Peter Coyote (born October 10, 1941) is an American actor and author, and has narrated many documentaries and audio books. His voice work includes narrating the opening ceremony of the 2002 Winter Olympics. He has also served as a producer during Oscar telecasts. He is the cofounder, with Emmett Grogan, and a veteran of the San Francisco Mime Troupe. Coyote became a member, and later chairman, of the California State Arts Council from 1975 to 1983. In the late 1970s, he shifted from acting on stage to acting in films. In the 1990s and 2000s, he acted in several television shows. October 10 is the 283rd day of the year (284th in leap years). ... For the movie, see 1941 (film). ... Colver is a census-designated place located in Cambria County, Pennsylvania. ... October 10 is the 283rd day of the year (284th in leap years). ... For the movie, see 1941 (film). ... Documentary film is a broad category of visual expression that is based on the attempt, in one fashion or another, to document reality. ... An audio book is a recording of the contents of a book read aloud. ... The 2002 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XIX Olympic Winter Games, were held in 2002 in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. ... Academy Award The Academy Awards, popularly known as the Oscars, are the most prominent and most watched film awards ceremony in the world. ... Emmett Grogan was one of the founders of the Diggers in the Haight-Ashbury district of San Francisco, California who inspired Abbie Hoffman to undertake a similar venture on the Lower East Side of New York City during the mid-1960s. ... The San Francisco Mime Troupe (mime is pronounced as meme) is an award winning theatre of political satire , which performs free shows in various parks in the San Francisco Bay Area and around California. ...

Biography

Early life

Coyote was born Rachmil Pinchus ben Mosha Cohon^[1] in Colver, Pennsylvania to Ruth (Fidler) and Morris Cohon, an investment banker.^[2] His father was of Sephardic Jewish descent and his mother came from a middle-class Ashkenazi Jewish family.^[1] Coyote was raised in a "highly intellectual" and "cultural" family^[1] involved in left-wing politics.^[3] After graduating from Grinnell College with a BA in English Literature in 1964, and despite having been accepted at the Iowa Writers' Workshop, Peter Coyote moved to the West Coast where he studied in the Master's Degree in Creative Writing program at San Francisco State University. Colver is a census-designated place located in Cambria County, Pennsylvania. ... In the strictest sense, a Sephardi (ספרדי, Standard Hebrew Səfardi, Tiberian Hebrew Səp̄ardî; plural Sephardim: ספרדים, Standard Hebrew Səfardim, Tiberian Hebrew Səp̄ardîm) is a Jew original to the... The middle class, in colloquial usage, consists of those people who have a degree of economic independence, but not a great deal of social influence or power. ... Ashkenazi Jews, also known as Ashkenazic Jews or Ashkenazim (אַשְׁכֲּנָזִי אַשְׁכֲּנָזִים Standard Hebrew, AÅ¡kanazi,AÅ¡kanazim, Tiberian Hebrew, ʾAÅ¡kănāzî, ʾAÅ¡kănāzîm, pronounced sing. ... Grinnell College is a private liberal arts college in Grinnell, Iowa, United States with a strong social justice tradition. ... A B.A. issused as a certificate Bachelor of Arts (B.A., BA or A.B.), from the Latin Artium Baccalaureus is an undergraduate bachelors degree awarded for either a course or a program in the liberal arts or the sciences, or both. ... The Program in Creative Writing, more commonly known as the Iowa Writers Workshop, at the University of Iowa in Iowa City, Iowa is a prestigious college and graduate-level creative writing program in the United States. ... Regional definitions vary from source to source. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Creative writing is a term used to distinguish certain imaginative or different types of writing from technical writing. ... San Francisco State University (commonly referred to as San Francisco State, SF State, and SFSU) is a public university located in the southwestern San Francisco, California, bordering Lake Merced and Lowell High School, near Fort Funston and Daly City. ...

