Peter Frechette

Biography

Peter Frechette is an American actor of stage and screen, born on October 3, 1956, in Coventry, Rhode Island, as the youngest of five children. He earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Theater from the University of Rhode Island and first appeared on the professional stage at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe as part of the Rhode Island Summer Ensemble in 1979. Frechette is known for his work in various Off-Broadway productions, including Eastern Standard, Our Country's Good, The Play's the Thing, and The Dazzle, earning multiple award nominations and wins for best actor. He has also appeared on television shows such as Thirtysomething, Profiler, and L.A. Law, and has made numerous film appearances in horror films like The Hills Have Eyes Part II and Grease 2.