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Peter Jacobson
February 20th, 2010 by Lynn DeVries

Peter Jacobson: Plays Dr. Chris Taub

Full Name: Peter Jacobson

[Photo: ©2010 FOX Broadcasting Co.]
Birth Date: March 24, 1965
Astrological Sign: Aries
Birth Place: Chicago, Illinois
Spouse:
  • Whitney Scott
    • Emanual Jacobson – Son
College:
  • Brown University, Providence, RI (1987)
  • The Juilliard School, New York, NY (1991)
Awards:
  • Screen Actors Guild Awards
    • 2009 Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series for: “House M.D.” (2004) – Nominated
      Shared with: Lisa Edelstein, Omar Epps, Hugh Laurie, Robert Sean Leonard, Jennifer Morrison, Kal Penn, Jesse Spencer, Olivia Wilde
    • 2006 Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture for: Good Night, and Good Luck. (2005) – Nominated
      Shared with: Rose Abdoo, Alex Borstein, Robert John Burke, Patricia Clarkson, George Clooney, Jeff Daniels, Reed Diamond, Tate Donovan, Robert Downey Jr., Grant Heslov, Frank Langella, Thomas McCarthy, Dianne Reeves, Matt Ross, David Strathairn, Ray Wise
Fast Facts:
  • In 1997, he and Lisa Edelstein, a future co-star of his on the television series House, appeared as a couple eating at a restaurant in the movie As Good As It Gets.
  • New York stage work includes roles in Steve Martin’s "Picasso at the Lapin Agile," "June Moon,’ "Waiting for Lefty," and "Four Dogs and a Bone.
  • Played the man shipwrecked on a deserted island with his only companion, a chimpanzee in a national commercial for Planter’s Peanuts
  • Son of Walter Jacobson, a former Chicago news anchor.
  • Broke into TV with a small role in a 1993 episode of NYPD Blue.
  • Has done extensive work as a character actor in movies and TV, including a memorable recurring role on Law & Order as attorney Randy Dworkin, a starring role in the cable miniseries The Starter Wife and a major role in the hit series House.
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