Everything about Peter Bergman totally explained
Peter Bergman (born
June 11,
1953) is a three time
Emmy Award-winning
American soap opera actor. The son of an American United States Navy officer, he was born in
Guantanamo Bay,
Cuba. He has been nominated for
Outstanding Lead Actor for his portrayal of
Jack Abbott on
The Young and the Restless thirteen times (1990-2002, 2007).
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 first
supercouples by falling in love and marrying
Taylor 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, fair hair and blue eyes.
He originally auditioned for the
All My Children casting director for the role of
Dr. Jeff Martin.
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 hadn't 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'd honestly thought he'd 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's played the role of
John "Jack" Abbott, Jr. on
The Young and the Restless.
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)
Personal life
Bergman was married to actress
Christine Ebersole from 1976 to 1981. Since 1985, he's been married to Mariellen, with whom he's two children, Clare and Connor, who was a five-star defensive end prospect at Harvard-Westlake High School.
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