Scott Moore is an American screenwriter and film director.

Early life

Scott Moore was born and raised in

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and is an alumnus of

Punahou School Punahou School (known as Oahu College until 1934) is a private, co-educational, college preparatory school in Honolulu, Hawaii. More than 3,700 students attend the school from kindergarten through 12th grade. The school was established by P ...

and the University of Colorado, Boulder.

Career

Moore is one of the writers of ''

The Hangover ''The Hangover'' is a 2009 American comedy film directed by Todd Phillips, and written by Jon Lucas and Scott Moore. It is the first installment in ''The Hangover'' trilogy. The film stars Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms, Zach Galifianakis, H ...

'', one of the highest grossing R-rated comedies of all-time. He works with longtime writing partner Jon Lucas. They were nominated for Best Original Screenplay in 2009 by both the

British Academy of Film and Television Arts The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA, ) is an independent trade association and charity that supports, develops, and promotes the arts of film, television and video games in the United Kingdom. In addition to its annual awa ...

(BAFTA) and the

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(WGA). With Jon Lucas, Moore wrote and directed the

comedy film The comedy film is a film genre that emphasizes humor. These films are designed to amuse audiences and make them laugh. Films in this genre typically have a happy ending, with dark comedy being an exception to this rule. Comedy is one of the o ...

'' 21 & Over'', which was their directorial debut. In October 2012, they sold to ABC a pilot for a new comedy show named ''

Mixology ''Mixology'' is an American sitcom that aired during the 2013–14 television season on ABC. The series was co-created by Jon Lucas and Scott Moore, who also serve as co-executive producers with Ryan Seacrest and Nina Wass for Ryan Seacres ...

'', which follows five guys and five girls "trying to find love at a trendy Manhattan bar," all over the course of a single night. The show ran for 13 episodes. In 2016 they wrote and directed '' Bad Moms'', which became a surprise hit, grossing over $180 million dollars worldwide and winning the

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for Best Comedy. It was successful enough to spawn a sequel, '' A Bad Moms Christmas'', which was also financially successful.

Works

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Moore, Scott Writers from Honolulu Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Punahou School alumni University of Colorado alumni American male screenwriters Screenwriters from Hawaii