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Scott Foley Biography

Birth Name:Scott Kellerman Foley

Birth Place:Kansas City, Kansas, United States

Profession Actor, Director, Producer, Soundtrack, Writer

Fast Facts

  • Has been nominated for four Teen Choice Awards for "Felicity" alone
  • Worked at Mrs․ Fields Cookies and used leftover cookies to supplement his slim food budget
  • Bought a one-way plane ticked to Hollywood shortly after graduating from high school
  • Decided he wanted to be an actor when he was 6 years old after his mother took him to see the musical "Annie․"
  • Has guest starred on two medical-themed television series, the comedy "Scrubs" and the drama "House․"
  • His breakthrough role as a resident advisor Noel Crane on "Felicity" happened as a fluke, as he was originally cast to play Ben, the main character's love interest, but switched roles when the producers could find no one else to play Crane
  • Knows how to speak the Japanese language fluently
  • Attended the Red Arrow Summer Camp for Boys in 1989
  • Lived in Tokyo, Japan, for over four years and Sydney, Australia for three
  • Though he lived all over the world as a child due to his father's job as an international banker, he graduated from high school in St․ Louis

Awards

  • 1999Teen Choice Award-TV - Choice Actor: nominated
  • 1999Teen Choice Award-TV - Breakout Performance: nominated
  • 2000Teen Choice Award-Film - Choice Sleazebag: nominated
  • 2000Teen Choice Award-TV - Choice Actor: nominated
  • 2002Teen Choice Award-TV - Choice Actor, Drama: nominated