Peter Tolan

Birth Name:

Peter James Tolan

Birth Place:

Scituate, Massachusetts, United States

Profession

Writer, Producer, Actor, Script department, Director, Soundtrack

George Clooney Plotting His Return to TV (Kind of)

George Clooney is coming back to TV! (Kind of.) The Oscar winner and movie star, who famously got his start on E.R., is shopping a new TV project that he would co-write and...

Thu, Dec 11, 2014

George Clooney Plotting His Return to TV (Kind of)

WGN America Expands Drama Slate with Projects from Rescue Me Boss, Akiva Goldsman

WGN has added another original program to its slate, giving a straight-to-series order to Titans on Wednesday. The drama follows the Farrell family in the Appalachian mountains. Their reclusive home allows the Farrells autonomy from the law and society, creating a way of life they'll do anything to defend. Titans is created and written by the playwright Peter Mattei, who will executive-produce alongsideRescue Me's Peter Tolan, Paul Giamatti and Dan Carey.

Wed, Aug 13, 2014

WGN America Expands Drama Slate with Projects from Rescue Me Boss, Akiva Goldsman

TV Land Picks Up Jim Gaffigan's CBS Comedy

Jim Gaffigan is on the move! The Jim Gaffigan Show, which was originally developed at CBS, has received a series order at TV Land, the network announced Tuesday. The comedy stars...

Tue, Jul 29, 2014

TV Land Picks Up Jim Gaffigan's CBS Comedy

Rake's Greg Kinnear on His Brilliant, Tragic Character: "He Learns Nothing"

Rake star Greg Kinnear says he's nothing like his disheveled, broke, womanizing character, but executive producer Peter Tolan begs to differ. "[On Day 1], Kinnear showed up drunk with a hooker named Tammy on his arm, claiming it was a part of his process," Tolan joked Monday at Fox's Television Critics Association winter TV previews, reading from his "journal" that also poked fun at the controversy over Girls' nudity, dining at Les Moonves' house and not ever speaking of Dads. (This, by the way, comes from the guy who previously took off his pants at a TCA panel.)

Mon, Jan 13, 2014

Rake's Greg Kinnear on His Brilliant, Tragic Character: "He Learns Nothing"

Pilot Season: NBC Orders Flashback-Friendly Comedy Brenda Forever

NBC has ordered the flashback-friendly comedy Brenda Forever to pilot, the network announced on Wednesday. Brenda Forever interweaves stories from Brenda Miller's past and present to show how a chubby, awkward, but incredibly confident 13-year-old grew up to be a 31-year-old woman who still does...

Wed, Jan 30, 2013