Scott Moore is an American screenwriter and film director.

Early life

Scott Moore was born and raised in Honolulu, Hawaii 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 twelfth grade, 12th grade. Protestant missionar ...

and the University of Colorado, Boulder.

Career

Moore is one of the writers of '' The Hangover'', 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 (BAFTA) and the Writers Guild of America (WGA). With Jon Lucas, Moore wrote and directed the comedy film '' 21 & Over'', which was their directorial debut. In October 2012, they sold to ABC a pilot for a new comedy show named '' Mixology'', 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 People's Choice Award for Best Comedy. It was successful enough to spawn a sequel, '' A Bad Moms Christmas'', which was also financially successful.

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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