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Encyclopedia > Peter Bergman
Autographed photo of Peter Bergman
Autographed photo of Peter Bergman
Peter Bergman as Jack Abbott
Peter Bergman as Jack Abbott

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 was nominated for Outstanding Lead Actor for his portrayal as Jack Abbott on The Young and the Restless for twelve consecutive years(1990-2002). Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1536x1952, 2034 KB) Autographed photograph of Peter Bergman. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1536x1952, 2034 KB) Autographed photograph of Peter Bergman. ... Peter Bergman, in a screenshot from The Young and the Restless. ... Peter Bergman, in a screenshot from The Young and the Restless. ... June 11 is the 162nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (163rd in leap years), with 203 days remaining. ... 1953 (MCMLIII) was a common year starting on Thursday. ... An Emmy Award. ... The first TIME cover devoted to soap operas: Dated January 12, 1976, Bill Hayes and Susan Seaforth Hayes of Days of our Lives are featured with the headline Soap Operas: Sex and suffering in the afternoon. A soap opera is an ongoing, episodic work of fiction, usually broadcast on television... Actors in period costume sharing a joke while waiting between takes during location filming An actor is a person who acts, or plays a role, in a dramatic production. ... Map of Cuba with location of Guantánamo Bay indicated. ... The Young and the Restless (commonly abbreviated to Y&R) is an American soap opera that has been broadcast on CBS since March 26, 1973. ...


His most notable role has been 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. All My Children is an American soap opera that has been broadcast Monday through Friday on the ABC TV network since January 5, 1970. ... A supercouple, in soap opera terms, is a romantic pairing on a program that becomes extremely popular with fans, captivates the audiences attention, exceeds the networks expectations and transcends the normal pairings on the show. ... Linda Taylor Miller (born August 18, 1954 in New Orleans, Louisiana) is an American soap opera actress. ... Categories: All My Children characters ... Political map of the Nordic countries and associated territories. ...


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 had not divorced another time. 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


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."


In a Soap Opera Digest interview, Bergman said that he had honestly thought he would 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. The February 1977 issue of Soap Opera Digest. ... Ray MacDonnell playing Dr. Joe Martin, seen here in 1970 with Karen Lynn Gorney (Tara Martin). ...


Since 1989, he has played the role of John "Jack" Abbott, Jr. on The Young and the Restless. While he has played this role longer than the role of Cliff Warner, many fans consider Terry Lester to be the one "true" Jack (although Bergman has already been in the role for several more years than Lester was), so it can not be appropriately deemed his most lucrative role.


Jack Abbott as played by Peter Bergman John Jack Abbott is a fictional character on US soap opera The Young and the Restless. ... The Young and the Restless (commonly abbreviated to Y&R) is an American soap opera that has been broadcast on CBS since March 26, 1973. ... Terry Lester (April 13, 1950 - November 28, 2003) was born in Indianapolis, Indiana and began an acting career while in the Army. ...

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Roles

  • The Young and the Restless - Jack Abbott (1989 - Present)
  • The Nanny - "Himself" (1997)
  • Danielle Steel's Palamino (1991)
  • Money, Power, Murder - Brant (1989)
  • Fantasies - Larry (1982)
  • All My Children - Dr. Clifford/Cliff Warner (1979-1987, 1988-1989)

The Nanny was a 1965 British suspense film starring Bette Davis as a psychotic governess suspected of killing one of her charges. ... All My Children is an American soap opera that has been broadcast Monday through Friday on the ABC TV network since January 5, 1970. ...

Personal Life

Bergman was married to actress Christine Ebersole from 1976 to 1981. Since 1985, he has been married to Mariellen, with whom he has two children. Christine Erbersole Christine Ebersole (b. ...


See also

All My Children is an American soap opera that has been broadcast Monday through Friday on the ABC TV network since January 5, 1970. ... The Young and the Restless (commonly abbreviated to Y&R) is an American soap opera that has been broadcast on CBS since March 26, 1973. ... Cliff Warner and Nina Cortlandt were a couple on the American soap opera All My Children. ... A supercouple, in soap opera terms, is a romantic pairing on a program that becomes extremely popular with fans, captivates the audiences attention, exceeds the networks expectations and transcends the normal pairings on the show. ...

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Persondata
NAME Bergman, Peter
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Jack Abbott, Cliff Warner
SHORT DESCRIPTION American actor
DATE OF BIRTH June 11, 1953
PLACE OF BIRTH Guantanamo Bay, Cuba
DATE OF DEATH NA
PLACE OF DEATH NA

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Peter Bergman - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (359 words)
Peter Bergman (born June 11, 1953) is an American soap opera actor.
The son of an American Naval officer, he was born in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
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."
Peter Bergman (comedian) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (128 words)
Peter Bergman (born 1939 in Cleveland, Ohio) is a founding member of The Firesign Theatre.
Bergman claims to have coined the word "love-in" in 1967, and to have organized the first such event in April of 1967 in Los Angeles.
Bergman was a Eugene O'Neill playwriting fellow at Yale University, and has worked with Tom Stoppard, Derek Marlow, Piers Paul Read and Spike Milligan.
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