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Peter Ostroushko(1953-2021)

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  • Composer
  • Actor
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Peter Ostroushko was born on 12 August 1953 in Minnesota, USA. He was a composer and actor, known for Into the Wild (2007), The National Parks: America's Best Idea (2009) and A Prairie Home Companion (2006). He was married to Marge Ostroushko. He died on 24 February 2021 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.
BornAugust 12, 1953
DiedFebruary 24, 2021(67)
BornAugust 12, 1953
DiedFebruary 24, 2021(67)
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Known for

Emile Hirsch in Into the Wild (2007)
Into the Wild
8.0
  • Soundtrack
  • 2007
The National Parks: America's Best Idea (2009)
The National Parks: America's Best Idea
8.6
TV Mini Series
  • Soundtrack
Tommy Lee Jones, Kevin Kline, Woody Harrelson, Virginia Madsen, John C. Reilly, Meryl Streep, Lily Tomlin, Garrison Keillor, Lindsay Lohan, and Maya Rudolph in A Prairie Home Companion (2006)
A Prairie Home Companion
6.7
  • Featured Musician - Mandolin
  • Fiddle
  • 2006
Almanac (1984)
Almanac
TV Series
  • Music Department

Credits

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Music Department

  • Almanac (1984)
    Almanac
    TV Series
    • closing music performer: archive footage
    • 2025
  • MN Original (2010)
    MN Original
    TV Series
    • Minnesota music
    • Minnesota musician
    • 2010–2015
  • August Wilson in Saint Paul: A Minnesota Original
    TV Special
    • Minnesota music
    • 2015
  • Bring Warm Clothes
    TV Special
    • music performed by
    • 1996

Composer

  • From Hurricane to Climate Change: A Region Responds (2016)
    From Hurricane to Climate Change: A Region Responds
    Short
    • Composer
    • 2016
  • The Dakota Conflict
    8.5
    TV Movie
    • Composer
    • 1993

Actor

  • Tommy Lee Jones, Kevin Kline, Woody Harrelson, Virginia Madsen, John C. Reilly, Meryl Streep, Lily Tomlin, Garrison Keillor, Lindsay Lohan, and Maya Rudolph in A Prairie Home Companion (2006)
    A Prairie Home Companion
    6.7
    • Featured Musician - Mandolin
    • Fiddle
    • 2006

Personal details

  • Born
    • August 12, 1953
    • Minnesota, USA
  • Died
    • February 24, 2021
    • Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA(heart failure)
  • Spouse
    • Marge Ostroushko? - February 24, 2021 (his death, 1 child)

Did you know

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    His last name is Ukrainian for "Sharp Ears". His parents had immigrated to America from Ukraine.

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