Counter-cultural activities

After a short apprenticeship at the San Francisco Actor's Workshop, he joined the San Francisco Mime Troupe, a radical political street theater whose members were arrested for performing in parks without permits. Coyote acted, wrote scripts, and directed in the Mime Troupe. He directed the first cross-country tour of The Minstrel Show, Civil Rights in a Cracker Barrel, a controversial play closed by authorities in several cities. The cast was arrested several times before a tour of eastern colleges and universities, ending triumphantly in New York City, where they were invited and sponsored by comedian Dick Gregory. The following year, a play, Olive Pits, that Coyote co-wrote, directed and performed in, won a Special Obie Award from The Village Voice newspaper. The San Francisco Mime Troupe (mime is pronounced as meme) is an award winning theatre of political satire , which performs free shows in various parks in the San Francisco Bay Area and around California. ... Dick Gregory (1964) Richard Dick Claxton Gregory, (born October 12, 1932) is an African American comedian, social activist, writer, entrepreneur, and nutritionist. ... The Obie Awards, short for Off-Broadway Theater Awards, are annual awards bestowed by the newspaper The Village Voice on theater artists performing in New York City. ... The Village Voice is a weekly newspaper in New York City featuring investigative articles, analysis of current affairs and culture, arts reviews and events listings for New York City. ...

Coyote was one of the organizers of a group of twelve students who traveled to Washington, D.C. during the Cuban Missile Crisis supporting U.S. President John F. Kennedy's "peace race." Kennedy invited the group into the White House (the first time protesters had ever been so recognized) and they met for several hours with McGeorge Bundy. Nickname: Motto: Justitia Omnibus (Justice for All) Location of Washington, D.C., in relation to the states Maryland and Virginia Coordinates: , Country United States Federal District District of Columbia Government  - Mayor Adrian M. Fenty (D)  - District Council Chairperson: Vincent C. Gray (D) Ward 1: Jim Graham (D) Ward 2: Jack... President Kennedy in a crowded Cabinet Room during the Cuban Missile Crisis. ... The presidential seal is a well-known symbol of the presidency. ... John Fitzgerald Kennedy (May 29, 1917 – November 22, 1963), also referred to as John F. Kennedy, Kennedy, John Kennedy, Jack Kennedy, or JFK, was the thirty-fifth President of the United States. ... For other uses, see White House (disambiguation). ... McGeorge Bundy (1967) McGeorge Mac Bundy (March 30, 1919–September 16, 1996) was United States National Security Advisor to Presidents Kennedy and Johnson from 1961–1966, and was president of the Ford Foundation from 1966–1979. ...

From 1967 to 1975, Coyote became a prominent member of the San Francisco counter-culture community and a founding member of the Diggers, an anarchistic group who supplied free food, free housing and free medical aid to the hordes of runaways who appeared during the Summer of Love. The Diggers evolved into a group known as the Free Family, which established chains of communes around the Pacific Northwest and Southwest. Coyote was the best known resident of the Black Bear Ranch commune in Siskiyou County, California. During the 1960s the term underground acquired a new meaning in that it referred to members of the so-called counterculture, i. ... The Diggers was a radical community-action and guerrilla-theater group from 1966-68, based in the Haight-Ashbury neighborhood of San Francisco. ... Anarchism is a political philosophy or group of doctrines and attitudes centered on rejection of any form of (compulsory) government (cf. ... A runaway child is a minor who has left the home of his or her parent or legal guardian without permission. ... Poster for the Monterey Pop Festival, June 1967 This article refers to the summer of 1967. ... The Pacific Northwest from space This page is about the region that includes parts of Canada and the United States. ... The Southwest region of the United States is drier than the adjoining Midwest in weather; the population is less dense and, with strong Spanish-American and Native American components, more ethnically varied than neighboring areas. ... Black Bear Ranch is an intentional community located in Siskiyou County, California, founded in 1968, with the slogan free land for free people. ... Siskiyou County is a county located in far northernmost California, in the Cascade Mountains on the Oregon border. ...

After dropping out in the Sixties and Seventies, Coyote became a dedicated practitioner of American Zen Buddhism. His audiobook recordings of Shunryu Suzuki's Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind, Paul Reps's Zen Flesh, Zen Bones and Carlos Castaneda's The Teachings of Don Juan: A Yaqui Way of Knowledge are well-known and well-respected. A woodblock print by Yoshitoshi, (Japan, 1887) depicting Bodhidharma the founder of Chinese Zen. ... An audio book is a recording of the contents of a book read aloud. ... Shunryu Suzuki (鈴木 俊隆 Suzuki Shunryū, dharma name Shogaku Shunryu) (May 18, 1904 - December 4, 1971) was a Japanese Zen master of the Soto school, who played a major role in establishing Buddhism in America. ... Paul Reps is an American poet and author. ... Carlos Castañeda (December 25, 1925 – April 27, 1998) was a Peruvian-born American author. ...

