Scolari broke through in the 1980s with the sitcom ‘Bosom Buddies’, in which he appeared with Tom Hanks. The actors remained close friends and Hanks landed Scolari in his films ‘That Thing You Do!’ (1996) and ‘The Polar Express’ (2004) and its TV series ‘From the Earth to the Moon’ (1998).
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The actor was seen in all seasons of the HBO series ‘Girls’ from 2012 to 2017. In it, he played the role of Tad Horvath, the father of the main character Hannah (Lena Dunham). Scolari won an Emmy Award in 2016 for his role.
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Lena Dunham, in addition to the lead actress also the creator of ‘Girls’, thanks Scolari for his work in response to his passing. “I couldn’t have had a better TV dad,” the actress wrote on Instagram. “Thank you, Scolari, for all the chat between scenes and for every hug in front of and behind the camera.”
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