Scott Clifton

Scott Clifton
Scott Clifton
	Clifton attending the 41st Annual Daytime Emmy Awards Nominee Reception
Born	Scott Clifton Snyder; October 31, 1984; Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Nationality	American
Education	Valencia High School; Beverly Hills High School
Occupation	Film and television actor
Years active	2001–present
Known for	Performance in daytime television
Spouse(s)	Nicole Lampson (m. 2012)
Children	1
Awards	See below
	YouTube information
Channel	Theoretical Bullshit;
Years active	2007–present
Genre	Atheism, philosophy, ethics
Subscribers	57.6 thousand
Total views	3.9 million
	Updated: July 22, 2020
Website	scottclifton.com

Scott Clifton Snyder (born October 31, 1984), better known as Scott Clifton, is an American actor, musician, and video blogger as well as an atheist activist. He is best known for playing Dillon Quartermaine in General Hospital (2003–2007), Schuyler Joplin in One Life to Live (2009–2010), and Liam Spencer in The Bold and the Beautiful (2010–present). He has three Daytime Emmy Award wins.

Early life and family

Clifton was born on October 31, 1984, the only child of Ron and Faye Snyder, in Los Angeles, United States. He is of Russian and Scottish descent.[1] He was raised in the Greater Los Angeles Area of southern California, including the Santa Clarita Valley and the San Fernando Valley.

Acting career

Early roles and success

Clifton started acting in commercials at the age of 16. His early roles included appearances on shows such as Roswell, Undressed, and Judging Amy.

He is best known for playing Dillon Quartermaine in General Hospital (2003-2007), Schuyler Joplin in One Life to Live (2009-2010), and Liam Spencer in The Bold and the Beautiful (2010–present). His role in B&B earned him three Daytime Emmy Awards in 2011, 2013, and 2017.

Musical career

Clifton is also a singer, guitarist, and songwriter.

In an initial bid to launch his musical career, he uploaded several songs to the internet, and later compiled these songs among previously unpublished material on his first EP album, Untitled.[2] He later released a second EP, Unbeautiful, as well as two full-length albums, So Much for the Nightlife (in 2006) and Mannequin. Each was produced by Jeff Pescetto. He then released Girl Go Home.[3]

Personal life

Clifton married his longtime girlfriend Nicole Lampson on October 20, 2012. Their wedding was attended by some The Bold and the Beautiful co-stars: John McCook, Don Diamont, Ronn Moss, Adam Gregory, Kim Matula, Jacqueline MacInnes Wood and many others.[4] On May 6, 2016, they welcomed their first child, Ford Robert Clifton.[5]

Clifton is an atheist.[6] On July 19, 2020, he co-hosted episode 24.29 of The Atheist Experience with Matt Dillahunty.[7]

Filmography

Film and television performances

(2002): Terminal Error as Jock
(2004): Arizona Summer as Brooke
(2006): The Death Strip as Mike Kohler

List of acting performances in television
Title	Year	Role	Notes
Roswell	2001	Evan	Guest appearance "Heart of Mine" Season 2, Episode 16 (2001-04-16)
Undressed	2001	Caleb	Guest appearances Season 5, Episode 29 (2001-08-28) Season 5, Episode 30 (2001-08-29) Season 5, Episode 31 (2001-08-30) Season 5, Episode 32 (2001-09-03)
Judging Amy	2002	Thomas Delancey	Guest appearance "Boys to Men" Season 4, Episode 9 (2002-11-26)
General Hospital	2003 – 2007	Dillon Quartermaine
One Life to Live	2009 – 2010	Schuyler Joplin	154 episodes
The Bold and the Beautiful	2010 – present	Liam Spencer

Television appearances

List of appearances as himself in television
Title	Year	Notes
Soap Talk	2003 – 2006	Talk show 2003-12-10 2004-08-09 2005-01-05 2006-07-04
1 Day With	2004	Reality Show. Season No.1 Episode No.3 (2004-09-18)
Soapography	2004	Documentary (2004–06)
Family Feud	2005	Game show. "Naughty vs. Nice" (2005-11-07)
The View	2006	Talk show. Episode No.526 (2006-02-08)
33rd Daytime Emmy Award Nominations Announcement	2006	Daytime Emmy nominee co-announcer with Alexa Havins (2006-02-08)[8]

Other media

Title	Year	Role	Notes
Life in General	2008	Fritz Snyder	Web television series created during the 2007–2008 Writers Guild of America strike.
Summer Nights	2009	Himself	SOAPnet promotional music video. Various soap opera actors perform "Summer Nights", from the Grease soundtrack.
Tactics	2016	Ben	Short film, directed by Patrick Fogarty, written by Elizabeth Mihelich

Discography

Studio albums

Year	Albums	Notes
	So Much for the Nightlife Released: – 2011 Label: – Formats: CD
	Mannequin Released: – 2011 Label: – Formats: CD

