Peter Berg

Peter Berg

American actor and director
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Peter Berg (born March 11, 1964) is an American director, producer, writer, and actor. His directorial film works include the black comedy Very Bad Things (1998), the action comedy The Rundown (2003), the sports drama Friday Night Lights (2004), the action thriller The Kingdom (2007), the superhero comedy-drama Hancock (2008), the military science fiction war film Battleship (2012), the war film Lone Survivor (2013), the disaster drama Deepwater Horizon (2016), the Boston Marathon bombing drama Patriots Day (2016), the action thriller Mile 22 (2018), and the action comedy Spenser Confidential (2020) the latter five all starring Mark Wahlberg. In addition to cameo appearances in the last six of these titles, he has had prominent acting roles in films including Never on Tuesday (1989), The Last Seduction (1994), The Great White Hype (1996), Cop Land (1997), Corky Romano (2001), Collateral (2004), Smokin' Aces (2006), and Lions for Lambs (2007).

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Peter Berg was born on Wednesday, 11 March 1964 in New York City, New York, USA. His full name at birth was Peter Winkler Berg. He is best known as an actor. Berg's country of citizenship (nationality) is American. Peter attended high school at (private school, Watertown, CT). For university, he studied at Macalester College, St. Paul, MN. He is 6' 1" (185 cm) tall with an average build. He has dark brown hair (color). His net worth is reported to be $40,000,000 US dollars. Peter Berg is 60 years old and his zodiac star sign is Pisces.

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Peter Winkler Berg
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Dr. Billy Kronk on Chicago Hope
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Date of birth
11 March 1964
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New York City, New York, USA
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Actor, Producer, Writer
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6' 1" (185 cm)
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Net worth
$40,000,000 USD
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High school
(private school, Watertown, CT)
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  • Macalester College, St. Paul, MN
  • Guthrie Theater Drama School, Minneapolis, MN
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You might make a lot of money, but it's very hard to get out from under that rug. The more you can reinvent yourself, the better - and unfortunately TV is designed not to let you redesign yourself.
  • Visited Saudi Arabia for two weeks in research for The Kingdom (2007). Has a son, Emmett Berg (born in November 1999), with ex-wife, Elizabeth Rogers. Peter began his career (when the "Brat Pack" were at the height of their success) in the independent 1980's comedy Never on Tuesday (1989): the movie featured a myriad of "Pack" cameos including Nicolas Cage, Cary Elwes, Emilio Estevez, Judd Nelson and Charlie Sheen. He was embedded with SEAL Team Five for nearly a month in March 2009 while preparing to make his upcoming movie, Lone Survivor (2013), based on the book by Marcus Luttrell. Embedded journalists typically live with military units while covering armed conflicts.
  • Attended the Guthrie Theater Drama School, Guthrie Theater, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
  • Guest-starred in an episode of "Alias" (2001), in which he played Jennifer Garner's ex-boyfriend. He later went on to direct her in The Kingdom (2007).
  • Worked as a dock worker in San Pedro, California prior to getting his "big break"
  • Moved to Los Angeles in 1985.

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