Eric Scott (actor)

{{short description|American actor (born 1958)}}

{{Infobox person

| image = Eric Scott actor.jpg

| caption = Scott in 2012

| name = Eric Scott

| birth_name = Eric Scott Magat

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1958|10|20}}

| birth_place = Los Angeles, California, U.S.

| occupation = Actor

| years_active = 1971–2011

| spouse = {{plainlist|

• Karey Louis (1980-1982)
  Theresa Fargo (1989–1992)
• {{marriage|Cynthia Ullman Wolfen|2000}}

}}

}}

Eric Scott (born Eric Scott Magat; October 20, 1958, in Los Angeles, California, United States) is an American actor who is best known for his role as Ben Walton, which he first played in the television film The Homecoming: A Christmas Story (1971) and then in the series it inspired, The Waltons.

He was briefly married to actress Karey Louis. His second marriage was to Theresa Fargo, the mother of his daughter Ashley, until her death from acute myelomonocytic leukemia on November 5, 1992. Fargo developed the disease during her pregnancy, and died not long after Ashley's birth.{{cite web|url=http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20112757,00.html|title=Life After the Waltons|website=People.com|accessdate=6 December 2017|archive-date=24 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924145048/http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20112757,00.html|url-status=dead}}

In March 2000, Scott married Cynthia (Cindy) Ullman Wolfen. They have a daughter, Emma, born in 2001, and a son, Jeremy, who was born in 2004.{{cite web|url=https://www.angelfire.com/tv/homecoming/scott.html|title=Eric Scott|website=Angelfire.com|access-date=6 December 2017}}

Today, Scott owns Chase Messengers, a parcel delivery service, in Encino, California.{{cite web|url=http://www.americanprofile.com/articles/where-are-the-waltons/|title=Where are the Waltons?|date=10 February 2008|website=Americanprofile.com|accessdate=6 December 2017}}