American television director, producer and screenwriter Peter Tolan's net worth is approximately $8 million dollars. He was born in Scituate Massachusetts where he was schooled. It was in high school that he realized his talent and was a perennial favorite in their high school dramatic productions. He later left to pursue his career in Hollywood where he formed a theater group by the name YPST which performed Broadway Musicals.

His career started by writing for short-lived sitcoms Carol and company after which he went on to write for the hit series Murphy Brown. He also succeeded in the film industry and wrote a hit comedy Analyze this.

Tolan is now married to Leslie Tolan who is an editor and they have one daughter Beatrice and two sons Peter Jr and John.