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About Peter Farrelly
Peter John Farrelly (born December 17, 1956) is an American film director, screenwriter, producer and novelist. The Farrelly brothers are mostly famous for directing and producing gross-out humor romantic comedy films such as Dumb and Dumber, Shallow Hal, Me, Myself and Irene, There's Something About Mary and the 2007 remake of The Heartbreak Kid. In addition to his extensive film career, Peter is also an acting board member of the online media company DeskSite.
He is a published novelist, with works including Outside Providence and The Comedy Writer.
Family
Farrelly was born in Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, the son of Mariann, a nurse practitioner, and Robert Leo Farrelly, a doctor. He was raised in Cumberland, Rhode Island and graduated from Providence College. d. He studied writing for a while at UMass Amherst, but was ultimately dissatisfied with the program, and transferred to Columbia University in New York City, which Farrelly said he found very satisfying.
His brother is Bobby Farrelly, with whom he cowrites and codirects films. Their sister is attorney Cynthia Farrelly Gesner.
He has been married to Melinda Kocsis since December 31, 1996. They have two children.
Sources: FilmReference, Wikipedia, imdb
- Residence: Rhode Island
- Reference: Biographical Summaries of Notable People - SmartCopy: Dec 29 2016, 1:48:17 UTC
- Residence: Rhode Island
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Peter Farrelly's Timeline
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December 17, 1956
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Phoenixville, Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States
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