Scott Adsit (born
November 26 1965) is an American writer, actor and improviser. He is currently appearing in
30 Rock on
NBC and
Moral Orel on
Adult Swim.
In 1994, he joined the mainstage cast of
The Second City in Chicago, where he appeared in several
Jeff award-winning revues, including
Pinata Full of Bees and
Paradigm Lost. A sketch he performed with future
SNL head writer
Adam McKay, "Gump", was included as one of Second City's all-time best in the theater's 25th anniversary compilation. He also appeared in the 1997
PBS documentary about the theater,
Second to None. In 1996, he portrayed an alcoholic and drug-addicted father in the
Hazleton Substance Abuse Clinic (Minnesota) short-subject production "Reflections From The Heart Of A Child". This 26-minute video/DVD feature is required curriculum in most DWI Repeat Offender classes and substance abuse rehabilitation clinics nationwide to this day.
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. Adsit, Dorff and their Second City castmate,
Tina Fey, played the character voices in the game.