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Biography of Peter Gallagher - Actor
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Peter Gallagher (born August 19, 1955 in Armonk, New York) is an United States|American actor who first became famous for his role in Steven Soderbergh's Sex, Lies, and Videotape (1989). He currently stars as the pater familias Sandy Cohen, a public defender and corporate lawyer, on the Fox Network|Fox television show The O.C.. He has recently become quite well-known, as his trademark is his large bushy eyebrows. He now hosts an annual award ceremony named "The Sandy Cohen Awards", or The Sandys, which in honor of his character now give a scholarship to a law school student at UC Berkeley who wants to become a public defender. ==Partial filmography== * The O.C. (2003) * Mr. Deeds (2002) * Center Stage (2000) * American Beauty (1999 film)|American Beauty (1999) * The Man Who Knew Too Little (1997) * To Gillian on her 37th Birthday (1996) * Titanic (TV miniseries)|Titanic (TV) (1996) * While You Were Sleeping (1995) * The Hudsucker Proxy (1994) * The Player (1992) * Sex, Lies, and Videotape (1989) * Long Day's Journey Into Night (1987) * Summer Lovers (1982) ==External links== *imdb name|id=0001251|name=Peter Gallagher