California State Arts Council member

From 1975 to 1983 Coyote was a member of the California State Arts Council, the state agency which determines art policy for the state. After his first year, Coyote was elected chairman by his peers three years in a row and during his tenure as chairman, the Council's overhead expenses dropped from 50% to 15%, the lowest in the State, and the Arts Council budget rose from $1 million to $14 million. It has never been higher since.

Film and television acting

In 1978, Coyote began acting in plays at San Francisco's award-winning Magic Theater. While playing the lead in the World Premiere of Sam Shepard's True West, a Hollywood agent approached him, and his film career began in 1980 with Die Laughing. Coyote chose his stage name because he claims to have had a healing spiritual encounter with a coyote. He did supporting roles in Tell Me a Riddle, The Pursuit of D.B. Cooper,1981's Southern Comfort, and as the mysterious scientist "Keys" in E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial (1982). Coyote's first starring role was in the 1982 sci-fi adventure Timerider: The Adventure of Lyle Swan. Actor Sam Shepard mulls over a scene in the motion picture Stealth, while filming on June 15, 2004, aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln. ... True West Magazine (alternate title: TrueWest) is an American magazine that contains glossy articles and covers; reporting about events that happened in the Old West era. ... ... Bold textA stage name, or a screen name, is a pseudonym used by performers and entertainers (such as actors, comedians, musicians, clowns, and professional wrestlers. ... Binomial name Say, 1823 Coyote range The coyote (Canis latrans, meaning barking dog) also prairie wolf [2]) is a member of the Canidae (dog) family and a close relative of the Gray Wolf. ... Year 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Gregorian calendar). ... Southern Comfort is a film from 1981 that was directed by Walter Hill, working from a script by Hill, longtime collaborator David Giler, and Michael Kane. ... E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial is a 1982 science fiction film directed by Steven Spielberg, starring Henry Thomas, Drew Barrymore, Dee Wallace and Peter Coyote. ... Year 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar). ... Sci-fi is an abbreviation for science fiction. ...

A younger Peter Coyote as a model for Armani

As Leonard Maltin once wrote, "Coyote's no rubber-stamp leading man," but he seems comfortable with that. "I'm a Zen Buddhist student first, actor second," Coyote has said. "If I can't reconcile the two lives, I'll stop acting. I spend more time off-screen than on." In addition to his movie work in more recent films such as Sphere, A Walk to Remember, and Erin Brockovich, Coyote has also appeared in many made-for-TV movies and miniseries, and he does commercial voice-overs. Coyote was cast in lead roles on several television series: The 4400 in 2004 and The Inside in 2005. After The Inside was cancelled, Coyote returned to The 4400 as a special guest star for their two-part season finale, then joined the cast of ABC's series Commander in Chief as a Vice-Presidential nominee. Image File history File links File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Giorgio Armani is an Italian fashion designer (born 11 July 1934 in Piacenza, Italy), particularly noted for his menswear. ... Leonard Maltin (born December 18, 1950 in New York City) is a widely known and respected American film critic. ... A woodblock print by Yoshitoshi, (Japan, 1887) depicting Bodhidharma the founder of Chinese Zen. ... Sphere is a science fiction movie, released on February 13, 1998, starring Dustin Hoffman as Dr. Norman Goodman (Johnson in the novel), Sharon Stone as Dr. Elizabeth Beth Halperin, Liev Schreiber as Dr. Ted Fielding and Samuel L. Jackson as Dr. Harry Adams. ... A Walk to Remember is a 2002 film set in mid-1990s Beaufort, North Carolina, based on the 1998 novel by Nicholas Sparks. ... Erin Brockovich-Ellis (born Erin L. E. Pattee June 22, 1960 in Lawrence, Kansas) is a legal clerk who, despite the lack of a formal law school education, was instrumental in constructing a case against the $28 billion Pacific Gas & Electric Company (PG&E), of California in 1993. ... The 4400 is a science fiction television program produced by the USA Network and Sky One. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... The American Broadcasting Company ( oftenly known as ABC) operates television and radio networks in the United States and is also shown on basic cable in Canada. ... It has been suggested that List of characters in Commander in Chief be merged into this article or section. ...

