Speaker Details

Full Name
Scott Seidel
Company
William Morris Endeavor Agency
Title
Partner Agent in the Scripted Television Department
Country (Address)
United States
Biography
Scott Seidel is a partner agent in the Scripted Television Department at the William Morris Endeavor Agency where he represents writers, directors, and producers for their work in television. A native of the Washington, DC area, Scott earned a B.A. in History from Emory University in 1990 and a J.D. from UCLA Law in 1993. He’s been with Endeavor/WME since 2003, having previously worked at APA and ICM. Scott represents a range of prolific artists including Michael Lehmann, who recently directed the hit Netflix series “The Woman in the House Across the Street from the Girl in the Window”; Bruno Heller, who has created and developed several series including "The Mentalist," "Pennyworth," and "Gotham"; Frank Pugliese, who was co-showrunner on “House of Cards”; Chris Columbus, who directed such films as “Home Alone”, “Mrs. Doubtfire”, and two Harry Potter movies, and also wrote “Gremlins” and “The Goonies”; and Steve Lightfoot, who created "The Punisher" and "Behind Her Eyes," has been an Executive Producer on several series including “Hannibal,” and is currently showrunning "Shantaram," which was shot in Australia and Thailand and is due to be released this year.

Scott is also very active in the Los Angeles community and has run physical education programs geared toward lacrosse at Foster Elementary and Whaley Middle School in Compton.
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WHAT SPEAKS TO ME ARE ORIGINAL IDEAS FROM WRITING/PRODUCING/DIRECTING TALENT THAT I AM PASSIONATE ABOUT THAT COME FROM A PLACE OF TRUTH. IF AN IDEA COMES OUT OF AN ACTUAL EXERIENCE THAT SOMEONE HAS HAD THAT HAS INFORMED THEIR LIFE I FIND THAT TO BE VERY MEANINGFUL AND IMPACTFUL. THERE ARE VERY FEW TRULY ORIGINAL IDEAS SO IF I AM GOING TO SELL AN IDEA IT IS HELPFUL IF IT IS COMING FROM SOMEONE WHO HAS A REAL, TANGIBLE CONNECTION TO THE STORY OR CHARACTER OR WORLD THEY WOULD LIKE TO DRAMATIZE. WHAT SPEAKS TO YOUR TRUTH?