Scott Seiss
{{Short description|American comedian and TikTok personality}}
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| birth_place = Dundalk, Maryland, U.S.
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Scott Matthew Seiss ({{IPAc-en|s|iː|s}}; born 1994) is an American stand-up comedian, actor, author, and TikToker. He is best known for his repeated portrayal on TikTok of an angry retail worker popularly referred to as the Angry IKEA Guy{{Cite web|url=https://www.thebaltimorebanner.com/culture/film-tv/culture-report-cocaine-bear-scott-seiss-tiktok-F6IVD2M23VHEDBMHW2AKSI57CI/|title=The Culture Report: 'Cocaine Bear's' hidden gem is a TikTok comic from Dundalk|first=Lawrence|last=Burney|date=March 5, 2023|website=The Baltimore Banner|access-date=March 24, 2023|archive-date=March 24, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230324162116/https://www.thebaltimorebanner.com/culture/film-tv/culture-report-cocaine-bear-scott-seiss-tiktok-F6IVD2M23VHEDBMHW2AKSI57CI/|url-status=live}} or Angry Retail Guy. The videos are partly based on his experience as a customer service employee at IKEA. Seiss was also cast in the 2023 comedy film Cocaine Bear, as well as in Shortcomings.
Early life
Seiss was born and raised in Dundalk, Maryland, a suburb of Baltimore, by a single mother alongside a younger sister.{{Cite web|url=https://jacobin.com/2021/08/angry-retail-guy-tiktok-scott-seiss|title=Meet Scott Seiss, TikTok’s “Angry Retail Guy”|website=jacobin.com|access-date=February 11, 2025|archive-date=December 14, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231214130755/https://jacobin.com/2021/08/angry-retail-guy-tiktok-scott-seiss|url-status=live}}{{Cite web |last=Burney |first=Lawrence |date=2023-03-05 |title=The Culture Report: 'Cocaine Bear's' hidden gem is a TikTok comic from Dundalk |url=https://www.thebaltimorebanner.com/culture/film-tv/culture-report-cocaine-bear-scott-seiss-tiktok-F6IVD2M23VHEDBMHW2AKSI57CI/ |access-date=2023-03-24 |website=Baltimore Banner |language=en |archive-date=March 24, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230324162116/https://www.thebaltimorebanner.com/culture/film-tv/culture-report-cocaine-bear-scott-seiss-tiktok-F6IVD2M23VHEDBMHW2AKSI57CI/ |url-status=live }} Seiss is a graduate of Eastern Technical High School in Essex and University of Maryland Baltimore County.{{Cite web |last=Tkacik |first=Christina |date=2021-04-27 |title='Angry Ikea guy' Scott Seiss, a Baltimore native, roasts customers on TikTok based on time as employee in White Marsh |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/entertainment/arts/bs-fe-scott-seiss-viral-angry-ikea-tiktok-20210423-k46yppqcivhwff2vl736qv2cc4-story.html |access-date=2022-12-07 |website=Baltimore Sun |archive-date=September 30, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210930010550/https://www.baltimoresun.com/entertainment/arts/bs-fe-scott-seiss-viral-angry-ikea-tiktok-20210423-k46yppqcivhwff2vl736qv2cc4-story.html |url-status=live }}
Career
Seiss worked as a customer service representative at an IKEA call center from 2016 to 2019, where he handled complaints regarding deliveries.{{cite web | url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/entertainment/arts/bs-fe-scott-seiss-viral-angry-ikea-tiktok-20210423-k46yppqcivhwff2vl736qv2cc4-story.html | title=Meet the comedian behind the viral Angry Ikea Guy TikToks | date=April 27, 2021 }} Although he did not work in store, the complaints inspired his "Angry Retail Guy" TikTok character.{{Cite web |last=Wiley |first=Melissa |date=2021-05-08 |title=A former Ikea staffer and comedian shows how thankless retail jobs can be in a viral TikTok series imitating conversations with customers |url=https://www.insider.com/ikea-tiktok-series-retail-jobs-2021-5 |access-date=2022-12-07 |website=Insider |language=en-US}} The videos center Seiss as an irritated retail worker sarcastically reacting to customers or superiors.{{Cite web |last=Cowen |first=Trace William |date=2021-04-21 |title=Comedian Goes Viral for Hilariously Spot-On TikTok Series Detailing the Horrors of Working Retail |url=https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/comedian-goes-viral-hilariously-spot-164140574.html |access-date=2022-12-07 |website=Yahoo! |language=en-US |archive-date=April 21, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230421063058/https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/comedian-goes-viral-hilariously-spot-164140574.html |url-status=live }} Seiss’s videos have been shared by Patton Oswalt, LeBron James, Jim Gaffigan and Paul F. Tompkins. During the first wave of his videos' popularity, Seiss was working a day job as a social media manager for PBS.
