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Peter Dobson

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Peter Dobson
Born (1964-07-19) July 19, 1964 (age 60)
Red Bank, New Jersey, U.S.
OccupationActor
Years active1986–present

Peter Dobson (born July 19, 1964) is an American actor. His film roles include appearances in Sing (1989), Last Exit to Brooklyn (1989), The Marrying Man (1991), The Frighteners (1996), and Drowning Mona (2000),[1] in addition to a cameo as Elvis Presley in Forrest Gump (1994).[2] On television, he starred as the title character in the CBS comedy Johnny Bago (1993) and the lead of the USA Network comedy-drama Cover Me (2000–2001).[3]

Dobson was born at Riverview Medical Center in Red Bank, New Jersey, to an activist mother and a contractor father.[4] He grew up in Middletown Township and attended Middletown High School South. He later lived in Loch Arbour.[5]

Since 2015, he has been in talks to make his directorial debut with the film Exit 102: Asbury Park.[6][7]

Partial filmography

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References

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  1. ^ The Mourning profile, dreadcentral.com; accessed July 9, 2015.
  2. ^ MOVING CAMERAS AND LIVING MOVIES, books.google.de; accessed August 2, 2018.
  3. ^ Exit 102: Asbury Park (film) profile, Aquarian.com, January 15, 2009; accessed July 9, 2015.
  4. ^ "Peter Dobson Biography (1964-)".
  5. ^ Chesek, Tom. "ARCHIVE: A Sneak Preview in Circuit City", Upper Wet Side, April 22, 2011; accessed September 22, 2015. "Red Bank area native, movie actor and filmmaker Peter Dobson directing his project EXIT 102, which climaxes a daylong REELS & WHEELS event at various venues in Asbury Park.... PETER DOBSON: I was born in Riverview Hospital; lived on West Front Street out by River Plaza.... I went to Lincroft Elementary, Thompson Junior High and Middletown High School South — where I spent two years in tenth grade. I also lived for a while in Loch Arbour, so I have very vivid memories of hanging out in Asbury Park."
  6. ^ Exit 102: Asbury Park profile, exit102themovie.com; accessed August 2, 2018.
  7. ^ Peter Dobson profile, filmreference.com; accessed July 9, 2015.
  8. ^ "The wild, untold story of The Good Life". Little White Lies. February 11, 2017. Retrieved February 24, 2017.
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