Scott Brody(I)
- Actor
- Writer
- Producer
Born and lived in Queens, New York until he was 4 years old. He then
spent 2 years in Philadelphia and spent the rest of his youth in Cherry
Hill, New Jersey. He has wanted to be an actor ever since he can
remember and always wanted to work most in television and film. He
became interested in all aspects early on and was given his first black
and white video camera for his Bar Mitzvah. From making videos in his
basement, to writing scripts to later be filmed at his other love of
summer camp, Scott was well on his way. In high school, Scott joined
the stage crew in his freshman year and made his first appearance on
the Cherry Hill East stage for the One-Act play competition. He was
involved with all of the plays in high school, noted for such
characters as Klinger in MASH and the pawnbroker in A Christmas Carol.
He was the stage manager for a touring company that took a musical
review to Hawaii. With 4 years of work and dedication to the drama
department, Scott won the Thespis Award, the highest honor bestowed on
a student in drama. In college, Scott did a little bit of stage acting
but majored in communications and acted in almost every show for
Hofstra Television. He was most noted for the part of Joseph, the town
nerd who after sleeping with the town floozy becomes as cool as Fonzie in
the soap opera comedy series, "Maxwell House." In 1991, Scott had moved
to California to live the dream, and got a giant taste of making it
when he landed the job as Robin Williams' stand-in for the movie,
"Hook." Here he learned drama from Dustin Hoffman, comedy from Robin
Williams, and directing from Steven Spielberg. He learned a lot about
writing as well from Malia Scotch Marmo and Jim V. Hart. Truly it was a
fantastic job. He went on to live another dream getting to work on Star
Trek as a hand double for Neelix for the first year of "ST: Voyager."
In 1995, Scott returned to the New York area, living in Long Island, so
he could continue to work during the summers at camp. He took a course
in Stand-up Comedy and even had a couple of gigs in some major NY
clubs. He got a few background parts and featured roles in movies in NY
and "Law and Order." Scott continued to find odd jobs to support his
acting and got the chance to live out another dream of playing ice
hockey. In 2004, Scott returned to Los Angeles, for another go with the
acting, writing and directing. In 2007, began writing a television series, "Who Am I," that
combines science fiction, teen drama, and hockey. With a partner he was able to act,
write, produce and direct the pilot of that series. Also with that partner in 2009, he
started The Syzygy Network which was a sci-fi production company and network to
compete with SYFY. In 2012, he moved back to the NY area and with his famous car
currently continues to act in TV shows and movies most notably "The Americans,"
"Gotham," and "Pose." Currently he continues to pursue his dream career.