Douglas Emerson
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Douglas Emerson is an American
former child actor
who played Scott Scanlon
on Beverly Hills, 90210
in the show's first and second seasons and played Eddie Beckner in The Blob.
Scott was a nerdy freshman and best friends with David Silver, played by Brian Austin Green
. As David became increasingly close with the show's core popular group the Scott-David friendship suffered. In the second season, Emerson was no longer a full-time character but only a special guest star. His character killed himself at his birthday party, when he twirled a gun around and accidentally shot himself as David looked on in horror.
He attended Pepperdine University and later gave up acting to join the U.S. Air Force. As of 2002, he was a staff sergeant and was stationed at Holloman AFB in New Mexico
. He left the Air Force in 2003 and is now living in Denver with his wife and two daughters. He has no desire to return to acting.
United States
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former child actor
Child actor
The term child actor or child actress is generally applied to a child acting in motion pictures or television, but also to an adult who began his or her acting career as a child; to avoid confusion, the latter is also called a former child actor...
who played Scott Scanlon
Characters of Beverly Hills, 90210
The following is a list of characters from the first series of the Beverly Hills, 90210 franchise.-Main cast:*Jennie Garth portrays Kelly Taylor, the gradual main character who appears throughout the entirety of the series , maturing from "spoiled teen vixen to grounded 25-year-old." Kelly endured...
on Beverly Hills, 90210
Beverly Hills, 90210
Beverly Hills, 90210 is an American drama series that originally aired from October 4, 1990 to May 17, 2000 on Fox and was produced by Spelling Television in the United States, and subsequently on various networks around the world. It is the first series in the Beverly Hills, 90210 franchise...
in the show's first and second seasons and played Eddie Beckner in The Blob.
Scott was a nerdy freshman and best friends with David Silver, played by Brian Austin Green
Brian Austin Green
Brian Austin Green is an American actor, best known for his portrayal of David Silver on the television series Beverly Hills, 90210, a role he played from 1990 to 2000. Green also starred in the sitcom Freddie and Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles. Since 2009, he has appeared in a recurring...
. As David became increasingly close with the show's core popular group the Scott-David friendship suffered. In the second season, Emerson was no longer a full-time character but only a special guest star. His character killed himself at his birthday party, when he twirled a gun around and accidentally shot himself as David looked on in horror.
He attended Pepperdine University and later gave up acting to join the U.S. Air Force. As of 2002, he was a staff sergeant and was stationed at Holloman AFB in New Mexico
New Mexico
New Mexico is a state located in the southwest and western regions of the United States. New Mexico is also usually considered one of the Mountain States. With a population density of 16 per square mile, New Mexico is the sixth-most sparsely inhabited U.S...
. He left the Air Force in 2003 and is now living in Denver with his wife and two daughters. He has no desire to return to acting.