Tom Everett Scott Biography

Fast Facts

• Earned a degree in drama from Syracuse University in 1992
• In 1997, he got married to fellow actor Jenni Gallagher
• Started acting as a teenager at the Rhode Island Renaissance fair
• Made his screen acting debut in the TV series "CBS Schoolbreak Special" in 1994
• Best known for his role as Guy Patterson in "That Thing You Do!" and as Andy McDermott in "An American Werewolf in Paris․"
• Wrote, produced, directed, and starred in the short film "Glock" in 2009
• With the help of three friends from college, he started his own theater company in New York called aTheatreCo
• Almost did not get a role in "That Thing You Do!" until Rita Wilson convinced Tom Hanks to hire him
• In 2003, he came in third at a World Poker Tour event
• Is often physically mistaken for fellow actor Brendan Hines