Scott Wolf
{{short description|American actor (b. 1968)}}
{{other people}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Scott Wolf
| image = Scott Wolf by Gage Skidmore.jpg
| caption = Wolf in 2010
| birth_name = Scott Richard Wolf
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1968|6|4}}
| birth_place = Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
| death_date =
| death_place =
| occupation = Actor
| years_active = 1989–present
| spouse = {{marriage|Kelley Marie Limp|2004}}
| children = 3
| relatives = Josh Wolf (cousin)
}}
Scott Richard Wolf (born June 4, 1968) is an American actor. In television, he is known for his roles as Bailey Salinger in Party of Five (1994–2000), as Jeremy Kates in The Nine (2006–2007), as Donnie Ryan in Perception (2013–2015) and as Carson Drew in Nancy Drew (2019–2023). In film, he is best known for starring in Go (1999) and voicing Scamp in Lady and the Tramp II: Scamp's Adventure (2001).
Early life
Wolf was born in Boston, Massachusetts. He is the son of Susan (née Levy) and Steven Wolf, a health care executive.{{cite web|url=https://people.com/archive/scott-wolf-vol-43-no-18/ |title=Scott Wolf|work=People|date=May 8, 1995|access-date=February 23, 2019}}{{cite web|url=http://www.filmreference.com/film/98/Scott-Wolf.html |title=Scott Wolf Biography (1968)| publisher=Filmreference.com |access-date=December 17, 2011}}{{cite web|url=http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/h/a/r/Dorothy-G-Harper/WEBSITE-0001/UHP-0887.html|title=Kaplan/Metter/Rosenberg/Hochberg/Mossowitz/and in laws:Information about Scott Wolf|publisher=Familytreemaker.genealogy.com |date=August 15, 1996|access-date=August 4, 2014}} Wolf was raised in a Reform Jewish family.{{cite news|url=http://www.forward.com/articles/10169/ |title=Great Scott|work=The Forward|date=February 23, 2007|access-date=December 17, 2011}} He grew up in West Orange, New Jersey, and graduated in 1986 from West Orange High School.{{cite news|url=http://infoweb.newsbank.com/iw-search/we/InfoWeb?p_action=doc&p_docid=0EFD502D5C99C190&p_docnum=2&p_queryname=NaN&p_product=NewsBank&p_theme=aggregated4&p_nbid=J4BH4EDFMTE4NTg0NzQ0OS4yODY4NjU6MTo3OnJhLTE4ODg| title=THE ULTIMATE NEW JERSEY HIGH SCHOOL YEARBOOK: T-Z AND ALSO...|work=The Star-Ledger|date= June 27, 1999|access-date=August 4, 2007}} His cousin is comedian and scriptwriter Josh Wolf.{{cite web|url=http://www.vegasnews.com/53705/comedian-josh-wolf-and-actor-scott-wolf-at-the-beatles-love-by-cirque-du-soleil.html |title=Comedian Josh Wolf and Actor Scott Wolf at The Beatles LOVE by Cirque du Soleil |publisher=Vegasnews.com |date=July 29, 2011|access-date=August 4, 2014}}
Wolf attended George Washington University and received a Bachelor of Arts degree in finance in 1991.{{cite web|url=https://www.alumni.gwu.edu/alumni-profiles|title=Alumni Profiles|publisher=The George Washington University|access-date=November 27, 2019|archive-date=November 28, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191128033142/https://www.alumni.gwu.edu/alumni-profiles|url-status=dead}} He also became a Brother of the Alpha Epsilon Pi Fraternity.{{cite web|url=https://www.aepi.org/about/about-aepi/notable-alumni/|title=Notable Alumni|date=8 March 2017 |publisher=Alpha Epsilon Pi|access-date=November 27, 2019}}
Career
Wolf is known for his role as Bailey Salinger on Party of Five. On both Everwood and the short-lived The Nine, he portrayed a doctor; and he portrayed Dr. Scott Clemmens on NBC's The Night Shift. He made guest appearances as himself on Action and Kids Inc. His sole Broadway theatre credit to date is Side Man. He has also made a few brief appearances on Voltron: Legendary Defender, as Rax, a Balmeran.
