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Peter Coyote

Profession
Acting
Born
October 10, 1941 · New York City, New York, USA

Biography

Peter Coyote (born Rachmil Pinchus Ben Mosha Cohon; October 10, 1941) is an American actor, author, director, screenwriter and narrator of films, theatre, television and audio books. His voice work includes narrating the opening ceremony of the 2002 Winter Olympics and Apple's iPad campaign. He has also served as on-camera co-host of the 2000 Oscar telecasts. Coyote was one of the founders of the Diggers, an anarchist improv group active in Haight-Ashbury during the mid-1960s. Coyote was also an actor, writer and director with the San Francisco Mime Troupe; his prominence in the San Francisco counter-culture scene led to his being interviewed for the noted book, Voices from the Love Generation. He acted in and directed the first cross-country tour of the Minstrel Show, and his play Olive Pits, co-authored with Mime Troupe member Peter Berg, won the Troupe an Obie Award from the Village Voice. Coyote became a member, and later chairman, of the California 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. He speaks fluent Spanish and French.

Known for

E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial poster
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
Film · 1982 · ★ 7.5
The Simpsons poster
The Simpsons
Series · 1989 · ★ 8.0
A Walk to Remember poster
A Walk to Remember
Film · 2002 · ★ 7.7
Erin Brockovich poster
Erin Brockovich
Film · 2000 · ★ 7.4
Patch Adams poster
Patch Adams
Film · 1998 · ★ 7.3
NCIS poster
NCIS
Series · 2003 · ★ 7.6
Sphere poster
Sphere
Film · 1998 · ★ 6.1
Blue Bloods poster
Blue Bloods
Series · 2010 · ★ 7.8
Deadwood poster
Deadwood
Series · 2004 · ★ 8.1
Bitter Moon poster
Bitter Moon
Film · 1992 · ★ 7.1
The 4400 poster
The 4400
Series · 2004 · ★ 7.1
Femme Fatale poster
Femme Fatale
Film · 2002 · ★ 6.2

Filmography