Seann William Scott
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| Born | October 3, 1976 Cottage Grove, Minnesota U.S.A. |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1996 — present |
Seann William Scott (born October 3, 1976) is an American actor. He is best known for portraying Steve Stifler in the American Pie trio of teen comedies. He played Bo Duke in the film adaptation of The Dukes of Hazzard and has also voice acted in films such as the computer animated Ice Age: The Meltdown, and the sequel Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs.
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[edit] Biography
[edit] Early life
Scott, the youngest of seven (both of his parents had three children from previous marriages), was born in Cottage Grove, Minnesota, the son of Patricia Ann (née Simons), a homemaker, and William Frank Scott, a factory worker.[1] 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.After his graduation from Park High School, 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 he appeared in Chad's World, a gay-themed TV show broadcast on the Web by the short-lived Digital Entertainment Network.
[edit] Career
Scott's first commercial success came with the 1999 movie American Pie as the misogynistic bully Steve Stifler, a role he reprised in two sequels and one that brought him to public notice. 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 towards a variety of later roles 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.
Scott has also 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.
[edit] Filmography
| Film | Year | Role | Notes |
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| American Pie | 1999 | Steve Stifler | |
| Final Destination | 2000 | Billy Hitchcock | |
| Nox | 2000 | Jack Mower | Video Game voice. |
| Road Trip | 2000 | E.L. | |
| Dude, Where's My Car? | 2000 | Chester | |
| Evolution | 2001 | Wayne Grey | |
| Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back | 2001 | Brent | |
| American Pie 2 | 2001 | Steve Stifler | |
| Stark Raving Mad | 2002 | Ben McGewan | |
| Old School | 2003 | Peppers | |
| Bulletproof Monk | 2003 | Kar | |
| American Wedding | 2003 | Steve Stifler | |
| The Rundown | 2003 | Travis Walker | This is the first film which he stars alongside Dwayne Johnson |
| The Dukes of Hazzard | 2005 | Bo Duke | |
| Ice Age 2: The Meltdown | 2006 | Crash | Voice |
| Trainwreck: My Life as an Idoit | 2007 | Jeff | |
| Southland Tales | 2007 | Roland Taverner / Ronald Taverner | This is the second film which he stars alongside Dwayne Johnson |
| Mr. Woodcock | 2007 | John Farley | |
| The Promotion | 2008 | Doug | |
| Ball’s Out: The Gary Houseman Story | 2008 | Gary Houseman | |
| Little Big Men | 2008 | ||
| My Brother Ben | 2008 | ||
| Coxblocker | 2009 | ||
| Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs | 2009 | Crash | Voice |
| Planet 51 | 2009 | Skiff | This is the third film which he stars (voices) alongside Dwayne Johnson |
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| Preceded by Sarah Michelle Gellar and Jack Black |
MTV Movie Awards host 2003 (with Justin Timberlake) |
Succeeded by Lindsay Lohan |
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