In 2019, Wolf was cast in the lead role of Carson Drew in The CW drama series Nancy Drew. He took over the role from Freddie Prinze Jr., who played the character in the original unaired pilot episode.{{cite web|url=https://tvline.com/2019/05/09/nancy-drew-scott-wolf-freddie-prinze-jr-recast-cw/|title=Nancy Drew: Scott Wolf Replacing Freddie Prinze Jr. as Nancy's Dad|work=TVLine|last=Iannucci| first=Rebecca|date=May 9, 2019|access-date=May 10, 2019}}
Personal life
Wolf was engaged to Alyssa Milano in 1993,{{cite news|first=Susan|last=Schindehette|url=https://people.com/archive/wholl-be-the-boss-vol-41-no-11/|title=Who'll Be the Boss?|work=People |date=March 28, 1994|access-date=February 23, 2019}} but they separated after a year and a half.{{cite news|first=Surabhi|last=Avasthi|title=Q and A TV-Kid-Turned-Movie-Star Alyssa Milano|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/q-a-tv-kid-turned-movie-star-alyssa-milano-article-1.717812 |date=April 14, 1996|work=Daily News (New York)|access-date=June 7, 2012}}
In 2002, he began dating Kelley Marie Limp, an alumna of MTV's The Real World: New Orleans, after meeting her in New York City through a mutual friend. They married on May 29, 2004, before temporarily living in Santa Monica, California.{{cite web|last=Rogers |first=Steve|url=http://www.realitytvworld.com/news/real-world-new-orleans-castmember-kelly-limp-marries-actor-scott-wolf-2592.php|title='Real World New Orleans' castmember Kelly Limp marries actor Scott Wolf|publisher= realitytvworld.com |date=May 31, 2004}} They have three children – sons born in February 2009{{cite news|url=https://people.com/parents/scott-wolf-welcome-son-jackson-kayse/|title=Scott Wolf Welcomes Son Jackson Kayse|work=People|first=Marla|last=Lehner|date=April 1, 2009|access-date=February 23, 2019}} and November 2012;{{cite news|url=https://people.com/parents/scott-wolf-expecting-baby-no-2/|title=Scott Wolf Expecting Baby No. 2|work=People|date=May 21, 2012|access-date=February 23, 2019}}{{cite tweet|user=scottwolf|first=Scott|last=Wolf|number=203967011217354754|date=May 19, 2012|title=Just between the 10,149 of you and me, my wife and I are expecting our second child. We are expecting that because she's pregnant. Happy us.}}{{cite news|url=https://people.com/parents/scott-wolf-welcomes-son-miller-william/|title=Scott Wolf Welcomes Son Miller William|work=People|date=November 12, 2012|access-date=February 23, 2019}} and a daughter born in 2014.{{cite news|url=https://www.accessonline.com/articles/scott-wolf-wife-kelley-expecting-third-child-140151|title=Scott Wolf & Wife Kelley Expecting Third Child|work=Access Hollywood|date=November 20, 2013|access-date=February 23, 2019}}{{cite web|url=https://people.com/parents/scott-wolf-welcomes-daughter-lucy-marie/|title=Scott Wolf Welcomes Daughter Lucy Marie|work=People|date=May 28, 2014|access-date=February 23, 2019}} The family resides in Park City, UT.{{cn|date=June 2022}}
Filmography
= Film =
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
|---|
| 1990
|Thug |Uncredited |
| 1991
|Choir | |
| 1993
|Teenage Bonnie and Klepto Clyde | |
| 1994
|Billy Lee | |
| rowspan="2" |1996
|Charles 'Chuck' Gieg / Narrator | |
| The Evening Star
|Bruce Burgess | |
| 1998
|Actor | |
| 1999
|Go |Adam | |
| 2001
