Scott Adsit

Robert Scott Adsit (born November 26, 1965) is an American actor, comedian, and writer. Born and raised in the Chicago suburbs, Adsit joined the mainstage cast of Chicago's The Second City in 1994 after attending Columbia College Chicago. He appeared in several revues, including Paradigm Lost for which he won The Joseph Jefferson Award for Best Actor in a Comedy.

From 2005 to 2008, he codirected, co-wrote and coproduced the Adult Swim stop-motion animation program Moral Orel with Dino Stamatopoulos and Jay Johnston. He also voiced several characters and was nominated for an Annie Award for his work as Clay Puppington, Orel's father. After the success of Moral Orel, Adsit and Stamatopoulos worked together again on the stop-motion animation series Mary Shelley's Frankenhole (2010–2012).

Adsit is known for his role as Pete Hornberger, the well-meaning but jaded producer, on the NBC sitcom 30 Rock, which won a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series in 2008. In 2014, Adsit voiced the robot Baymax in the Disney animated film Big Hero 6, which he reprised in both Big Hero 6: The Series (2017–2021) and the Disney+ series Baymax!

Early life Adsit was born in Northbrook, Illinois on November 26, 1965, the son of Genevieve "Genny" and Andrew Scott Adsit, a real estate attorney. He attended Glenbrook North High School, where he recalled being "a bit of a class clown", and attended Indiana's DePauw University for one semester. He then attended Columbia College Chicago, where acting teacher Sheldon Patinkin encouraged him to join the city's famed improv troupe, The Second City.

Career

1987–1998 Adsit joined Second City in 1987,

In 1996, he portrayed an alcoholic and drug-addicted father in Minnesota's Hazelden Substance Abuse Clinic short-subject production, Reflections From The Heart Of A Child. This 26-minute video/DVD feature has become required curriculum in most DWI Repeat Offender classes and substance abuse rehabilitation clinics across the U.S. In 1997, Adsit recorded the voices for the King of Payne, Sir Psycho, The Duke of Bourbon, and Merlin for Williams' Medieval Madness pinball machine. Adsit co-wrote the game's recorded dialog with fellow Second City cast member, Kevin Dorff. Dorff and Tina Fey also played the character voices in the game.

In 1998, Adsit moved to Los Angeles after an invitation from his college friend Dino Stamatopoulos to work on a pilot about the backstage antics of a television sketch-comedy variety show. The pilot did not materialize as a show, but Adsit stayed in California and began working in bit parts and commercials. The show ran for seven seasons and was a critical smash, earning 103 Emmy nominations.

In 2007, Adsit starred together with Brendon Small in Let's Fish, a pilot for Adult Swim, but the pilot did not become an official series.

2010s After the success of Moral Orel, Adsit and Dino Stamatopoulos worked together again on their newest stop-motion animation series Mary Shelley's Frankenhole, which first aired on Adult Swim on June 27, 2010 and ran for a total of 20 episodes over 2 seasons. Adsit directed, wrote, produced and provided many of the lead voices. In June 2010, Adsit hosted a panel featuring comic book writers Dan Slott, Frank Tieri, and Chris Claremont at HeroCon in Charlotte, North Carolina. In 2012 a character named Agent Scott Adsit appeared as an agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. in Marvel's Deadpool, and has since become a recurring character in the title.

Adsit also guest starred as the "Guest Bailiff" in three episodes of John Hodgman's podcast Judge John Hodgman. Adsit starred as himself in John Hodgman's Netflix comedy special John Hodgman: Ragnarok.

Adsit voiced the huggable robot Baymax in the 2014 Disney animated film Big Hero 6. Producer Roy Conli said "The fact that his character is a robot limits how you can emote, but Scott was hilarious. He took those boundaries and was able to shape the language in a way that makes you feel Baymax's emotion and sense of humor. Scott was able to relay just how much Baymax cares."

Adsit joined the Season 3 cast of the Adult Swim live-action TV series The Heart, She Holler as the corrupt Sheriff, starring alongside Amy Sedaris. Paste Magazine stated that "Sedaris and Adsit, two relatively new co-stars, have great chemistry".

Adsit plays Sheriff Ridge in Wolverine: The Long Night, a scripted podcast serial.

He also had a recurring role as news anchor Greg Hart in the HBO political sitcom Veep.

Adsit performs live in the show John and Scott with John Lutz and in Adsit and Eveleth with Jet Eveleth.

Adsit continues to act, improvise and teach at I.O. West and the Upright Citizens Brigade.