In 2021, Seiss was cast in the comedy film Cocaine Bear, directed by Elizabeth Banks.{{Cite web |last=Bentz |first=Adam |date=2021-08-03 |title=Cocaine Bear Star Elizabeth Banks Welcomes Scott Seiss To The Cast |url=https://screenrant.com/cocaine-bear-cast-scott-seiss-elizabeth-banks-response/ |access-date=2022-12-07 |website=Screen Rant |language=en-US |archive-date=March 26, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220326142346/https://screenrant.com/cocaine-bear-cast-scott-seiss-elizabeth-banks-response/ |url-status=live }}{{cite news |last1=D'Alessandro |first1=Anthony |date=May 2, 2022 |title=Universal's Elizabeth Banks-Directed Thriller 'Cocaine Bear' Sets Winter 2023 Release |work=Deadline |url=https://deadline.com/2022/05/elizabeth-banks-cocaine-bear-release-date-1235014277/ |access-date=August 29, 2022 |archive-date=June 22, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220622225406/https://deadline.com/2022/05/elizabeth-banks-cocaine-bear-release-date-1235014277/ |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |last=Krishnamurthy |first=Chaitra |date=2022-12-01 |title=TikTok's angry 'Ikea guy' Scott Seiss' Cocaine Bear feature steals the show |url=https://www.hitc.com/en-gb/2022/12/01/tiktoks-ikea-guy-scott-seiss-cocaine-bear-feature-is-stealing-the-show/ |access-date=2022-12-07 |website=HITC |language=en-GB}}{{Cite web |last=Corbett |first=Kelly |date=2022-12-01 |title=As If 'Cocaine Bear' Couldn't Get Any Better, TikTok's Scott Seiss Confirms He's In It |url=https://www.distractify.com/p/scott-seiss-tiktok |access-date=2022-12-07 |website=Distractify |language=en-US |archive-date=December 7, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221207085532/https://www.distractify.com/p/scott-seiss-tiktok |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |last=Jenkins |first=Carolyn |date=2022-11-30 |title=Yes, That Is The Angry Retail Guy From TikTok In The Cocaine Bear Trailer |url=https://www.looper.com/1122084/yes-that-is-the-angry-retail-guy-from-tiktok-in-the-cocaine-bear-trailer/ |access-date=2023-03-24 |website=Looper |language=en-US |archive-date=March 24, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230324162121/https://www.looper.com/1122084/yes-that-is-the-angry-retail-guy-from-tiktok-in-the-cocaine-bear-trailer/ |url-status=live }}{{Cite web|url=https://onmilwaukee.com/articles/scott-seiss-tiktok-cocaine-bear-comedy|title=A chat with TikTok's "Angry Retail Guy" and "Cocaine Bear" co-star Scott Seiss|date=February 15, 2023|website=OnMilwaukee|access-date=May 4, 2023|archive-date=May 4, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230504020802/https://onmilwaukee.com/articles/scott-seiss-tiktok-cocaine-bear-comedy|url-status=live}}
In 2022, he went on tour in the Pacific Northwest.{{Cite web |last=Hutchinson |first=Chase |date=2022-06-22 |title=Scott Seiss is Coming to the Pacific Northwest to Yell at You |url=https://www.thestranger.com/comedy/2022/06/22/75437120/scott-seiss-is-coming-to-the-pacific-northwest-to-yell-at-you |access-date=2022-12-07 |website=The Stranger |language=en}} He has opened for comedians such as Josh Wolf, Roy Wood Jr., and Bo Burnham.{{Cite web |last=Rabinowitz |first=Chloe |date=2022-11-28 |title=Comedian Scott Seiss to Perform at The Den Theatre This February |url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/chicago/article/Comedian-Scott-Seiss-to-Perform-at-The-Den-Theatre-This-February-20221128 |access-date=2022-12-07 |website=BroadwayWorld |language=en |archive-date=November 28, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221128195426/https://www.broadwayworld.com/chicago/article/Comedian-Scott-Seiss-to-Perform-at-The-Den-Theatre-This-February-20221128 |url-status=live }}
On February 22, 2024, Seiss announced on his TikTok page that he wrote a book called The Customer Is Always Wrong: An Unhinged Guide to Everything That Sucks About Work (from an Angry Retail Guy). The book was available to pre-order until September 10th, 2024.{{Cite web |title=TikTok - Make Your Day |url=https://www.tiktok.com/@scottseiss/video/7338472212275432750?lang=en |access-date=2024-04-11 |website=www.tiktok.com}}
In 2024, Seiss was a part of JokeNite, a comedy special for the video game Fortnite that was produced by Trevor Noah.{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/digital/trevor-noah-producing-fortnite-comedy-special-jokenite-1235819201/|title=Trevor Noah Is Producing a New Comedy Special…in ‘Fortnite’|date=7 February 2024|access-date=16 January 2025|work=The Hollywood Reporter|last=Weprin|first=Alex|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240214174400/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/digital/trevor-noah-producing-fortnite-comedy-special-jokenite-1235819201/|archive-date=14 February 2024|url-status=live}}
Filmography
- 2023 Shortcomings as Lamont
- 2023 Cocaine Bear as Tom
- 2026 Office Romance
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|10006028|Scott Seiss}}
- {{cite AV media|ref=no|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Ry915yUWlI|title=Comedian Scott Seiss on popular 'Do You Work Here?' TikTok videos|publisher=WGN-TV|date=May 3, 2021|via=YouTube}}
- {{cite AV media|ref=no|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MetUQ3jK4dk|title=Comedian and actor Scott Seiss promotes new book|publisher=WPIX|date=Sep 13, 2024|via=YouTube}}
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Category:21st-century American comedians
Category:People from Dundalk, Maryland
Category:University of Maryland, Baltimore County alumni
Category:21st-century American male actors
Category:American male film actors
Category:Male actors from Maryland
Category:Comedians from Maryland