Born and raised in Coventry, Rhode Island, Peter Frechette earned a B.F.A. in Theater from the University of Rhode Island before moving to New York City to pursue acting there on stage. He earned Tony Award nominations for his performances in the play Eastern Standard which played on Broadway, and the off-Broadway production of Our Country's Good....
He was awarded the 1986 Drama Logue Award for Outstanding Performance for "In Dreams Begin Responsibilities," in a Sundays at the Itchey Foot production at the Mark Taper Forum Theatre in Los Angeles, California.
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Openly gay; long-term partner of director David Warren since 1988.
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He is performing on Broadway as Roy in the Odd Couple with Nathan Lane, Matthew Broderick, Brad Garrett, Rob Bartlett, Lee Wilkof, Olivia d'Abo, Jessica Stone. Brad Garret will be replaced by Mike Starr. The remaining cast will continue the run until June 4th '06. [October 2005]
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Was twice nominated for Broadway's Tony Award: in 1989 as Best Actor (Featured Role - Play) for "Eastern Standard;" and in 1991 as Best Actor (Play) for "Our Country's Good."
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
Devious Maids
2016
TV Series
Evelyn's Attorney / Encino Divorce Attorney
Gone to the Dogs
2008
Short
Stephen
Miracle at St. Anna
2008
Peter Hammond
The Savages
2007
Matt
Inside Man
2006
Peter Hammond
Law & Order
1990-2003
TV Series
Jim Wheeler / Peter Nicodos / John 'Jack' R. Curry
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
2002
TV Series
Stuart Gaston
Family Law
2001
TV Series
Jason Quinn
Profiler
1996-2000
TV Series
George Fraley
Two in the Morning
1997
Short
Scott
Milk & Money
1996
Bookstore Clerk
The First Wives Club
1996
Broadway Director
The Burning Zone
1996
TV Series
Dr. Frank Matthews
Chasing the Dragon
1996
TV Movie
Louis
New York News
1995
TV Series
Kevin Kerns
M.A.N.T.I.S.
1994
TV Series
Edward Pascal
Against Her Will: The Carrie Buck Story
1994
TV Movie
Adam White
Barbarians at the Gate
1993
TV Movie
Robert Allegro
Picket Fences
1992
TV Series
D.A. Barnaby Woods
Empire City
1992
TV Movie
Hyde in Hollywood
1991
TV Movie
Jake
Thirtysomething
1989-1991
TV Series
Peter Montefiore
Gabriel's Fire
1990
TV Series
Dakota
Dream Street
1989
TV Series
Harry DeBeau
Paint It Black
1989
Gregory
Matlock
1988
TV Series
Jimmy Collier
The Unholy
1988
Claude
The Kindred
1987
Brad Baxter
L.A. Law
1986
TV Series
Christopher Appleton
Cagney & Lacey
1986
TV Series
Robert Sikorski
It's a Living
1986
TV Series
Sidney
Hotel
1986
TV Series
Tom Travis
No Small Affair
1984
Leonard
The Hills Have Eyes Part II
1984
Harry
Hill Street Blues
1983
TV Series
Leonard Dulcimer
The Renegades
1983
TV Series
Kane
Taxi
1983
TV Series
Scott
Voyager from the Unknown
1982
Eddie Rickenbacker
The Facts of Life
1982
TV Series
George Knight
Voyagers!
1982
TV Series
Eddie Rickenbacker
Grease 2
1982
Louis DiMucci
Soundtrack
Title
Year
Status
Character
Grease 2
1982
performer: "WHO'S THAT GUY?", "SCORE TONIGHT", "DO IT FOR OUR COUNTRY"
$200,000
