Comedy Writer Don D. Scott Inks Overall Deal With CBS Studios
deadline.comEXCLUSIVE: CBS Studios has signed an overall deal with Barbershop writer Don D. Scott. Under the two-year pact, Scott will develop new series for the studio across all platforms, including drawing on his unique background for inspiration.
Scott grew up in a nightclub-owning family, and his father was also a professional bowler who broke the color barrier in the PBA.Most of Scott’s TV series career to date has been at CBS Studios.
He was a staff writer on the studio’s CBS comedy Fam and worked on the second and third season of CBS Studios’ CBS hit The Neighborhood, rising to co-producer.Scott got his break in 2002 with his first produced script, Barbershop.
Scott co-wrote the breakout hit, which spawned a franchise that spanned film and TV, and wrote the sequel, Barbershop 2: Back In Business.
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