Peter Barton
Peter Barton was born in Valley Stream, New York, United States on July 19th, 1956 and is the Soap Opera Actor. At the age of 67, Peter Barton biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.
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Peter Thomas Barton (born July 19, 1956) is an American actor.
He starred in The Powers of Matthew Star, with Louis Gossett, Jr.; Burke's Law with Gene Barry; and the soap opera Sunset Beach.
Named one of the 10 sexiest guys in soaps by Playgirl, Barton is probably best known as Scott Grainger on the daytime drama The Young and the Restless.
Early life
Barton is originally from Valley Stream, Long Island, New York. He is a graduate of Valley Stream North High School, where he played soccer and wrestled. He attended nearby Nassau Community College. Although accepted into St. John's University School of Medicine, he changed his mind about attending. Just before signing up for classes, he decided to pursue a career in modeling and acting.
Personal life
On July 16, 2012, a man in Illinois named Ray Fulk died at age 71. Fulk, who had no family of his own, was a fan of Peter Barton and Barton's friend, Lucan star Kevin Brophy. Despite never having met either actor, Fulk bequeathed half of his $1.3m estate to each of the actors. The story of their good fortune was featured in Episode 103 of the TLC show Suddenly Rich.
Career
Despite Barton's formal acting education, he appeared in Shirley, starring Shirley Jones, Rosanna Arquette, and Tracey Gold in 1979. The series lasted for 13 episodes. At the end of 1980, NBC had him under contract, and it linked him to legendary acting coach Vincent Chase. When the series ended, he was cast as the lead in another NBC show, The Powers of Matthew Star. He dominated several actors, one of whom was Tom Cruise.
Barton was often photographed on several of them, including Tiger Beat and 16, mainly in a sexy pose, shirtless, in the 1980s. He has appeared on many television shows, including The Fall Guy and The Love Boat, as well as daytime soap operas like The Young and the Restless.
By the end of 1983, Barton's fame had dwindled, and he "wanted to stop acting." However, he became interested in the burgeoning teen horror/thriller film genre, starting with Hell Night (1981) and ending with The Final Chapter (1984).
Barton spent mainly television appearances as an adult after outgrowing his ability to act as a teenager. Gene Barry and the soap opera Sunset Beach co-starred on Burke's Law with Gene Barry and the soap opera Sunset Beach. In 2005's Remarks, his last film appearance to date was in the 2005 film Retrospection.