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Post Date 12/23/11
The Book on Berg
Peter Winkler Berg was born to Sally and Larry Berg of New York City and raised in suburban Chappaqua, New York.
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He majored in theater arts at Macalester College in Saint Paul, Minnesota where he spent three years delivering pizza.
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Peter's college roommate and good friend is also super agent Ari Emanuel, the inspiration for Jeremy Piven's character on "Entourage" and br…
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After graduating college, Peter moved to Los Angeles where he held a series of odd jobs (dock worker, production assistant) while pursuing h…
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His first acting job on the small screen was in the role of Sawyer on "21 Jump Street."
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The roles came steadily after that, and in 1992, Berg gained recognition for the role of Bud Miller in "A Midnight Clear."
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In 1994, Berg lit up the screen opposite Linda Fiorentino in the noir-ish thriller "The Last Seduction," then followed up with roles in "Gir…
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In 1997, Peter joined the cast of "Chicago Hope" as Dr. Billy Kronk. He would flex both his writing and directing chops while on the show.
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But perhaps his biggest break came in 1998 with "Very Bad Things," which he wrote and directed and which starred Cameron Diaz, Jon Favreau, …
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In 2000, Peter created the TV series "Wonderland," writing and directing the pilot. Although ABC canceled the series after two episodes, it …
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Peter appeared on "Alias" as Sydney Bristow's ex-boyfriend Noah Hicks in 2002.
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In 2004, Berg began work on his third directorial effort, "Friday Night Lights," based on the New York Times bestseller, written by his cous…
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In 2006, Peter developed and executive produced "Friday Night Lights" for television. The show went on to win multiple Emmys and Peabody Awa…
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The following year, Peter directed Michael Mann's production of "The Kingdom," which starred Jamie Foxx, Chris Cooper, Jennifer Garner, Jaso…
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In addition to "Prime Suspect," Peter has his much anticipated feature film "Battleship" set for summer release, while working on a cable se…
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