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Peter Berg Profile |
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Birth Date: March 11, 1964
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Birth Place: New York, New York, USA
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Birth Name: Peter Berg
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Height: 6'1"
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Biography |
Peter Berg (born March 11, 1964) is an American actor, film
director, film producer, & writer.
Berg was born in New York City, New York to Sally and Larry
Berg. His mother co-founded a youth group named Catalog for
Giving and worked at a psychiatric hospital when Berg was
growing up. He has a younger sister Mary. After graduating
high school from The Taft School, Berg attended Macalester
College, Saint Paul, Minnesota where he majored in theater
arts and theater history, he graduated in 1984 then in 1985
he moved to Los Angeles to pursue his film career. Berg put
his acting aspirations on hold when he first arrived in Los
Angeles, choosing instead to learn about the film business
as a production assistant.
Berg made his first screen debut in a 1986 episode of CBS'
The Equalizer and later appeared on 21 Jump Street (Fox) and
O'Hara (ABC). Berg is directing Friday Night Lights the
series, which premiered October 3, on NBC.
Berg is known for his role as Dr. Billy Kronk on the CBS TV
series Chicago Hope from 1995 to 1999. While on the show he
wrote two episodes of Chicago Hope his first year as a
regular and later would get his feet wet as a director
before leaving the series at the end of the 1998-99 season.
Berg described the opportunity as "like getting paid to go
to film school." Berg was also a guest star in two episodes
of Alias as Noah Hicks.
On August 28, 1993 Berg married long-time girlfriend
Elizabeth Rogers, they later divorced in 1997. Berg has a
son, Emmett, that was born November 1999. Berg dated Estella
Warren for 4 years until spring 2006 when they ended their
relationship. He is also the cousin of writer H. G.
Bissinger. Berg is Jewish. |
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Other Information |
Worked as a dock worker in San Pedro, California prior to
getting his "big break"
Attended Macalester College in St. Paul, Minnesota
Worked as Domino's delivery boy while at Macalaster.
Peter grew up in Chappaqua, New York and attended a private
high school in Watertown, Connecticut.
Cousin of Buzz Bissinger
Appeared in local theater productions while attending
college in Minnesota.
Moved to Los Angeles in 1985.
Attended the Guthrie Theater Drama School, Guthrie Theater,
Minneapolis, Minnesota.
He and three others were ambushed and robbed in the
Brazilian jungle while doing research for "The Rundown."
They were held for 15 minutes and lost cash and a laptop
computer. Nobody was injured.
His best friend, and room mate from Macalester College, is
his agent, Ari Emanuel, inspiration for Entourage's Ari
Gold. |
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