Seann William Scott
Seann William Scott (born October 3, 1976) is an American actor and comedian best known for his portrayal of Steve Stifler in the American Pie series of teen sex comedies. He has also appeared in the films Final Destination, Road Trip, Dude, Where’s My Car?, Evolution, The Rundown, Mr. Woodcock, and Role Models.
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.His oldest brother Daniel while at the University of Wisconsin–Madison helped found The Onion and was among the earliest writers for it. 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 high school, he attended Glendale Community College. 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 Networ.
Scott’s first commercial success came with the 1999 movie American Pie as Steve Stifler, a role he reprised in two sequels American Pie 2, and American Wedding. 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 has been announced that he will star in a Kevin Smith action comedy alongside Bruce Willis, Tracy Morgan, Jim Norton and Adam Brody called A Couple of Dicks. He will play The Shit Bandit.
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