Scott Rogowsky (born December 4, 1984) is an American comedian and television personality. He is best known for his time hosting

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, a mobile game show.

Early life

Rogowsky was born in

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and raised in

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. He graduated from

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in 2007 with a degree in

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Career

Beginnings

Since 2011, Rogowsky has hosted ''Running Late with Scott Rogowsky'', a live talk show held at various venues around New York City (such as the Gramercy Theater) and

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. Guests have included comedians, musicians, authors, and actors. Rogowsky gained notoriety as the creator of several viral videos, including ''10 Hours of Walking in NYC as a Jew, ''and ''Taking Fake Book Covers on the Subway. ''In 2017, he hosted a "pop-up" talk show, Start T@lkin, which streamed on

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for one season.

HQ Trivia

In August 2017, Rogowsky began as the primary host of

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among the game's players. Rogowsky's catchphrase, "let's get down to the nitty-gritty," was spoken at least once each episode of HQ Trivia, and is a quote from the song "AC/DC Bag" by

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. In 2019, Rogowsky joined

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and began hosting a sports program. A month later, it was confirmed that Scott had stopped hosting HQ Trivia.

Later broadcasting career

In March 2019, Rogowsky began co-hosting ''ChangeUp, a'' baseball program broadcast on the subscription

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network

. A month later, it was confirmed that he had stopped hosting HQ Trivia due to an inability to organize a scheduling agreement around the two shows. During the

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, Rogowsky hosted a livestreamed comedy show called "IsoLateNight" in which he interviewed other comedians in isolation. He sold some of his collection of vintage shirts to raise money for charities. Rogowsky was selected to host a web-based trivia game for the

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brand

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during the broadcast of Super Bowl LVI. The show took place via the brand's

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account as the game was in progress.

Vintage clothing sales

Rogowsky started collecting and selling

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in 2003. He started an

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account called Quiz Daddy's Closet in 2019 and sold some items to raise money for charity. In January 2022, he opened a physical storefront, also called "Quiz Daddy’s Closet", in

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. After ''

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'' host

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died of

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, Rogowsky bought many of Trebek's garments, which he auctioned to raise funds for the Lustgarten Foundation for Pancreatic Cancer Research.

Personal life

Rogowsky is Jewish. He is a brother of the

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fraternity. Rogowsky also enjoys baseball and is an avid fan of the

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References

External links

Running Late with Scott Rogowsky
{{DEFAULTSORT:Rogowsky, Scott 1984 births Living people American game show hosts American stand-up comedians Comedians from New York City 21st-century American comedians Shorty Award winners Jewish American male comedians 21st-century American Jews