Oliver Hardy in north Georgia in the 1905 fall semester when he was 13. He had little interest in formal education, although he acquired an early interest in music and theater. He joined a theatrical group and later ran away from a boarding school near Atlanta to sing with the group. His mother recognized his talent for singing and sent him to Atlanta to study music and voice with singing teacher Adolf Dahm-Petersen. He skipped some of his lessons to sing in the Alcazar Theater for $3.50 a week. Hardy began styling himself "Oliver Norvell Hardy", adding the first name "Oliver" as
Peter Hardy (actor) TV series and shorts. Since 2006 to 2009 he played in 44 episodes of McLeod's Daughters as Phil Rakich. More recently in 2012 he played in a TV movie, Dangerous Remedy, as Robbie McGregor. Peter Hardy (actor) Peter Hardy is an Australian actor, theatre performer and musician. He was born in Perth, Western Australia, Australia on January 11, 1957. He began his music career in 1969 with the French Horn in the CCGS Orchestra. Hardy began his career on stage on the show "Revue - The Other Opening". More recently he played and sang in "An Officer And A Gentleman"