Peter Bergman
Peter Michael Bergman is an American actor best known for his portrayals as Dr. Cliff Warner on All My Children as well as Jack Abbott on The Young and the Restless.
Biography
The son of Walter Bergman, a United States Navy officer, he was born in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. He later graduated from Crossland Senior High School in Camp Springs, Maryland. Bergman was married to actress Christine Ebersole from 1976 to 1981. In 1985, he married Mariellen, with whom he has two children.Career
Bergman originally auditioned for the All My Children role of Dr. Jeff Martin. His first notable role was his portrayal of Dr. Cliff Warner on All My Children, which he played from 1979 to 1987 and again from 1988-89. His character, Cliff, married Nina four times and divorced her three times. When the characters left the serial, their fourth marriage was intact.In a Vicks Formula 44 cough syrup advertising campaign in 1986, Bergman told the viewing audience, "I’m not a doctor, but I play one on TV." Chris Robinson, who played Dr. Rick Webber on ABC's General Hospital, was the original spokesperson in the ad campaign, which started in 1984. Bergman replaced Robinson after the latter experienced some legal difficulties. The writer of the commercial used this opening line as a disclaimer, because the then-existing "white coat rule" prohibited people from portraying doctors in commercials without some sort of clarification/disclaimer. The original commercial with Chris Robinson became the most-recalled TV commercial in the history of the Vicks brand.
Since 1989, Bergman has played the role of Jack Abbott on The Young and the Restless. In 1997, Bergman portrayed Jack Abbott in an episode "The Heather Biblow story" on The Nanny, where he shared an on-screen kiss with Pamela Anderson. In 2001, he guest starred as Jack on The King of Queens in an episode of Season 3.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1979–87, 1988–89 | All My Children | Dr. Cliff Warner | Contract role Nominated — Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series |
| 1982 | Fantasies | Larry | Television film |
| 1989 | Money, Power, Murder | Brant | Television film |
| 1989–present | The Young and the Restless | Jack Abbott | Contract role Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series Soap Opera Digest Award for Outstanding Lead Actor Nominated — Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series Nominated — Daytime Emmy Award for Irresistible Combination Nominated — Soap Opera Digest Award for Outstanding Lead Actor |
| 1991 | Danielle Steel's Palamino | Warren Taylor | Television film |
| 1997 | The Nanny | Jack Abbott | Episode: "The Heather Biblow Story" |
| 1998 | The Bold and the Beautiful | Jack Abbott | 2 episodes |
| 2001 | The King of Queens | Jack Abbott | Episode: "Inner Tube" |