Filmography

Film Year Title Role Other Notes 1998 Temporary Girl Seth the Agent 2001 Town and Country Cab Driver Lovely and Amazing Man at Phone 2002 Run Ronnie Run Police Negotiator 2003 Melvin Goes to Dinner Man The Italian Job Actor Rehearsing in Car Grand Theft Parsons Music Expert 2004 The Terminal Cab Driver L.A. Twister Technician Without a Paddle Greasy Man Admissions Harvard Interviewer 2005 Be Cool Program Director Kicking and Screaming Stew Bad News Bears Umpire 2006 I Want Someone to Eat Cheese With Big Galoot Accepted Drop-Off Dad For Your Consideration First AD 2007 Dante's Inferno Judge Minos Voice The Hammer Cop Mr. Woodcock Cheesy Salesman 2008 Turnover Dr. Ruderman 2009 The Informant! Sid Hulse 2010 Last Night Stuart 2011 Arthur Gummy Bear Man 2012 The Discoverers Harry Hardcore 2013 We're the Millers Doctor A Case of You Cheesy Announcer 2014 Appropriate Behavior Ken St. Vincent David Big Hero 6 Baymax Voice 2015 Uncle Nick Kevin 2023 Once Upon a Studio Baymax Voice; short film 2024 Megamind vs. the Doom Syndicate Pierre Pressure Voice What the F*ck Is My Password Filming

Television Year Title Role Other Notes 1996 Early Edition Cab Driver Episode: "Thief Swipes Mayor's Dog" 1997–1998 Early Edition Grabowski 2 episodes 1998 Mr. Show with Bob and David Various 6 episodes 1999 Tenacious D The Writer Episode: "The Greatest Song in the World" Two Guys, a Girl and a Pizza Place Kevin Episode: "Two Guys, a Girl and Barenaked Ladies" 2000 Felicity Professor Howard Morrison Episode: "Final Touches" 2002 Friends Director Episode: "The One with Ross and Monica's Cousin" Malcolm in the Middle Attorney Episode: "Houseboat" Curb Your Enthusiasm Joel Reynolds Episode: "The Acupuncturist" TV Funhouse Professor Episode: "Chinese New Year's Day" Dharma & Greg Howard Episode: "With a Little Help from My Friend" MADtv Stagehand Episode #7.5 Ally McBeal Dr. Ted Slipp Episode: "Blowin' in the Wind" Still Standing Mike Episode: "Still Reading" 2003 Kingpin Male Addict TV Miniseries Alias Pierre Lagravenese Episode: "Reunion" Comedy Central Laughs for Life Telethon 2003 CEO Harold Barbour TV special CSI: Miami Izzy Episode: "Body Count" The Man Show Doctor Episode: "Wheel of Destiny" 2004 Monk Medical Examiner Episode: "Mr. Monk Gets Fired" Comedy Central Laughs for Life Telethon 2004 Colbert's High School Friend TV special Charmed Man in Dress / Cursed Wood Nymph Episode: "Spin City" The Drew Carey Show Mitch Episode: "Baby Makes Stress" Huff Doug Columbo Episode: "Cold Day in Shanghai" 2005 Malcolm in the Middle Joe Episode: "Health Insurance" Stacked Ray Episode: "Crazy Ray" 2005–2006 Robot Chicken Wimpy, Dean, Buddha, Shamrock Bear, Pinhead, blue Hungry Hippo, action movies narrator Voice, 4 episodes 2005–2008 Moral Orel Clay Puppington, Various Voices Voice 2006 Monk Medical Examiner Gordo Episode: "Mr. Monk Goes to a Fashion Show" The Office Photographer Episode: "Conflict Resolution" (2:21) The Colbert Report Admiral Allendorfer Episode: "John Sexton" 2006–2013 30 Rock Pete Hornberger TV series: 100 episodesScreen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series 2007 Let's Fish Don TV Pilot 2008 Aqua Teen Hunger Force Hoppy Bunny and Drewbacca Voice Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Dwight Lomax Episode: "Authority" 2010 Big Lake John the Baptist 1 episode Delocated Dog Food Executive Mary Shelley's Frankenhole Professor Polidori, The Creature, Dr. Moreau, Thomas Jefferson, Adolf Hitler, et al. Voice 2013 John Hodgman: Ragnarok Himself 2022 Baymax! Baymax Voice; Disney+ Miniseries 2023 Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens Constantine 2 episodes The Mindful Adventures of Unicorn Island Various characters Voice: 10 episodes Shape Island Triangle Voice: 10 episodes Carol & the End of the World Greg Voice: 2 episodes 2024 Megamind Rules! Pierre Pressure Voice: 9 episodes Elsbeth Chazz Milano Episode: "One Angry Woman" 2026 Law & Order Brian Leavy Episode: "Never Say Goodbye"

Video games Year Title Role 2014 Disney Infinity: Marvel Super Heroes Baymax 2015 Disney Infinity 3.0 2019 Kingdom Hearts III 2024 Fortnite Battle Royale