Extended plays

Year	Albums	Notes
	Untitled Released: – 2011 Label: – Formats: CD
	Unbeautiful Released: – 2011 Label: – Formats: CD

Other appearances

Year	Details	Notes
2006	ABC: A Holiday Affair Released: November 21, 2006 Label: Buena Vista Formats: CD	A compilation of Christmas themed music by various ABC soap opera actors. Song Title: "Little Drummer Boy" Track: No.9 Time: 2:27

Awards and nominations

Awards and nominations for Scott Clifton
Year	Award	Category	Work	Result	Ref.
2004	Daytime Emmy Award	Outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series	General Hospital	Nominated	[9]
2005	Daytime Emmy Award	Outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series	General Hospital	Nominated	[10]
2005	Soap Opera Digest Award	Outstanding Younger Lead Actor	General Hospital	Won	[11]
2006	Daytime Emmy Award	Outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series	General Hospital	Nominated	[12]
2010	Daytime Emmy Award	Outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series	One Life to Live	Nominated	[13]
2011	Daytime Emmy Award	Outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series	The Bold and the Beautiful	Won	[14]
2013	Daytime Emmy Award	Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series	The Bold and the Beautiful	Won	[15]
2014	Daytime Emmy Award	Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series	The Bold and the Beautiful	Nominated	[16]
2015	Daytime Emmy Award	Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series	The Bold and the Beautiful	Nominated	[17]
2016	Soap Awards France	Best Couple of the Year — "Hope and Liam" (shared with Kim Matula)	The Bold and the Beautiful	Nominated	[18]
2017	Daytime Emmy Award	Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series	The Bold and the Beautiful	Won	[19]
2018	Soap Awards France	Best Actor of the Year	The Bold and the Beautiful	Nominated	[20]
2019	Soap Awards France	Best International Actor / Actress	The Bold and the Beautiful	Nominated	[21]
2020	Soap Hub Awards	Favorite The Bold and the Beautiful Actor	The Bold and the Beautiful	Nominated	[22]

References

Clifton, Scott (November 6, 2007). Answers 5 of 5 (Video podcast). YouTube.
Erich Recker (director), Wally Kurth (host) (November 18, 2004). 1 Day With. Season 1. Episode 3. SOAPnet.
"Scott Clifton music, videos, stats, and photos". Last.fm. Retrieved December 24, 2018.
http://cbs.soapsindepth.com/2012/10/clifton-ties-the-knot.html
http://soaps.sheknows.com/the-bold-and-the-beautiful/news/45967/bbs-scott-cliftons-baby-news
https://twitter.com/cliftonsnotes/status/891009231901478912?lang=en
youtube.com/watch?v=gVRUbpu5yE8
"'Young and the Restless' leads Daytime Emmy nominees". Usatoday.com. The Associated Press/USA Today. February 8, 2006.
"The 31st Annual Daytime Emmy Award Nominations" (PDF). emmyonline.org and National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. March 4, 2004. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 29, 2013. Retrieved May 6, 2013.
"Daytime Emmy Award Nominations". TVWeek. Crain Communications. Archived from the original on September 27, 2013. Retrieved May 6, 2013.
"The Soap Opera Digest Awards: 2005". Soapoperadigest.com. Archived from the original on February 7, 2009.
"The 33rd Annual Daytime Entertainment Emmy Award Nominations". emmyonline.org and National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. February 8, 2006. Archived from the original on May 19, 2013. Retrieved May 5, 2013.
"The 37th Annual Daytime Entertainment Emmy Award Nominations". emmyonline.org and National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. May 12, 2010. Archived from the original on May 12, 2013. Retrieved May 5, 2013.
"Daytime Emmy Awards 2011: List of winners". Cbsnews.com. CBS Interactive, Inc.
"The 40th Annual Daytime Entertainment Emmy Award Winners". emmyonline.org and National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. June 16, 2013. Archived from the original on June 20, 2013. Retrieved June 17, 2013.
"The 41st Annual Daytime Entertainment Emmy Award Nominations". New York: emmyonline.org and National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. May 1, 2014. Archived from the original on June 5, 2014. Retrieved May 1, 2014.
"The 42nd Annual Daytime Emmy Award Nominations" (PDF). New York City: emmyonline.org and National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. March 31, 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 2, 2015. Retrieved March 31, 2015.
"Soap Awards France 2016 : Hélène Rollès, Les Mystères de l'amour, Rena Sofer, Plus belle la vie...le palmarès complet". France: toutelatele.com and Médiamétrie. May 2, 2016. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
"The 44th Annual Daytime Emmy Award Nominations" (PDF). New York City: emmyonline.org and National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. March 22, 2017. Retrieved March 22, 2017.
"Soap Awards France 2018 : Sharon Case, Clément Rémiens, Fanny (Elsa Esnoult), Demain nous appartient... le palmarès complet". France: toutelatele.com and Médiamétrie. March 28, 2018. Retrieved July 4, 2020.
"Soap Awards 2019 : le palmarès complet, tous les gagnants, Demain nous appartient, Les Mystères de l'amour, Les feux de l'amour". France: toutelatele.com and Médiamétrie. September 30, 2019. Retrieved July 4, 2020.
Montgomery, Daniel (September 2, 2020). "1st Annual Soap Hub Awards decided by fans honored 'Days of Our Lives,' Steve Burton, Sharon Case and more". Gold Derby. Penske Media Corporation. Retrieved September 3, 2020.

