Peter Mackenzie (born January 19, 1961) is an American actor.
Career
He co-starred in films ''
Good Morning, Vietnam
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'' (1987), ''
Torch Song Trilogy
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'' (1988), ''
Lorenzo's Oil
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'' (1992) and ''
Trumbo'' (2015). He is also known for his television roles on ''
Herman's Head
''Herman's Head'' is an American sitcom that aired on the Fox network from September 8, 1991, until April 21, 1994. The series was created by Andy Guerdat and Steve Kreinberg, and produced by Witt/Thomas Productions in association with Touchs ...
'' (1991–1994), ''
ER'' (2002), ''
Criminal Minds
''Criminal Minds'' is an American police procedural crime drama television series created and produced by Jeff Davis (writer), Jeff Davis. The series premiered on CBS on September 22, 2005, and originally concluded on February 19, 2020; it was r ...
'' (2005), ''
Gilmore Girls
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'' (2006), ''
Grey's Anatomy
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'' (2009), ''
How I Met Your Mother
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'' (2011) and ''
Black-ish
''Black-ish'' (stylized as black·''ish'', `black·''ish'', and black''ish'') is an American sitcom television series created by Kenya Barris. It aired on ABC from September 24, 2014, to April 19, 2022, running for eight seasons. ''Black-ish'' ...
'' (2014–).
In 2014, Mackenzie installed a small curbside
book exchange
Book swapping or book exchange is the practice of a swap of books between one person and another. Practiced among book groups, friends and colleagues at work, it provides an inexpensive way for people to exchange books, find out about new books a ...
on public land near his home which he called "The Tenn-Mann Library". Popular in the neighborhood, it was cited for a local ordinance violation after an anonymous complaint.
Personal life
Mackenzie's brother,
Douglas S. Cook
Douglas S. Cook (June 26, 1959 – July 19, 2015) was an American screenwriter best known for writing 1996's film ''The Rock (film), The Rock''. His other credits included ''Payoff'', ''Holy Matrimony (1994 film), Holy Matrimony'', ''Double Jeo ...
, died in 2015.
Filmography
Film
Television
References
External links
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1961 births
20th-century American male actors
21st-century American male actors
American male film actors
American male television actors
Living people
Male actors from Boston