Douglas Emerson (born October 4, 1974) is an American former child
actor who played Scott Scanlon on Beverly Hills, 90210 in the show's
first and second seasons and played Eddie Beckner in The Blob.Scott
was a nerdy freshman and best friends with David Silver, played by
Brian Austin Green. As David became increasingly close with the show's
core popular group the Scott/David friendship suffered. In the second
season, Emerson was no longer a full-time character but only a special
guest star. His character killed himself at his birthday party, when
he twirled a gun around and accidentally shot himself as David looked
on in horror.After his departure from the show, Emerson enrolled in
junior college and in 1993 transferred to Pepperdine University. There
he met his future wife, Emily Barth. The pair married after he dropped
out to join the U.S. Air Force in 1996. As of 2002, he was a staff
sergeant and was stationed at Holloman AFB in New Mexico. He earned a
dozen awards for, among other accomplishments, planning missions
during the 1999 Kosovo War. He left the Air Force in 2003, at which
time he was living in Denver with his wife and their two daughters,
Hayley and Hannah.
actor who played Scott Scanlon on Beverly Hills, 90210 in the show's
first and second seasons and played Eddie Beckner in The Blob.Scott
was a nerdy freshman and best friends with David Silver, played by
Brian Austin Green. As David became increasingly close with the show's
core popular group the Scott/David friendship suffered. In the second
season, Emerson was no longer a full-time character but only a special
guest star. His character killed himself at his birthday party, when
he twirled a gun around and accidentally shot himself as David looked
on in horror.After his departure from the show, Emerson enrolled in
junior college and in 1993 transferred to Pepperdine University. There
he met his future wife, Emily Barth. The pair married after he dropped
out to join the U.S. Air Force in 1996. As of 2002, he was a staff
sergeant and was stationed at Holloman AFB in New Mexico. He earned a
dozen awards for, among other accomplishments, planning missions
during the 1999 Kosovo War. He left the Air Force in 2003, at which
time he was living in Denver with his wife and their two daughters,
Hayley and Hannah.
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