External links

Official Scott Clifton Website
Scott Clifton at IMDb
Theoretical Bullshit's channel on YouTube
Scott Clifton, at Tuesday Afternoon, an online philosophy newsletter and podcast. Scott Clifton acts as a contributing editor.

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[Answers_No.5-1] Clifton, Scott (November 6, 2007). Answers 5 of 5 (Video podcast). YouTube.

[1_Day_With-2] Erich Recker (director), Wally Kurth (host) (November 18, 2004). 1 Day With. Season 1. Episode 3. SOAPnet.

[3] "Scott Clifton music, videos, stats, and photos". Last.fm. Retrieved December 24, 2018.

[4] ttp://cbs.soapsindepth.com/2012/10/clifton-ties-the-knot.html

[5] ttp://soaps.sheknows.com/the-bold-and-the-beautiful/news/45967/bbs-scott-cliftons-baby-news

[6] ttps://twitter.com/cliftonsnotes/status/891009231901478912?lang=en

[7] youtube.com/watch?v=gVRUbpu5yE8

[33rd_Emmy_announcement-8] "'Young and the Restless' leads Daytime Emmy nominees". Usatoday.com. The Associated Press/USA Today. February 8, 2006.

[9] "The 31st Annual Daytime Emmy Award Nominations" (PDF). emmyonline.org and National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. March 4, 2004. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 29, 2013. Retrieved May 6, 2013.

[10] "Daytime Emmy Award Nominations". TVWeek. Crain Communications. Archived from the original on September 27, 2013. Retrieved May 6, 2013.

[Soap_Opera_Digest_Awards_2005-11] "The Soap Opera Digest Awards: 2005". Soapoperadigest.com. Archived from the original on February 7, 2009.

[12] "The 33rd Annual Daytime Entertainment Emmy Award Nominations". emmyonline.org and National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. February 8, 2006. Archived from the original on May 19, 2013. Retrieved May 5, 2013.

[13] "The 37th Annual Daytime Entertainment Emmy Award Nominations". emmyonline.org and National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. May 12, 2010. Archived from the original on May 12, 2013. Retrieved May 5, 2013.

[Daytime_Emmy_Awards_2011-14] "Daytime Emmy Awards 2011: List of winners". Cbsnews.com. CBS Interactive, Inc.

[15] "The 40th Annual Daytime Entertainment Emmy Award Winners". emmyonline.org and National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. June 16, 2013. Archived from the original on June 20, 2013. Retrieved June 17, 2013.

[16] "The 41st Annual Daytime Entertainment Emmy Award Nominations". New York: emmyonline.org and National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. May 1, 2014. Archived from the original on June 5, 2014. Retrieved May 1, 2014.

[17] "The 42nd Annual Daytime Emmy Award Nominations" (PDF). New York City: emmyonline.org and National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. March 31, 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 2, 2015. Retrieved March 31, 2015.

[FR_SOAP_2016_Wins-18] "Soap Awards France 2016 : Hélène Rollès, Les Mystères de l'amour, Rena Sofer, Plus belle la vie...le palmarès complet". France: toutelatele.com and Médiamétrie. May 2, 2016. Retrieved August 17, 2020.

[19] "The 44th Annual Daytime Emmy Award Nominations" (PDF). New York City: emmyonline.org and National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. March 22, 2017. Retrieved March 22, 2017.

[FR_SOAP_2018_Wins-20] "Soap Awards France 2018 : Sharon Case, Clément Rémiens, Fanny (Elsa Esnoult), Demain nous appartient... le palmarès complet". France: toutelatele.com and Médiamétrie. March 28, 2018. Retrieved July 4, 2020.

[FR_SOAP_2019_Wins-21] "Soap Awards 2019 : le palmarès complet, tous les gagnants, Demain nous appartient, Les Mystères de l'amour, Les feux de l'amour". France: toutelatele.com and Médiamétrie. September 30, 2019. Retrieved July 4, 2020.

[22] Montgomery, Daniel (September 2, 2020). "1st Annual Soap Hub Awards decided by fans honored 'Days of Our Lives,' Steve Burton, Sharon Case and more". Gold Derby. Penske Media Corporation. Retrieved September 3, 2020.