Peter Parros facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Peter Parros
Parros in 2012
Born	(1960-11-11) November 11, 1960 (age 64) Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1984–present
Spouse(s)	Jerri Morgan ​ ​ (m. 1985; div. 2015)​
Children	2

Peter Parros (born November 11, 1960) is an American actor and screenwriter. He has acted in plays, movies, and TV shows. You might know him as Judge David Harrington from the TV show The Haves and the Have Nots. He also played Dr. Ben Harris for almost ten years on the CBS soap opera As the World Turns.

About Peter Parros

His Early Life

Peter Parros was born in Brooklyn, New York. He grew up in Los Angeles and Salt Lake City. He became interested in acting after working with a company that made special effects models for movies. He once said that he didn't start acting because he wanted to do serious plays. Instead, he wanted to be a big action star.

His Acting Career

Peter Parros first started acting in theater plays. Later, he began to get roles on screen. In 1984, he got his first TV role on The Facts of Life. He played Michael, who was Tootie's cousin.

His first regular role on a TV series was in 1985 on Knight Rider. He played "RC3," also known as Reginald Cornelius III. RC3 was a truck driver who sometimes helped Michael Knight and worked on KITT. Peter Parros was in the fourth and last season of Knight Rider. This show was very popular and was shown in many countries around the world.

After Knight Rider, Peter Parros acted in several popular American soap operas. He appeared on The Young and the Restless from 1986 to 1987. He was also on Santa Barbara in 1992. From 1994 to 1995, he played Dr. Ben Price on One Life to Live. Then, from 1996 to 2005, he was Dr. Benjamin "Ben" Robert Harris on As the World Turns.

Parros also starred in The New Adam-12. This show was a spin-off of the police drama Adam-12. In it, he played Officer Gus Grant. From 1990 to 1991, he had a recurring role as firefighter Eddie Cooper on the CBS comedy The Family Man. Most recently, he has been in Tyler Perry’s The Haves and the Have Nots. This show is very popular on Oprah Winfrey’s OWN Channel.

Peter Parros has also made guest appearances on many other TV shows. These include Charles in Charge, Star Trek: The Next Generation, and New York Undercover.

Movies and TV Shows

Movies

Television Shows