Motion Picture Director, Producer, Screenwriter, Actor. His father was a Serbian painter, his mother was from a wealthy Austrian-Jewish family, his parents fled Europe prior to the Nazi's occupation. Peter studied acting under the guidance of Stella Adler and made his professional debut at the New York Shakespeare festivals, before gravitating to directing, initially for Off-Broadway productions. Additionally, he worked as a film critic for magazines such as: Cahiers du Cinema, Esquire, Film Culture and The Saturday Evening Post. After experiencing two minor parts in the Roger Corman films "The Wild Angels" (1966) and "The Trip" (1967), he made his feature film debut as a director with "Targets" (1968), which starred Boris Karloff. During the 1970s, Bogdanovich hit his commercial peak with the films "The Last Picture Show" (1971, which he received Academy Award nominations for directing and screenwriting), "What's Up Doc?" (1972), "Paper Moon" (1973), "Daisy Miller" (1974) and "Nickelodeon" (1976). Other notable films he helmed include: "Saint Jack" (1979), "They All Laughed" (1981), "Mask" (1985), "Noises Off" (1992) and "The Cat's Meow" (2001). He will be remembered by television audiences for his recurring role as 'Dr. Elliott Kupferberg' in the series "The Sopranos" (2000 to 2007).
Motion Picture Director, Producer, Screenwriter, Actor. His father was a Serbian painter, his mother was from a wealthy Austrian-Jewish family, his parents fled Europe prior to the Nazi's occupation. Peter studied acting under the guidance of Stella Adler and made his professional debut at the New York Shakespeare festivals, before gravitating to directing, initially for Off-Broadway productions. Additionally, he worked as a film critic for magazines such as: Cahiers du Cinema, Esquire, Film Culture and The Saturday Evening Post. After experiencing two minor parts in the Roger Corman films "The Wild Angels" (1966) and "The Trip" (1967), he made his feature film debut as a director with "Targets" (1968), which starred Boris Karloff. During the 1970s, Bogdanovich hit his commercial peak with the films "The Last Picture Show" (1971, which he received Academy Award nominations for directing and screenwriting), "What's Up Doc?" (1972), "Paper Moon" (1973), "Daisy Miller" (1974) and "Nickelodeon" (1976). Other notable films he helmed include: "Saint Jack" (1979), "They All Laughed" (1981), "Mask" (1985), "Noises Off" (1992) and "The Cat's Meow" (2001). He will be remembered by television audiences for his recurring role as 'Dr. Elliott Kupferberg' in the series "The Sopranos" (2000 to 2007).
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