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'''Seann William Scott''' (born October 3, 1976) is an American actor. He is best known for his portrayal of [[Steve Stifler]] in the ''[[American Pie (franchise)|American Pie]]'' series of teen comedies. He is also known for his roles in ''[[The Rundown]]'', ''[[Old School]]'' and ''[[Ice Age]]''. |
'''Seann William Scott''' (born October 3, 1976) is an American actor. He is best known for his portrayal of [[Steve Stifler]] in the ''[[American Pie (franchise)|American Pie]]'' series of teen comedies. He is also known for his roles in ''[[The Rundown]]'', ''[[Old School]]'' and ''[[Ice_Age:_Dawn_of_the_Dinosaurs|Ice Age]]''. |
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Scott was born as the youngest of seven brothers and sisters in Cottage Grove in Minnesota (USA). His first professional acting job was a role in the music video for the Aerosmith song "A Hole in My Soul." |
Scott was born as the youngest of seven brothers and sisters in Cottage Grove in Minnesota (USA). His first professional acting job was a role in the music video for the Aerosmith song "A Hole in My Soul." |
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Seann William Scott | |
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| Born | Seann William Scott |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1996–present |
Seann William Scott (born October 3, 1976) is an American actor. He is best known for his portrayal of Steve Stifler in the American Pie series of teen comedies. He is also known for his roles in The Rundown, Old School and Ice Age. Scott was born as the youngest of seven brothers and sisters in Cottage Grove in Minnesota (USA). His first professional acting job was a role in the music video for the Aerosmith song "A Hole in My Soul."
Biography
Early life
Scott, the youngest of seven children, was born in Cottage Grove, Minnesota, the son of Patricia Ann (née Simons), a homemaker, and William Frank Scott, a factory worker.[1] His oldest brother Daniel while at UW-Madison helped found The Onion and was among the earliest writers for it. [2] He was inspired to become an actor while working at the local movie theater and seeing all the movies he could watch free. He graduated from Crestview Elementary School and Park High School. After he graduated as valedictorian, he attended Princeton University. After one year at Princeton, Scott moved to Los Angeles, where he was "discovered" in a talent search competition. His first professional gig was on television in the music video for "Hole in My Soul" by Aerosmith. Soon after the video, he appeared in Chad's World, a gay-themed TV show broadcast on the Web by the short-lived Digital Entertainment Network
Career
Scott's first commercial success came with the 1999 movie American Pie as Steve Stifler, a role he reprised in two sequels. He announced during an interview on BBC Radio 1 that he only received $8,000 for this first movie. Though the character of "Steve Stifler" propelled Scott into the public consciousness, the actor has mentioned in a variety of interviews his fear of typecasting, which has led to him choose to play different types of characters post-American Pie such as hapless nerd role in the film Final Destination and a harmless stoner character in Dude, Where's My Car? alongside his real-life best friend, Ashton Kutcher.
He made an appearance in Kevin Smith's Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back as a guitar-playing animal rights activist and has a starring part as a police officer in Southland Tales, where he re-unites with fellow actor Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson. Scott hosted the MTV Movie Awards 2003 alongside Justin Timberlake. The two performed several skits, including scenes from The Matrix Reloaded. This was very popular and even featured on The Matrix Reloaded DVD. He has also hosted Saturday Night Live and appeared as a guest co-host on Live with Regis and Kelly. It is rumored that he will be in the running for Baird in the film adaption of Gears of War. In 2000, Scott guest directed a scene for Todd Phillips' comedy Road Trip, in which he also starred. The scene, considered one of the more memorable of the film, featured Tom Green feeding a friend's snake a mouse. Wanting to commit to the scene, Scott took three days filming, using over ten different mice before he found what he considered the perfect one for the role. Scott took so much time, in fact, that it caused the film to go a reported one hundred thousand dollars over budget. Scott later got in a heated argument with the director, Todd Phillips, about wanting separate director credits for the scene, citing that it was "instrumental" to the film's success.[citation needed]
Filmography
| Year | Film | Role | Other notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | American Pie | Steve Stifler | |
| 2000 | Nox | Jack Mower | Video Game voice. |
| 2000 | Final Destination | Billy Hitchcock | |
| Road Trip | E.L. | ||
| Dude, Where's My Car? | Chester | ||
| 2001 | Evolution | Wayne Grey | |
| Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back | Brent | ||
| American Pie 2 | Steve Stifler | ||
| 2002 | Stark Raving Mad | Ben McGewan | |
| 2003 | Old School | Peppers | |
| Bulletproof Monk | Kar | ||
| MTV Movie Awards Reloaded | Himself/Clones of himself | ||
| American Wedding | Steve Stifler | ||
| The Rundown/Welcome to the Jungle | Travis Alfred Walker | This is the first film which he stars alongside Dwayne Johnson | |
| 2005 | The Dukes of Hazzard | Bo Duke | |
| 2006 | Ice Age 2: The Meltdown | Crash | Voice |
| 2007 | Trainwreck: My Life as an Idiot | Jeff | |
| Southland Tales | Roland Taverner / Ronald Taverner | This is the second film which he stars alongside Dwayne Johnson | |
| Mr. Woodcock | John Farley | ||
| 2008 | The Promotion | Doug | |
| Role Models | Anson Wheeler | ||
| 2009 | Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs | Crash | Voice |
| Ball’s Out: The Gary Houseman Story | Gary Houseman | ||
| Planet 51 | Skiff | This is the third film which he stars (voices) alongside Dwayne Johnson |