- Peter Bergman
Infobox actor
name = Peter Bergman
imagesize = 220px
caption = Peter Bergman as Jack Abbott
birthdate = Birth date and age|1953|6|11|mf=y
location = Guantanamo Bay,Cuba
notable role =Cliff Warner , "All My Children "
Jack Abbott, "The Young and the Restless "
emmyawards = Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
1991, 1992, 2002 "The Young and the Restless "Peter Bergman (born
June 11 ,1953 ) is a three timeEmmy Award -winning Americansoap opera actor .Biography
The son of an American United States Navy officer, he was born in Guantanamo Bay,
Cuba .Bergman was married to actress
Christine Ebersole from 1976 to 1981. Since 1985, he has been married to Mariellen; with whom he has two children, Clare and Connor. Conner was a five-star defensive end prospect atHarvard-Westlake High School fact.The Bergmans lives in California.
Career
He originally auditioned for the "All My Children" casting director for the role of Dr. Jeff Martin.
His first notable role was his portrayal of
Dr. Cliff Warner on "All My Children ", which he played from 1979 to 1987 and again from 1988 to 1989. His character helped form one of the serial’s firstsupercouple s by falling in love and marryingTaylor Miller ’s character,Nina Cortlandt . Soap columnists hypothesized that the two actors were so popular because they were the pinnacle of the image of the wholesome television couple, with their Nordic good looks of fair hair and blue eyes Fact|date=August 2008.Staying true to the soap opera format, Cliff and Nina ended up marrying four times (1980, 1982, 1986 and 1989) and separating three times. As the characters left the serial, they had not divorced another time.
Bergman parlayed this success into a very successful Vicks Formula 44 cough syrup advertising campaign starting in 1986, in which he told the viewing audience, "I’m not a doctor, but I play one on TV." Chris Robinson, who played Dr. Rick Webber on ABC's
General Hospital , also shares this same distinction.In a "
Soap Opera Digest " interview, Bergman said that he had honestly thought he would become the next Dr. Joe Martin (Ray MacDonnell , who has been on the show since its premiere in 1970). He still maintains to this day that he was shocked when ABC network executives fired him from "All My Children".Since 1989, he has played the role of John "Jack" Abbott, Jr. on "
The Young and the Restless ".Awards
He was been nominated for Outstanding Lead Actor for his portrayal of Cliff Warner on "
All My Children .He has been nominated 15 times (1990-2002, 2007, 2008) for his portrayal of Jack Abbott on "
The Young and the Restless ". He won the award in 1991,1992, and 2002.Roles
*"The Young and the Restless" - Jack Abbott (1989 - Present)
*"The Bold and the Beautiful " - Jack Abbott (1998)
*"The Nanny" - "Himself" (1997)
*Danielle Steel 's "Palamino" (1991)
*"Money, Power, Murder" - Brant (1989)
*"Fantasies" - Larry (1982)
*"All My Children" - Dr. Cliff Warner (1979-1987, 1988-1989)ee also
*
Eric Braeden
*"All My Children "
*"The Young and the Restless "
*Cliff and Nina Warner
*Supercouple External links
*imdb name|id=0074848|name=Peter Bergman
* [http://www.cbs.com/daytime/the_young_and_the_restless// CBS: Y&R]Persondata
NAME=Bergman, Peter
ALTERNATIVE NAMES=Jack Abbott, Cliff Warner
SHORT DESCRIPTION=American actor
DATE OF BIRTH=June 11, 1953
PLACE OF BIRTH=Guantanamo Bay, Cuba
DATE OF DEATH=NA
PLACE OF DEATH=NA
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