Who is Seann William Scott?
Seann William Scott was discovered at a talent competition in Los Angeles, and almost immediately was flown to New York by ABC to test for All My Children (1970). His face has also been seen from his basketball-playing appearance on a national Sunny Delight commercial and the recent American Express campaign with Magic Johnson.
Seann was also seen on Something So Right (1996) for ABC. Seann shot a lead role in Aerosmith's music video, "Hole in My Soul" from the "Nine Lives" CD. Previously, Seann has worked with Mark-Paul Gosselaar (of Saved by the Bell (1989)) and Talia Shire (Rocky (1976)) on the NBC movie of the week, Born Into Exile (1997), and has had a recurring role in the Warner Brothers TV series, Unhappily Ever After (1995), as well as appearing on Sweet Valley High (1994).
Overview
- Nicknames
- Sean W. Scott, Seann W. Scott, Seann Scott
Trivia
- He was once robbed by street gang members in South Central L.A. They took his shirt, his shoes, and a one-dollar bill while he was trying to get to a Baywatch (1989) audition.
- Described by those close to him as reserved and polite, a large departure from the wild "party boy" characters he plays onscreen.
- After filming American Pie (1999), he was a "Churro" guy at the Los Angeles Zoo. When one of the apes threw a pine cone at him, he saw that as a sign that he was meant to do something else, so he quit. Lucky for him, American Pie was a hit and he became a much sought-after comedy actor.
- He was inspired to become an actor while working double shifts at the local movie theater and seeing all the movies he could watch.
- He was working at a Home Depot and struggling for small TV roles when he was cast in American Pie (1999).