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Scott Adsit Biography

Birth Place:
Northbrook, Illinois, United States
Profession
Actor, improvisational comic, writer

Fast Facts

  • Joined Chicago's Second City comedy troupe in 1994
  • Performed with former Saturday Night Live player Rachel Dratch and 30 Rock cast mate Tina Fey at Second City
  • Was a creative force in the breakthrough Second City productions Pinata Full of Bees and Paradigm Lost
  • Acted in a short subject for drug and alcohol counseling titled Reflections From the Heart of a Child, in which he portrayed a father battling substance abuse
  • Recorded character voices for a pinball machine titled Medieval Madness
  • Wrote, produced, directed and performed voices in the Adult Swim animated show Moral Orel

Awards

  • 2013Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series: nominated
  • 2012Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series: nominated
  • 2011Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series: nominated
  • 2010Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series: nominated
  • 2009Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series: nominated
  • 2008Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series: winner
  • 2007Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series: nominated