Also in 2005, Coyote served as the narrator for several prominent projects including the documentary film Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room and the National Geographic-produced PBS documentary based on Jared Diamond's Guns, Germs, and Steel. He also narrated an episode of the series Lost in April 2006. The National Geographic Society was founded in the USA on January 27, 1888, by 33 men interested in organizing a society for the increase and diffusion of geographical knowledge. ... Not to be confused with Public Broadcasting Services in Malta. ... Jared Mason Diamond (b. ... Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies is a 1997 book by Jared Diamond, professor of geography at UCLA. In 1998 it won a Pulitzer Prize and the Aventis Prize for Best Science Book. ... Lost is a popular American serial drama television series that follows the lives of plane crash survivors on a tropical island, after a passenger jet flying between Australia and the United States crashes somewhere in the South Pacific. ...

Writing

As a writer, Coyote has a mythopoetic style reminiscent of Michael Ventura, the product of many years of self-examination. Peter Coyote's left-wing politics are evident in his articles for Mother Jones magazine some of which he wrote as a delegate to the Democratic National Convention and his disagreements with David Horowitz in his autobiography Sleeping Where I Fall. In 2007 he aired Outside the Box with Peter Coyote starting on LinkTv's special, Special: The End of Oil - Part 2. Mythopoetic is a neologism from the words myth and poetry. ... Michael Ventura (b. ... “Leftism” redirects here. ... Mother Jones Magazine is a leftist magazine named after labor organizer Mary Harris Jones (May 1, 1830 - November 30, 1930), better known as Mother Jones. ... Featured at the Democratic National Convention are speeches by prominent party figures. ... David Horowitz is an American conservative writer and activist. ...

Many of Coyote's stories from the 1967 to 1975 counter-culture period are included in his memoir, Sleeping Where I Fall, published by Counterpoint Press in April 1998. One of the stories incorporated into his book is "Carla's Story," which was awarded the 1993–1994 Pushcart Prize, a national prize for excellence in writing, published by a non-commercial literary magazine. During the 1960s the term underground acquired a new meaning in that it referred to members of the so-called counterculture, i. ... Year 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar). ... The Pushcart Prize - Best of the small Presses series, published every year since 1976, is the most honored literary project in America. ...

Works

Narrator

• Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind (1988)
• Hatchet by Gary Paulsen
• The Education of Little Tree by Forrest Carter
• The Breathtaker by Alice Blanchard
• The Teachings of Don Juan: A Yaqui Way of Knowledge by Carlos Castaneda
• The West by Ken Burns
• The History of Sex (1999)
• National Geographic: The Battle For MidwayProd by Michael Rosenfeld; 1999
• In the Light of Reverence (2001)
• The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom by Don Miguel Ruiz

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• Sleeping Where I Fall: A Chronicle autobiography by Peter Coyote; 1998 ISBN 1-58243-011-X

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• Ringolevio: A Life Played for Keeps by Emmett Grogan; 1990

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• Brothers and Sisters (2007)
• Shadows of Atticus (2007)
• Behind Enemy Lines II (2006)
• "The 4400"
• "Commander in Chief"
• Deepwater (2005) .... Herman Finch
• "The Inside" .... Special Agent Virgil "Web" Webster
• Breach of Conduct (1994)
• Bitter Moon (1992)
• Grand rôle, Le (2004) .... Rudolph Grichenberg
• Bon voyage (2003) .... Alex Winckler
• Femme Fatale (2002) .... Watts
• Jack the Dog (2001) .... Alfred Stieglitz
• Erin Brockovich (2000) .... Kurt Potter
• Patch Adams (1998) .... Bill Davis
• Sphere (1998) .... Captain Harold C. Barnes
• Kika (1993) .... Nicholas
• Bitter Moon (1992)
• A Grande Arte (1991)
• Heart of Midnight (1988) .... Sharpe/Larry
• Un homme amoureux (1987) .... Steve Elliott
• Jagged Edge (1985) .... Thomas Kasny
• The Legend of Billie Jean (1985) .... Detective Ringwald
• E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982) .... Keys
• Die Laughing (1980) .... Davis

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References

External links

• Official website
• Peter Coyote at the Internet Movie Database
• Peter Coyote at TV.com
• The Diggers Archives
• The Free-Fall Chronicles excerpts from Sleeping Where I Fall