Peter Farrelly
- Born: 17 Dec, 1956
Half of arguably the second most-famous brother act in filmmaking (after the Coens), Peter Farrelly developed his comic chops competing for laughs around the family dinner table in Cumberland, Rhode Island. Together with his equally underachieving brother Bobby, he lived the slacker life to the hilt before moving to Los Angeles in 1985, landing a development deal with writing partner Bennett Yellin soon after. Bobby joined the process, and the brothers remained constantly employed, going from one deal to the next, though none of the movies ended up getting made. Peter did score a credit and some valuable insight to comedy writing with the Zucker brothers (among others) for the 1987 NBC special "Our Planet Tonight" before seeing his first novel, "Outside Providence", pub...
FAMILY & COMPANIONS
- father Robert Leo Farrelly: played Hot Dog Stud in "There's Something About Mary" (1998)
- mother Mariann Farrelly: appeared in "Kingpin" (1996) and "There's Something About Mary" (1998)
- brother Bobby Farrelly: the brothers work together as a team like the Coen brothers and the Weisz brothers
- sister Cynthia Farrelly: married to actor Zen Gesner; appeared in "Kingpin"
- sisters : has two others
- brother-in-law Zen Gesner: appeared in "Dumb and Dumber", "Kingpin" and "Something About Mary"; also starred in the title role of the syndicated series "The Adventures of Sinbad"
- son Robert Farrelly: born c. 1998
- wife Melinda Kocsis: born c. 1968; together as a couple since c. 1992; married on December 31, 1996 in Santa Barbara, California
THIS WEEK'S FEATURE
A college lecturer takes off to Paris to start anew after a scandal had cost him his job.
NEW FEATURE
Life Happens
A single mom ends up with full-time custody after the kid’s pro surfer dad takes off on tour.
LATEST REVIEW
Black Swan
"2 words - Natalie Portman"Allan
4A young ballerina - Nina's passion of ballet dancing takes to new heights as her company searches for a new lead to play both the roles of White and Black...