Scott Adsit Biography

Robert Scott Adsit (born November 26, 1965) is an American actor, writer and improvisational comedian. He is best known for co-starring as Pete Hornberger in the NBC comedy 30 Rock and in the Adult Swim stop-motion animation programs Moral Orel and Mary Shelley's Frankenhole.

Life and career

1990s

After attending Columbia College Chicago, Adsit joined the mainstage cast of Chicago's The Second City in 1994, where he appeared in several Jeff award-winning revues, including Piñata Full of Bees and Paradigm Lost for which he won The Joseph Jefferson Award for Best Actor in a Comedy. A sketch he performed with future Saturday Night Live head writer Adam McKay, "Gump," was included as one of Second City's all-time best in the theater's 25th anniversary compilation.

He appeared in the 1997 PBS documentary about the process of creating the multi-award winning Second City review, Paradigm Lost, Second to None along with castmates Tina Fey, Kevin Dorff, Rachel Dratch, Jenna Jolovitz and Jim Zulevic. Adsit also attended DePauw University in Indiana.

In 1996, he portrayed an alcoholic and drug-addicted father in the Hazelden Substance Abuse Clinic (Minnesota) short-subject production, Reflections From The Heart Of A Child. This 26-minute video/DVD feature is required curriculum in most DWI Repeat Offender classes and substance abuse rehabilitation clinics nationwide to this day. In 1997, Adsit recorded the voices for the King of Payne, Sir Psycho, The Duke of Bourbon, and Merlin for Williams' Medieval Madness pinball machine. Adsit co-wrote the game's recorded dialog with fellow Second City cast member, Kevin Dorff. Adsit, Dorff and their Second City castmate, Tina Fey, played the character voices in the game.

2000s

In 2001, he starred in an episode of Friends, "The One with Ross and Monica's Cousin" in Season 7. After moving to Los Angeles, Adsit appeared in several sitcoms and commercials, as well as appeared as a cast member in the renowned sketch comedy program, Mr. Show. He also plagued the band Tenacious D as both a neighbor and a demon in their HBO show.

From 2005"2008, he co-directed, co-wrote and co-produced the Adult Swim show Moral Orel with Dino Stamatopoulos and Jay Johnston. He also provides 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. He was nominated for an Annie Award for his work as Clay.

Adsit also had a minor role in the The Office episode "Conflict Resolution" as a photographer. Adsit also had a small role in the movie Kicking & Screaming, starring Will Ferrell, where he played the coach of a rival team. In 2006, he joined the cast of 30 Rock with former Second City castmate Tina Fey. On 30 Rock, he plays the role of Pete Hornberger, the well-meaning but frequently terrified executive producer of TGS with Tracy Jordan. Adsit continues to act, improvise and teach at I.O. West and the Upright Citizens Brigade. In 2007 Adsit along with Brendon Small starred together in a pilot for Adult Swim entitled Let's Fish, but the pilot never became an official series.

2010s

After the success of Moral Orel, Adsit and Dino Stamatopoulos started working together again on their newest stop-motion animation series Mary Shelley's Frankenhole, which Adult Swim has ordered for ten episodes for its first season, which began airing on June 27, 2010. Adsit will direct, write, produce and provide much of the lead voices.

In June 2010, Adsit hosted a panel featuring comic book writers Dan Slott, Frank Tieri, and Chris Claremont at HeroCon in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Adsit also guest starred as the "Guest Bailiff" in three episodes of John Hodgman's podcast Judge John Hodgman.

Adsit starred as himself in John Hodgman's Netflix comedy special John Hodgman: Ragnarok.

Filmography

Films
Year	Title	Role	Other Notes
1998	Temporary Girl	Seth the Agent
2001	Friends	Director	The One with Ross and Monica's Cousin
	Town and Country	Cab Driver
	Lovely and Amazing	Man at Phone
	Malcolm in the Middle	Attorney
	Curb Your Enthusiasm	Joel Reynolds
2002	Run Ronnie Run	Police Negotiator
2003	Melvin Goes to Dinner	Man
	Kingpin	Male Addict	TV Miniseries
	The Italian Job	Actor Rehearsing in Car
	Grand Theft Parsons	Music Expert
	Alias	Computer Expert	Episode: Reunion
	Comedy Central Laughs for Life Telethon 2003	CEO Harold Barbour	TV Special
2004	The Terminal	Cab Driver
	L.A. Twister	Technician
	Monk	Medical Examiner	Episode: Mr. Monk Gets Fired
	Without a Paddle	Greasy Man
	Admissions	Harvard Interviewer
	Comedy Central Laughs for Life Telethon 2004	Colbert's High School Friend	TV Special
	Charmed	Man in Dress / Cursed Wood Nymph	Episode: Spin City
2005	Be Cool	Program Director
	Kicking and Screaming	Stew
	Bad News Bears	Umpire
	Malcolm in the Middle	Joe
2005"2008	Moral Orel	Clay Puppington, Various Voices	Voice
2006	Monk	Howard Gordan	Episode: Mr. Monk Goes to a Fashion Show
	I Want Someone to Eat Cheese With	Big Galoot
	The Office	Photographer	Episode: Conflict Resolution (2:21)
	Accepted	Drop-Off Dad
	For Your Consideration	First AD
2006"2013	30 Rock	Pete Hornberger	TV Series: 97 Episodes Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
2007	Dante's Inferno	Judge Minos	Voice
	Let's Fish	Don	TV Pilot
	Mr. Woodcock	Cheesy Salesman
2008	Turnover	Dr. Ruderman
	Aqua Teen Hunger Force	Hoppy Bunny and Drewbacca	Voice
2009	The Informant!	Sid Hulse
2010	Last Night	Stuart
	Big Lake	John the Baptist	1 episode
	Delocated	Dog Food Executive	1 episode
	Mary Shelley's Frankenhole	Professor Polidori, The Creature, Dr. Moreau, Thomas Jefferson, Adolf Hitler, et al.	Voice
2013	John Hodgman: Ragnarok	Himself	Netflix special
	We're the Millers	Doctor
2014	St. Vincent de Van Nuys		Filming