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Peter Gallagher: Sandy Cohen
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Boalt Hall displayed some star power on May 6 when celebrity "alum" Peter Gallagher of The OC television series paid a visit to adoring members of the OC at Boalt club. Cheering wildly and sporting de rigueur orange T-shirts, dozens of law students took a breather from finals to greet the wavy-haired actor who plays Boalt-educated, former public defender Sandy Cohen on the hit show set in Orange County.
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Peter Gallagher is really an amazing actor. He's most well known for his role as Sandy Cohen on television's "The O.C." but he really made his mark in film before landing this role.
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Gallagher was the first person on The O.C. to be cast. Despite being portrayed as Jewish on the show, Gallagher is of Irish Catholic descent. He now hosts an annual award ceremony named "The Sandy Cohen Awards," or The Sandys, which in honor of his character now give a scholarship to a law school student at UC Berkeley who wants to become a public defender.
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On April 5, 2007, Gallagher received the Light on the Hill award at Tufts University. The award is given to notable alumni from Tufts who have demonstrated ambition, achievement, and active citizenship. Gallagher sang with the Beelzebubs and gave a speech to a full crowd in Cohen Auditorium.
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Although younger viewers associate Peter with his character Sandy Cohen on "The O.C.", Peter has been active on Broadway since his first role in "Grease" in the 70s. He has ... appeared in more than 25 films.
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Gallagher's appearance at his fictional alma mater was more than a social call.... For the second time in as many years, Gallagher presented the Sandy Cohen Public Defender Fellowship (nicknamed "The Sandy") to help support a Boalt student pursuing an unpaid summer internship in that public service field. For more information, please read the rest of the story.
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