Seann William Scott Biography

Seann William Scott (born October 3, 1976) is an American comedic actor who is best known for playing the role of Steve Stifler in the American Pie series. He also played roles in the films Final Destination, Road Trip, Dude, Where's My Car?, Evolution, Bulletproof Monk, The Rundown, The Dukes of Hazzard, Role Models, Cop Out, and Goon.

Early life

Scott, the youngest of seven children, was born in Cottage Grove, Minnesota. He is the son of Patricia Anne (née Simons), a homemaker, and William Frank Scott, a factory worker. His eldest brother, Daniel, co-founded the Weekly Alibi after graduating from University of Wisconsin-Madison. He was inspired to become an actor while working at the local movie theater and seeing all the movies he could watch free.

Career

Scott's first commercial success came with the 1999 film American Pie, as Steve Stifler, a role he reprised in three sequels, American Pie 2 (2001), American Wedding (2003), and American Reunion (2012). For his supporting role in the first film, Scott was paid only $8,000. As Scott demanded more screentime, he was granted the lead role in the third film American Wedding, though he only received second billing. 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 him to choose to play different types of characters post-American Pie, such as a hapless nerd in the film Final Destination and a harmless stoner character in Dude, Where's My Car?, alongside 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, with whom he had previously worked in The Rundown. Scott hosted the MTV Movie Awards 2003 alongside Justin Timberlake. The two performed several skits, including scenes from The Matrix Reloaded, which are 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. He co-starred in Cop Out, Kevin Smith's action comedy, alongside Bruce Willis and Tracy Morgan.

Personal life

On March 16, 2011, Scott was admitted to a treatment facility for "health and personal issues". His representatives declined to confirm any details about the decision, including specifying the facility. On April 13, 2011, it was reported that Scott had successfully completed the treatment program.

In March 2012, Scott confirmed that he is engaged to model Lindsay Frimodt. In January 2013, US Weekly reported that this engagement had ended and that the two had split as friends.

Filmography

Year	Film	Role	Other notes
1996	Unhappily Ever After	Moondoggie	TV series (Episode: "Beach Party")
1997	Hole in My Soul	Quarterback	Music video
1997	Born Into Exile	Derek	TV movie
1998	Something So Right	Preston	TV series (Episode: "Something About a Double Standard")
1998	Chad's World	Jim	Webseries (Episode: "I Lost My Friend")
1999	American Pie	Steve Stifler	as Sean W. Scott; Nominated "? Teen Choice Award for Choice Sleazebag
2000	Nox	Jack Mower	Video game (voice)
2000	Final Destination	Billy Hitchcock
2000	Road Trip	E.L.
2000	Dude, Where's My Car?	Chester Greenburg	Nominated "? Teen Choice Awards (Choice Chemistry, shared with Ashton Kutcher)
2001	Evolution	Wayne Grey
2001	American Pie 2	Steve Stifler	Teen Choice Award for Choice Sleazebag MTV Movie Award for Best Kiss (shared with Jason Biggs) Nominated — MTV Movie Award for Best Comedic Performance
2001	Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back	Brent	in one scene
2002	Stark Raving Mad	Ben McGewan
2003	Bulletproof Monk	Kar
2003	Old School	Peppers
2003	American Wedding	Steve Stifler	Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Sleazebag MTV Movie Award for Best Dance Sequence Nominated — Teen Choice Awards (Choice Movie Blush, Choice Movie Actor " Comedy)
2003	The Rundown	Travis Alfred Walker
2005	The Dukes of Hazzard	Bo Duke	Nominated — MTV Movie Award for Best On-Screen Team (shared with Jessica Simpson and Johnny Knoxville)
2006	Ice Age: The Meltdown	Crash	Voice
2007	Trainwreck: My Life as an Idiot	Jeff Nichols	Also known as American Loser
2007	Southland Tales	Roland Taverner
2007	Mr. Woodcock	John Farley
2008	The Promotion	Doug Stauber
2008	Role Models	Anson Wheeler
2009	Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs	Crash	Voice
2009	Balls Out: Gary the Tennis Coach	Gary Houseman
2009	Planet 51	Skiff	Voice
2010	Cop Out	Dave
2010	Jackass 3D	Himself	Guest referee (Cameo)
2012	Goon	Doug Glatt
2012	American Reunion	Steve Stifler	also Executive producer
2012	Ice Age: Continental Drift	Crash	Voice
2013	Movie 43	Brian	Segment "Happy Birthday"
2013	It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia	Theo Huxtable	TV, Post Production