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Tom Everett Scott

Tom Everett Scott
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Scott in 2010
Born Thomas Everett Scott
(1970-09-07) September 7, 1970 (age 46)
East Bridgewater, Massachusetts, U.S.
Alma mater Syracuse University
Occupation Actor
Years active 1993–present

Thomas "Tom" Everett Scott (born September 7, 1970) is an American film, theatre and television actor. His film work includes a starring role as drummer Guy Patterson in the film That Thing You Do!, the protagonist in An American Werewolf in Paris and notable roles in the cult film Boiler Room, One True Thing, Dead Man on Campus, The Love Letter, Because I Said So, and La La Land. In television, he is well known for his role as detective Russell Clarke in the television series Southland, Charles Garnett in Z Nation, and for his recurring roles as Eric Wyczenski in ER, Sam Landon in Beauty and the Beast, Kevin Duval in Scream, and William in Reign.

Scott was born in East Bridgewater, Massachusetts, the son of Cynthia "Cindy" (née Pierce), an insurance sales representative, and William Joseph "Bill" Scott (died 2007), a civil engineer. He graduated from Syracuse University in 1992, where he originally started out as a communications major, but eventually majored in drama.

His first notable role was appearing for several seasons in the recurring role of Matthew on the television situation comedy Grace Under Fire. He played the title character's out-of-wedlock son, whom she had placed for adoption. In 1996, Scott landed the role of Guy Patterson in the film That Thing You Do!. He was almost passed over because of his resemblance to the film's director, actor Tom Hanks, but Hanks's wife, Rita Wilson, encouraged Hanks to cast Scott in the role.


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