Peter Riegert is known for his roles in some of the most iconic American films, such as Animal House, Crossing Delancey, The Mask, and Traffic. But my personal favorite is Local Hero, where Peter plays a young Texas oil executive who gets sent to Scotland to try and convince a small town to sell everything in order for the company to build a big industrial complex. Riegert gives a remarkable performance as he slowly falls in love with the region and the people in this tiny Scottish village. Local Hero is a film I watch again and again, and it never disappoints. Peter lives in New York with his wife, novelist Cornelia Read Riegert, and still appears frequently in films and television, including two recent episodes of the smash hit Succession.
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