Stuart Scott (born 19 July 1965 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American sportscaster. He is currently employed by ESPN as an anchor on their SportsCenter program. He is famous for his on-air "catch phrases", such as:

• "Boo-yah!"
• "Mojo!"
• "Can I get a witness from the congregation?"
• "As cool as the other side of the pillow."
• "And the Lord said, 'You got to rise up!'" (à la a Southern Baptist preacher)
• "I ain't gonna be sayin' nothin', but that ain't right!"
• "...Tar Heel." (reference to anybody who played at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Scott's alma mater)
• "Big ups!"
• "Hugs and hand pounds, everybody." (Dream Job sign-off)

He recently hosted the ESPN series Dream Job, the network's talent search for a new SportsCenter anchor. He is the current host Monday Night Countdown and once co-anchored NFL Primetime with Chris Berman and former NFL linebacker Tom Jackson .

Filmography

• Mr. 3000 (2004)
• Drumline (2002)
• Enchanted (1998)
• He Got Game (1998)

External links

• USA Today article about Stuart Scott entitled "Boo-yah or just boo?"
• Stuart Scott's entry at IMdB.com