 2003Actor-Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series: winner
- 2003Golden Globe-Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Drama: nominated
- 2003OFTA Television Award-Best Actor in a Drama Series: winner
- 2003Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series: nominated
- 2003Golden Satellite Award-Best Actor in a Series, Drama: nominated
- 2004Actor-Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series: winner
- 2004Actor-Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series: nominated
- 2004Prism Award-Best Performance in a Drama Series (Multi-Episode Series): winner
- 2005Actor-Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series: nominated
- 2006Actor-Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series: nominated
- 2006Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series: nominated
- 2007Gold Derby TV Award-TV Movie/Mini Lead Actor: nominated
- 2008TV Land Award-Siblings That Make You Grateful for Your Own Crazy Family: nominated
- 2010Gold Derby TV Award-Drama Lead Actor of the Decade: nominated