Peter Riegert


Peter Riegert is an American actor, screenwriter and film director, best known for his roles as Donald Boon Schoenstein in Animal House , Mac MacIntyre in Local Hero , fasttalking gangster Aldo in Oscar and the tough, nononsense Lt. Kellaway in The Mask . He directed the 2000 short film By Courier and, along with producer Ericka Frederick, was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film.

Riegert was born in The Bronx, the son of Lucille, a piano teacher, and Milton Riegert, a food wholesaler. Riegert grew up in Hartsdale, New York, and was raised in a nonobservant Jewish household. He graduated from Ardsley High School in 1964 and later from the University at Buffalo. He worked at a number of jobs, including teaching, waiting tables, and social worker before settling on acting as a career.

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