Scott Gurney (born 1972) is an American

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, writer, director, actor, model, and entrepreneur who has created several television series documentaries and unscripted/reality TV programming, including the highly rated '' Duck Dynasty'', ''

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'', '' Haunted Collector'', ''Feeding Frenzy'', Leah Remini: It's All Relative and '' American Guns''. Gurney is also well known for producing several '' Shark Week'' specials for ''

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'' including ''Killer Sharks: The Attacks of Black December'', ''How Sharks Hunt'', ''Shark City'', ''Shark Attack Survival Guide'', and ''Great White Appetite''. Scott began modeling for catalog retailer International Male in

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, and then went to

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and modeled for Calvin Klein and Polo Sport. In

, he began taking acting classes and auditioning. In 2001, he landed a role in '' The Fluffer'' and was praised for his performance by ''

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''.Will Clarke He has appeared on the television shows '' 7th Heaven'', ''

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'', '' Step by Step'', '' Push'', '' Married... with Children'', ''

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'' and '' Saved by the Bell: The New Class''. He has also appeared in several NBC movies of the week and was the host of the

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'' Hotlines''. He started a production company, Gurney Productions, Inc. with his wife Deirdre, a former lawyer. Gurney Productions has produced over 60 television shows to date. The company's programs have appeared on over a dozen different networks since 2004. Scott and Deirdre Gurney were given an undisclosed but large settlement after a two-year legal battle with ITV, an integrated producer-broadcaster (IPB) based in

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, which creates, owns and distributes high-quality content on multiple platforms globally.

Selected filmography as an actor

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* Living people American male television actors American male film actors 1972 births American male models American television producers American men's soccer players American television hosts Date of birth missing (living people) Place of birth missing (living people) Men's association football players not categorized by position 20th-century American sportsmen {{US-film-actor-1970s-stub