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Peter Tolan Biography
Birth Name:Peter James Tolan
Birth Place:Scituate, Massachusetts, United States
Profession Writer, Producer, Actor, Script department, Director, Soundtrack
Fast Facts
- In 2012, he won the Humanitas Prize for his work on "Rescue Me․"
- Was awarded the 1995 CableACE award for Writing in a Comedy Series
- Studied at the University of Massachusetts Amherst
- Insterested in an entertainment career, he started the Young People's Summer Theatre after high school
- Has collaborated with fellow show producer Linda Wallem on various projects
- As a struggling comedic performer, he would collaborate artistically with then unknown comics Louie Anderson and Ken Ober
- Performed with the theatre troupe Brave New Workshop
Awards
- 1992Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Comedy Series: winner
- 1993CableACE-Comedy Series: winner
- 1993CableACE-Writing a Comedy Series: nominated
- 1993CableACE-Writing a Comedy Series: nominated
- 1993Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Comedy Series: nominated
- 1993Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Individual Achievement in Writing in a Comedy Series: nominated
- 1993Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Comedy Series: nominated
- 1994CableACE-Comedy Series: winner
- 1994Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Comedy Series: nominated
- 1995CableACE-Writing a Comedy Series: winner
- 1995CableACE-Writing a Comedy Series: nominated
- 1995CableACE-Writing a Comedy Series: winner
- 1995CableACE-Comedy Series: winner
- 1995Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Comedy Series: nominated
- 1995Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Individual Achievement in Writing for a Comedy Series: nominated
- 1995Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Individual Achievement in Writing for a Comedy Series: nominated
- 1996Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series: nominated
- 1996WGA Award (TV)-Episodic Comedy: nominated
- 1997CableACE-Writing a Comedy Series: winner
- 1997Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series: nominated
- 1997WGA Award (TV)-Episodic Comedy: nominated
- 1998Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series: winner
- 2005Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series: nominated
- 2005Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series: nominated
- 2010Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics: nominated
- 2012Humanitas Prize-60 Minute Category: winner