Reid Scott (born Reid Scott Weiner; November 19, 1977) is an American
actor. He is best known for his starring role as Brendan "Brando"
Dorff in the TBS comedy series My Boys (2006â€"2010) and Deputy
Director of Communications Dan Egan in the HBO comedy series Veep
(2012â€"2019). Scott also appeared in the romantic comedy film Home
Again (2017), the superhero film Venom (2018), and the comedy-drama
film Late Night (2019).Scott was born on November 19, 1977, in Albany,
New York, the son of Kathleen and Neil Weiner. He attended La Salle
Institute in Troy, New York and Syracuse University, graduating in
2000, before moving to New York City to pursue his acting/writing
career.Scott began his career with roles in the off-Broadway play
Cargo and several television commercials. In 2002 he won the lead role
in the Fox pilot With You in Spirit, for which he received his Screen
Actors Guild card. Scott recalls, "I remember thinking that the money
from the pilot was a fortune. It wasn't. After renting a car to get
around L.A., paying off some debt and maybe buying a new pair of
shoes, I was broke. I had to borrow money from my father just to join
SAG."Since then he has appeared in television and film, most notably
My Boys, an original series on TBS. He appeared in an episode of
Bones, on The Secret Life of the American Teenager as Dr. Jeff
Tseguay, as Mike in Motorcity and in CSI: NY as Seth Riggin. Scott
joined the cast of Showtime's The Big C in 2010. He played Dr. Todd
Mauer, oncologist for the main character (played by Laura Linney). He
appeared on the big screen in films such as Amusement and Losing
Control.
actor. He is best known for his starring role as Brendan "Brando"
Dorff in the TBS comedy series My Boys (2006â€"2010) and Deputy
Director of Communications Dan Egan in the HBO comedy series Veep
(2012â€"2019). Scott also appeared in the romantic comedy film Home
Again (2017), the superhero film Venom (2018), and the comedy-drama
film Late Night (2019).Scott was born on November 19, 1977, in Albany,
New York, the son of Kathleen and Neil Weiner. He attended La Salle
Institute in Troy, New York and Syracuse University, graduating in
2000, before moving to New York City to pursue his acting/writing
career.Scott began his career with roles in the off-Broadway play
Cargo and several television commercials. In 2002 he won the lead role
in the Fox pilot With You in Spirit, for which he received his Screen
Actors Guild card. Scott recalls, "I remember thinking that the money
from the pilot was a fortune. It wasn't. After renting a car to get
around L.A., paying off some debt and maybe buying a new pair of
shoes, I was broke. I had to borrow money from my father just to join
SAG."Since then he has appeared in television and film, most notably
My Boys, an original series on TBS. He appeared in an episode of
Bones, on The Secret Life of the American Teenager as Dr. Jeff
Tseguay, as Mike in Motorcity and in CSI: NY as Seth Riggin. Scott
joined the cast of Showtime's The Big C in 2010. He played Dr. Todd
Mauer, oncologist for the main character (played by Laura Linney). He
appeared on the big screen in films such as Amusement and Losing
Control.
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