Peter Tolan Biography (1958-)

Born July 5, 1958, in Scituate, MA. Addresses: Agent: Creative ArtistsAgency, 9830 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90212.

Nationality
American
Gender
Male
Occupation
Writer, producer, actor
Birth Details
July 5, 1958
Scituate, Massachusetts, United States

Famous Works

  • CREDITS
  • Television Work
  • Series
  • Co-producer, Home Improvement, ABC, 1991
  • Executive story editor, Murphy Brown, CBS, 1991-1992
  • Co-producer, Murphy Brown, CBS, 1991-1993
  • Co-executive producer, The Larry Sanders Show, HBO, 1992-1993
  • Executive producer, The Larry Sanders Show, HBO, 1993-1995
  • Co-producer, Good Advice, CBS, 1994
  • Creator and executive producer, The George Wendt Show, CBS, 1995
  • Creator and executive producer, Style and Substance, CBS, 1998
  • Executive producer, America's Sweethearts, 2001
  • Creator and executive producer, The Job, ABC, 2001-2002
  • Executive producer, Wednesday 9:30 (8:30 Central) (also known as My Adventures in Television), ABC, 2002
  • Creator, Rescue Me, FX, 2004
  • Also worked as consulting producer, The Larry Sanders Show, HBO.
  • Television Director
  • Episodic
  • Sessions, HBO, 1991
  • "Vacation," The Job, ABC, 2002
  • "Chinese Baby," Wednesday 9:30 (8:30 Central), 2002
  • Also directed "Do Not Go Squealing into That Good Night," Style and Substance, CBS.
  • Television Work
  • Pilots
  • Executive producer, Dave Chappelle, Fox, 1998
  • Executive producer, HMO, ABC, 2001
  • Director and executive producer, Rescue Me, FX, 2004
  • Television Appearances
  • Episodic
  • The Larry Sanders Show, HBO, 1992
  • Piano player, Love and War, CBS, 1992
  • Adam Loderman, "Off Camera," The Larry Sanders Show, HBO, 1993
  • Mr. Taylor, Good Advice, CBS, 1994
  • Carl, "Chelsea Gets an Opinion," Style and Substance, CBS, 1998
  • Dr. Devon, "The Greatest Story Ever Toad," Maggie, CBS, 1998
  • Sean, "Sacrilege," The Job, ABC, 2002
  • Film Appearances
  • Jeremy, Home, 1989
  • Dorothy's Christmas party guest, Alice, Orion, 1990
  • Stage Appearances
  • Laughing Matters, Arts Common at St. Peter's Church, New York City, 1989
  • WRITINGS
  • Screenplays
  • My Fellow Americans, Warner Bros., 1996
  • (With Harold Ramis and Kenneth Lonergan) Analyze This, Warner Bros., 1999
  • What Planet Are You From?, Sony Pictures Entertainment, 2000
  • Bedazzled (also known as Teuflisch), Twentieth Century-Fox,2000
  • America's Sweethearts, Sony Pictures Entertainment, 2001
  • Stealing Harvard, Sony Pictures Entertainment, 2002
  • Analyze That, Warner Bros., 2002
  • (Uncredited rewrite) The In-Laws, Warner Bros., 2003
  • The Smoker, 2004
  • Television Episodes
  • Wish You Were Here, CBS, 1990
  • "Teacher, Teacher," Carol & Company, 1990
  • "Adventures in Fine Dining," Home Improvement, ABC, 1991
  • "Nothing More Than Feelings," Home Improvement, ABC, 1991
  • Sessions, HBO, 1991
  • Murphy Brown, CBS, 1991-1993
  • The Larry Sanders Show, HBO, 1992-1998
  • "Two Times Twenty," Good Advice, CBS, 1994
  • The George Wendt Show, CBS, 1995
  • Buddies, ABC, 1996
  • "Secrets & Ellen," Ellen, ABC, 1997
  • "The Boss and Other Disasters," Style and Substance, CBS, 1998
  • The Job, ABC, 2001-2002
  • Rescue Me, FX, 2004
  • Wrote "Paris," Wish You Were Here; also wrote the stories for episodes "Marrakesh" and (with Larry Jacobsen) "Barcelona," Wish You Were Here.
  • Television Pilots
  • Buddies, 1996
  • Style and Substance, CBS, 1998
  • Dave Chapelle, Fox, 1998
  • HMO, ABC, 2001
  • The Job, ABC, 2001
  • Wednesday 9:30 (8:30 Central) (also known as My Adventures in Television), ABC, 2002
  • Rescue Me, FX, 2004
  • Television Theme Songs
  • Wednesday 9:30 (8:30 Central) (also known as My Adventures in Television), ABC, 2002
  • Television Movies
  • Name, ABC, 1999
  • Stage Plays
  • "Best Half Foot Forward," Program B, Festival of One Act Plays, Manhattan Punch Line Theatre, New York City, 1988
  • (With Linda Wallem; and musical composer and lyricist) Laughing Matters, Arts Common at St. Peter's Church, 1989
  • "Pillow Talk," Evening B, Festival of One Act Comedies, Judith Anderson Theatre, New York City, 1989
  • "Stay Carl Stay," Evening A, The 7th Annual Festival of One Act Comedies, Judith Anderson Theatre, 1991