Scott Woolley
| Scott Woolley | |
|---|---|
| Born |
September 7, 1960 New York City |
| Occupation | Entrepreneur, film producer |
| Years active | 1983-present |
| Spouse(s) | Tiffany Woolley |
| Website | swoolleyentertainment |
Scott Woolley (born September 7, 1960) is an American television producer. In 1991, after working and operating his grocery chain for twelve years, he founded Five Star Productions, a film and video production company. Through his company, Woolley produced 23 television shows since 1992. In 2009, he was a producer for William Shatner's Gonzo Ballet.
Woolley was born in Queens, and grew up in Smithtown, Long Island. At the age of 10 Woolley started working in his family grocery store chain, Foodtown (United States). When he was fifteen, his family moved to Oyster Bay Cove, New York where he attended St. Dominic High School. Later Woolley attended St. John's University.
In 1983, Woolley founded the grocery chain Woolley's Fine Foods with his father in Boca Raton, Florida. By 1991 Woolley's was a chain of 42 stores. In 2005, Woolley, supporting John Capra and John Paul DeJoria launched John Paul Pet, a company which produces grooming products for pets based on the John Paul Mitchell Systems brand. In 2009 Woolley sold his daily television series on the Lifetime Television Network, closing Five Star and launched a new Entertainment & Marketing company The SW Group.
Woolley is also a founding member of the Founder’s Club for FAU football.
Woolley started with video production while he was experimenting ways to keep the customers at his family's grocery store entertained while they were waiting in line. He did this by mounting television sets on the ceiling and playing instructional and cooking shows on them. In 1992, he co-founded Five Star Productions USA Inc., a film and video production company. Woolley developed his first production, Flight, after noticing the large number of available aviation magazines, and noting the variety of articles and advertisements about everything from airports to propellers. The show was telecast of SportChannel America for 13 episodes.
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