Although this appealing player had few professional credits when picked to star in the '60s period piece
That Thing You Do!, the film's director, Tom Hanks, saw something in Scott: himself. Comparisons between the two were inevitable: They both boasted curly hair, boyish good looks and easygoing manners. However, unlike Hanks, Scott would make his biggest impression on the small screen, essaying a diverse roster of intense characters, from a manic depressive on
ER to a hotshot lawyer on the short-lived
Philly to a gambling paramedic on
Saved. Off screen, Scott's life is much less dramatic, with kids and a stable marriage to a college classmate.
Tom Everett Scott Fast Facts:
- With friends, he started a theater troupe called aTheaterCo in New York in 1992.
- Directed a stage production of Red River. The play was turned into an independent film in 1998 in which he starred.
- First TV role was in a 1993 Law & Order episode.
- Placed third in the World Poker Tour Invitational in 2005, the first celebrity to make it to the final table.
- Spent time with real paramedics to research his role in Saved.
- Tom Everett Scott Relationships:
- Arly - Daughter
- Bill Scott - Father
- Cindy Scott - Mother
- Finn - Son
- Jenni Gallagher - Wife
- College:
- Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY (BA in Drama, 1992)
