Peter Tolan

Quick Facts

Full Name	Peter Tolan
Occupation	Screenwriter
Date Of Birth	Jul 5, 1958(1958-07-05)
Age	66
Birthplace	Scituate
Country	United States
Birth City	Massachusetts
Horoscope	Cancer

Peter Tolan Biography

Peter Tolan is one of the most popular and richest Screenwriter who was born on July 5, 1958 in Scituate, Massachusetts, United States. American screenwriter, producer ,and director who shared a 1992 Emmy Award in the Outstanding Comedy Series category for his work on the television series Murphy Brown. He also wrote the films Finding Amanda and Bedazzled.

He wrote the popular 1999 comedic film Analyze This, starring Billy Crystal.

Tolan was born in Scituate, Massachusetts, where he was a perennial favorite in the high school’s dramatic productions. Before leaving to pursue a career in Hollywood, Tolan founded a theater group called YPST (Young People’s Summer Theatre). The group performed Broadway musicals and rehearsed at a local church. Within three years, the group became so popular that a second production had to be added to accommodate the ever-increasing enrollment. Tolan attended the University of Massachusetts Amherst for four years before dropping out to directly pursue theater. From college Tolan went to Minneapolis’ Brave New Workshop (founded by improv great Dudley Riggs) at the suggestion of UMass employee Jim MacRostie, who had appeared at the Twin Cities institution during its early years. Riggs offered Tolan a job over the phone, but when Tolan arrived in Minneapolis several months later, he discovered that the job was that of janitor at the theater. Within a year, Tolan became the musical director for the theater’s touring company, and after that graduated to appearing as a member of the main stage cast. In the mid 80’s, Tolan moved to New York City, where he and fellow writer-performer Linda Wallem formed a double act called Wallem & Tolan and began performing on the cabaret circuit in New York City at such venues as Don’t Tell Mama, Eighty- Eights and Broadway Baby. Wallem and Tolan were known for their sketch work and for musical material (written by Tolan) that became the cornerstone of their act. After an extended run at the Manhattan Punch Line Theater, the act was mounted Off-Broadway at the Theater at St. Peter’s Church in 1989. Titled “Laughing Matters,” the show was produced by Sanford Fisher and Zev Guber and directed by Broadway veteran Martin Charnin. For his work in the show, Tolan was named Outstanding Lyricist of a Broadway or Off-Broadway Show by the Burns Mantle Theater Yearbook 1988-1989 Best Plays.

Tolan began his career writing for short-lived sitcoms Carol & Company and Wish You Were Here. After writing for and co-producing the first six episodes of Home Improvement he began writing for the hit series Murphy Brown, a three- season tenure for which he would share an Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series (1992, as co-producer). In 1992 Tolan began writing for the HBO program The Larry Sanders Show, for which he received, in his capacity as co-/executive producer, three CableACE Awards for Comedy Series and an Emmy for co-writing (with series lead Garry Shandling) the series finale “Flip”.

He was married twice and has two sons and a daughter.

Peter Tolan Net Worth

Peter Tolan is one of the richest Screenwriter from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Peter Tolan 's net worth $8 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He acted in high school productions and founded a theater group called Young People’s Summer Theatre with whom he would perform Broadway musicals.

He attended the University of Massachusetts Amherst for four years but dropped out to pursue his career in screenwriting.

Peter James Tolan III (born July 5, 1958) is an American television producer, director, and screenwriter.

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Peter Ranked on the list of most popular Screenwriter. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Peter Tolan celebrates birthday on July 5 of every year.