1. Robert Scott Adsit was born on November 26,1965 and is an American actor, comedian, and writer.
27 Facts About Scott Adsit
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Scott Adsit appeared in several revues, including Paradigm Lost for which he won The Joseph Jefferson Award for Best Actor in a Comedy.
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Scott Adsit voiced several characters and was nominated for an Annie Award for his work as Clay Puppington, Orel's father.
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Scott Adsit is known for his role as Pete Hornberger, the well-meaning but jaded producer, on the NBC sitcom 30 Rock, which won a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series in 2008.
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Scott Adsit attended Glenbrook North High School, where he recalled being "a bit of a class clown", and attended Indiana's DePauw University for one semester.
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Scott Adsit then attended Columbia College Chicago, where acting teacher Sheldon Patinkin encouraged him to join the city's famed improv troupe, The Second City.
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Scott Adsit joined Second City in 1987, and became part of its mainstage cast in 1994.
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Scott Adsit appeared in several Joseph Jefferson Award-winning revues, including Pinata Full of Bees and Paradigm Lost for which he won The Jeff Award for Best Actor in a Comedy.
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Scott Adsit appeared in the 1997 PBS documentary about the process of creating the Second City review, Paradigm Lost, Second to None along with castmates Tina Fey, Kevin Dorff, Rachel Dratch, Jenna Jolovitz and Jim Zulevic.
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Scott Adsit co-wrote the game's recorded dialog with fellow Second City cast member, Kevin Dorff.
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In 1998, Scott Adsit moved to Los Angeles after an invitation from his college friend Dino Stamatopoulos to work on a pilot about the backstage antics of a television sketch-comedy variety show.
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The pilot did not materialize as a show, but Scott Adsit stayed in California and began working in bit parts and commercials.
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Scott Adsit plagued the band Tenacious D as a neighbor and a demon in their HBO show.
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Scott Adsit provided the voice of Orel's father, Clay Puppington, as well as his best friend, Doughy, Link McMissins, Art Posabule, Mr Christein, Junior Christein, Doctor Potterswheel, Billy Figurelli, Mrs Figurelli and Tiny Tina, among others.
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Scott Adsit was nominated for an Annie Award for his work as Clay.
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Scott Adsit had a minor role in The Office episode "Conflict Resolution" as a photographer.
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In 2007, Scott Adsit starred together with Brendon Small in Let's Fish, a pilot for Adult Swim, but the pilot did not become an official series.
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Scott Adsit directed, wrote, produced and provided many of the lead voices.
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In June 2010, Scott Adsit hosted a panel featuring comic book writers Dan Slott, Frank Tieri, and Chris Claremont at HeroCon in Charlotte, North Carolina.
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Scott Adsit guest starred as the "Guest Bailiff" in three episodes of John Hodgman's podcast Judge John Hodgman.
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Scott Adsit starred as himself in John Hodgman's Netflix comedy special John Hodgman: Ragnarok.
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Scott Adsit voiced the huggable robot Baymax in the 2014 Disney animated film Big Hero 6.
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Scott Adsit took those boundaries and was able to shape the language in a way that makes you feel Baymax's emotion and sense of humor.
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Scott Adsit was able to relay just how much Baymax cares.
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Scott Adsit joined the Season 3 cast of the Adult Swim live-action TV series The Heart, She Holler as the corrupt Sheriff, starring alongside Amy Sedaris.
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Scott Adsit plays Sheriff Ridge in Wolverine: The Long Night, a scripted podcast serial.
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Scott Adsit had a recurring role as news anchor Greg Hart in the HBO political sitcom Veep.