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Peter Spears
Kansas City, Missouri, USA
Peter Spears (born November 29, 1965) is an American actor and filmmaker. He was born in Kansas City, Missouri, and raised in Overland Park, Kansas. Spears is best known for winni…
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Peter Spears (born November 29, 1965) is an American actor and filmmaker. He was born in Kansas City, Missouri, and raised in Overland Park, Kansas. Spears is best known for winning an Oscar for producing Nomadland (2020), and for producing film Call Me by Your Name (2017). He directed the underground cult-favorite short film Ernest and Bertram, which portrayed Sesame Street characters Bert and Ernie as gay lovers, and developed the television series Nightmare Cafe and John from Cincinnati.
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2025
On Swift Horses
Movie Producer
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2024
Queer
Movie Executive Producer
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2024
Drift
Movie Producer
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2022
Bones and All
Movie Producer
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2021
Nomadland
Movie Peter
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2020
Sublet
Movie David
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2017
Call Me by Your Name
Movie Isaac
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2014
Until We Could
Movie Producer
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2007
John from Cincinnati
TV show Co-Executive Producer
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2007
Careless
Movie Writer
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2003
Something's Gotta Give
Movie Danny Benjamin
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2002
CSI: Miami
TV show Josh Dalton
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2002
Ernest and Bertram
Movie Writer
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2001
Some of My Best Friends
TV show Terry
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1998
The Opposite of Sex
Movie Dr. Allen
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1997
The Love Bug
Movie Young Dr. Stumpfel
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1995
Father of the Bride Part II
Movie Dr. Wagner
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1994
Cries from the Heart
Movie Jeff
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1994
Friends
TV show Joel
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1993
Cafe Americain
TV show Mark Durgin
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1992
Something to Live for: The Alison Gertz Story
Movie Peter
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1992
The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles
TV show Robert Benchley
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1989
Quantum Leap
TV show Doug Bridges / Reiser
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1986
Matlock
TV show Barry Feldman
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1953
The Oscars
TV show Self
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Leading Men
Movie Producer
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On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous
Movie Producer
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The Fredy Hirsch Story
Movie Producer
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Mike Nichols: A Life
Movie Producer