|Lady and the Tramp II: Scamp's Adventure |Scamp (voice) |Direct-to-video |
| rowspan="2" |2002
|Emmett Young | |
| Snow Dogs
|Demon Jr. (voice) | |
| 2005
|Love Thy Neighbor |Kenny | |
| rowspan="2" |2013
|Imagine |John Morris |Short film |
| {{sortname|The|Volunteer|nolink=1}}
|Jimmy | |
| rowspan="2" |2014
|Jake | |
| 37
|Sean Raydo | |
| 2015
|Meet My Valentine |Tom Bishop | |
=Television films=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
|---|
| 2001
|Jenifer |Jenifer's Date | |
| rowspan="2" |2003
|Rubbing Charlie |Charlie | |
| Picking Up & Dropping Off
|Will | |
| 2004
|Kat Plus One |Josh | |
| 2007
|Making It Legal |Josh | |
| 2012
|Joey Dakota |Franklin Morgan | |
| 2019
|A Christmas Love Story |Greg Scanton | |
| 2022
|Rescued by Ruby{{Citation |last=Shea |first=Katt |title=Rescued by Ruby |date=2022-03-17 |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11278476/?ref_=ttrel_rel_tt |type=Biography, Drama, Family |publisher=Fezziwig Studios |access-date=2022-03-17}} |Matt Zarrella |Netflix film |
| 2023
|A Merry Scottish Christmas |Brad Morgan |Hallmark film |
=Television series=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
|---|
| 1990
|rowspan=3|Saved by the Bell |Glee Club Member |Episode: “The Glee Club” |
| 1990–1992
|Max Waiter |7 episodes |
| rowspan="2" |1991
|Movie patron |Episode: “The Aftermath” |
| Kids Incorporated
|Billy / Bobby |Episode: "Double Trouble" |
| rowspan="3" |1993
|Todd Clements |Episode: "Dead Cadet's Society" |
| Parker Lewis Can't Lose
|Brian Sommerville |Episode: "The Rocky Kohler Picture Show" |
| Evening Shade
|David |2 episodes |
| 1994
|Gordon 'Gordo' McCain |Episode: "Double Date" |
| 1994–2000
|Bailey Salinger |Lead Role; 142 episodes |
| 1995
|Bailey Salinger |Episode: "1.6" |
| 1998
|Host |Episode: "Scott Wolf/Natalie Imbruglia" |
| rowspan="2" |1999
|Himself |Episode: "Twelfth Step to Hell" |
| Time of Your Life
|Bailey Salinger |2 episodes |
| 2001
|Tim Connelly |4 episodes |
| 2004–2006
|Dr. Jake Hartman |36 episodes |
| 2006–2007
|Jeremy Kates |13 episodes |
| 2008
|MacQuinn Taylor |Episode: "My Name Is Mac Taylor" |
| 2009–2011
|V |Chad Decker |22 episodes |
| 2011–2012
|NCIS |Casey Stratton / Jonathan Cole |3 episodes |
| 2012–2013
|Raiden Pierce-Okamoto (voice) |52 episodes |
| 2013–2015
|Donnie Ryan |25 episodes |
| 2014–2017
|Dr. Scott Clemmens |35 episodes |
| 2015
|Himself (voice) |Episode: "Hank After Dark" |
| 2016
|Rax (voice) |4 episodes |
| 2016–2017
|Himself |10 episodes |
| 2019–2023
|Carson Drew |Main role |
| 2025
|Doc |Dr. Richard Miller |Recurring role |
References
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External links
{{Commons category|Scott Wolf}}
- {{IMDb name|937930}}
- [http://thewb.warnerbros.com/web/show_bio.jsp?id=EW-SWolf Scott Wolf cast bio on The WB]
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Category:Male actors from New Jersey
Category:American male film actors
Category:American male television actors
Category:American male voice actors
Category:George Washington University School of Business alumni
Category:Jewish American male actors
Category:American people of Jewish descent
Category:Male actors from Boston
Category:Actors from West Orange, New Jersey
Category:West Orange High School (New Jersey) alumni
Category:20th-century American male actors