HewasbornJosephPeterBreck,thesonofajazzmusician,alsonamedJoseph(nicknamed"Jobie").Overtime,hisfatherworkedwithsuchlegendarygreatsasFatsWaller,BixBeiderbecke,PaulWhitemanandBillieHoliday.Nicknamed"Buddy"whileyoung,Peter'sparentswereontheroadformuchofhisearlylifeandhewassenttolivewithhisgrandparentsinHaverhill,Massachusetts,amovethatprovidedmorestability.Hisparentseventu...(展开全部) HewasbornJosephPeterBreck,thesonofajazzmusician,alsonamedJoseph(nicknamed"Jobie").Overtime,hisfatherworkedwithsuchlegendarygreatsasFatsWaller,BixBeiderbecke,PaulWhitemanandBillieHoliday.Nicknamed"Buddy"whileyoung,Peter'sparentswereontheroadformuchofhisearlylifeandhewassenttolivewithhisgrandparentsinHaverhill,Massachusetts,amovethatprovidedmorestability.HisparentseventuallydivorcedandyoungPeterreturnedtoRochestertolivewithhismotherandhernewhusband,AlWeber,whowasasportseditoroftheRochester-TimesUnion. FollowinghisschoolingatJohnMarshallHighSchoolinRochester,PeterservedintheUnitedStatesNavy.HethenturnedhisattentionbacktoeducationandstudiedEnglishanddramaattheUniversityofHoustoninHouston.Whileperformingincollegeplays,hestartedtoapprenticeatHouston'sAlleyTheatre,whereheappearedinsuchproductionsas"Stalag17",amongothers.HealsohadatalentforsingingandperformedinseveralclubsaroundtheHoustonarea.