Scot Armstrong

Early life

Armstrong grew up in Wheaton, Illinois, in the western suburbs of Chicago. He attended Wheaton North High School where he wrestled. For his higher education, Armstrong enrolled in Bradley University in Peoria, Illinois.

Career

Armstrong started out working at an advertising agency in Chicago in his early 20s. While working there, he took night classes at The Second City and ImprovOlympic where he studied under Del Close. He also performed (and continues to perform) with the Upright Citizens Brigade in groups/shows including Mother, Feature Feature, Asscatt, and Soundtrack. During this time, he met Todd Phillips whom he hired to direct a commercial for Miller Genuine Draft. In 2000, the two released their first feature film together, Road Trip, which Armstrong co-wrote and Phillips directed.

Armstrong and Phillips would end up working on a variety of other films together including Old School (2003), Starsky & Hutch (2004), School for Scoundrels (2006), and The Hangover: Part II (2011). Outside of his partnership with Phillips, Armstrong was also responsible for uncredited rewrites of Elf and Bad Santa. In 2007, he co-wrote the Farrelly Brothers' film, The Heartbreak Kid. The following year, Semi-Pro, which was Armstrong's first solo-written film, was released.

In 2011, Armstrong announced the concept for his directorial debut, Road to Nardo. The film was set to begin production in 2011. Its name was changed to Search Party and the distribution rights were picked up by Universal in 2013. The film was eventually released in 2015 and was released in May 2016 in the United States. Armstrong's production company, American Work Inc., has also produced several films and TV shows including Hesher, NBC's Best Friends Forever, a TV series adaptation of Problem Child, and the USA Network's Playing House (among others).

In 2015, Showtime gave Armstrong's show, Dice, a straight-to-series order of six episodes. The series—which Armstrong writes, directs, and produces—follows the exploits of a fictional version of Andrew Dice Clay and premiered on Showtime in 2016.

Armstrong also co-hosts the UCB Sports & Leisure Podcast, alongside Matt Walsh.

Filmography

Film

Executive producer

• Hesher (2010)

Uncredited rewrite

• Elf (2003)
• Bad Santa (2003)

Television

References

References

1. Wampler, Scott. (26 May 2011). "Screenwriter Scot Armstrong Talks THE HANGOVER PART 2, What's up with OLD SCHOOL DOS, His Directorial Debut ROAD TO NARDO, and More".
2. Topel, Fred. (24 May 2011). "Interview - Hangover II Writer Scot Armstrong - CraveOnline". [[CraveOnline]].
3. Fennessey, Sean. (6 June 2011). "The GQA: The Hangover Part II Screenwriter Scot Armstrong".
4. Smith, Julia. (2 June 2011). "Scot Armstrong, Co-Writer of The Hangover Part II and Old School: Interview on The Sound of Young America". [[Maximum Fun]].
5. Roxborough, Scott. (6 March 2013). "Universal Acquires 'Search Party'".
6. Cranswick, Amie. (1 April 2016). "New red band trailer for Search Party". Flickering Myth.
7. Maglio, Tony. (11 February 2016). "Andrew Dice Clay Acts Like It's Still 1989 in First Trailer for Showtime Series (Video)".
8. Zimmerman, Peter. (13 April 2016). "Hollywood screenwriter Scot Armstrong: "I wanted to be friends with the funniest people"". [[WGN Radio]].
9. (16 May 2016). "From 'Road Trip' to 'Search Party': Writer-Turned-Director Scot Armstrong's Hollywood Journey".
10. Metz, Nina. (27 May 2011). "From beer commercials to 'The Hangover Part II'". [[Chicago Tribune]].
11. Holden, Stephen. (19 May 2000). "FILM REVIEW; Restaurant Protocol And Other Helpful Tips". [[The New York Times]].
12. Falcon, Jesse. (1 February 2007). "Old School's Scot Armstrong". [[Cracked.com]].
13. Barone, Matt. (24 May 2011). "Interview: Scot Armstrong Talks Writing "The Hangover Part II" And Drug-Dealing Monkeys".
14. McCahill, Mike. (28 May 2015). "Search Party review – slovenly runaround in tired bromance". [[The Guardian]].
15. Andreeva, Nellie. (16 September 2014). "NBC Adapting Movie 'Problem Child' As Comedy Written By Scot Armstrong".
16. Michelle, Kara. (23 March 2015). "Showtime Gives Scott Armstrong's Sitcom 'Dice' a Six Episode Straight-To-Series Order". Celebeat.
17. (6 May 2016). "Upright Citizens Brigade Comedy Podcast Network reveals new slate". The Laugh Button.