Interesting Facts about Scott

Scott first got into acting when he was about 20 years old, in 1985. He started doing commercials and attending acting classes. Eventually, the process "snowballed" and he ended up where he is today.

Scott's first commercial was for Cherry Coke. "I was in a bathtub and I was clothed and it was summertime, and I'm drinking a Cherry Coke and smiling at the camera. And the theme song to the commercial was 'Cherry Oh Baby'."

From TVGuide: Scott Reeves (The Young and the Restless) and his wife, actress Melissa Reeves, met on Days of Our Lives in 1988. "Missy's Italian, and we love lasagna," Scott says. But a strict exercise and diet regime that allows for "as little fat as possible," as well as a conscious desire to eat and live healthier, has changed how they make their favorite food. Reeves altered his grandmother's lasagna recipe by using "lean turkey instead of beef and low-fat cheese. Amazingly enough you really have a hard time telling the difference as far as taste." Click here for the recipe.

Scott and his wife Melissa support Family Resource Associates in Melissa’s hometown in New Jersey. The organization is dedicated to helping children with learning disabilities and impairments.

In this picture on the right from Soaps in Depth (8/10/99), Steve Burton (Jason, GH) chats with good pal Scott Reeves, from his old days on Days of our Lives, who sends him birthday wishes via cell phone since he couldn’t make it to Steve's 29th birthday festivities, held in June.

From Soap Opera Digest, August 31, 1999:
Scott Reeves is strumming a different tune thanks to an injury he suffered in July. "I was working in my garage and I accidently cut my right index finger with a saw," says Reeves, who immediately headed for a hospital ER. Reeves was relieved to hear that his finger would be okay, although his favorite pastime - playing the guitar - was temporarily hindered. "Once my finger healed, I wrapped a bandage over it, which enabled me to play the guitar again," he reveals. "But I still need time to develop callouses over the finger so I can play the way I used to."

Scott was Heather Tom’s (Victoria) first kiss on the show, and in real life too! But she says that "kissing someone you have no romantic feelings for is no fun."

Scott started recording a CD on July 5th and it was due for release on December 1st. There has been no word yet on when his CD will be released, but when I find out I'll let you all know.

The strangest thing that a fan did to meet Scott was walk into his dressing room, without knocking, close the door and start watching tv with him. "I was like, ‘Hello… who are you?’"

Scott gets an average of a few hundred letters of fan mail a week. To help him respond to it all he sits down, personally, and works with someone.

At a fan club event with Tricia Cast, someone asked the question "what would Nina be looking for in a new man?" She made fun of Scott’s height by replying "Someone taller"!

Scott hosted the "Tournament of Roses Parade" coverage on CBS January 1, 1998 and the pre-parade coverage on CBS December 29, 1997-December 31, 1997.

When Peter Bergman (Jack, Y&R) and Christian LeBlanc (Michael, Y&R) were asked if they played practical jokes on the set, Peter replied, "Chrisitan and I don’t, no. Doug Davidson is naughty. And Scott Reeves…" Christian continued, "Very bad, very bad."

When Lauralee Bell and Christian LeBlanc were asked who the biggest prectical joker on the set was during an online chat on November 20, 1997, they answered:
Lauralee Bell: Probably Scott Reeves... well, between Doug Davidson and Scott Reeves really.
Christian LeBlanc: Yeah, that would be the two... Scott had to come in and break up a fight between Shemar and Kristoff, and he came out and ripped off his shirt and he had this big "S" underneath.
Lauralee Bell: These two characters were really going at it! And he's smaller than both of them.
Christian LeBlanc: That was the kicker!

During a chat on July 21, 1998 with Shemar Moore (Malcom, Y&R), he was asked what the strangest thing that ever happened to him during a taping, he stated "my character Malcolm and my brother Neil (Kristoff St. John) had a fight scene, and in the middle of the fight he pushed me, and I literally tripped and slammed my head on the back of the fireplace. They actually kept that tape for the air show. Scott Reeves -- all six foot of him -- had to break us up, had to come in the middle of two big strong black men and break up the fight!"

When Tricia Cast (Nina,Y&R) and Lauralee Bell (CricketY&R) were asked which actor/actress was the most like the character they played during an online chat on September 3, 1998, they answered:
Tricia: What do you think Lauralee, Jeanne Cooper?
Lauralee: Jeanne Cooper. Mrs. Chancellor. Also really Doug Davidson and Scott Reeves are very funny men who don't get to portray that.
Tricia: You're right. Their personalities really come out on the screen.

During the same chat with Tricia and Lauralee, they were asked who the best kisser on the show was and Tricia replied, "Scott Reeves is pretty great."

When Eddie Cibrian (ex-Matt Clark, Y&R,) was asked if he kept in touch with anyone from Y&R he replied, "I do keep in touch with some people from Y&R. Like Joshua Morrow (Nick Newman) and Scott Reeves."

Scott and his wife, Melissa, have begun production on the ABC television movie Baby, Oh Baby. Scott and Missy (ex-Jennifer, Days of our Lives) play Keith and Becki Dilley, the parents of the first surviving sextuplets born in the US. This is Melissa’s first acting gig since she abruptly left Days in 1995.

SoapWorld Video is selling a a unique 22-minute video that spotlights an up-close and personal look at Scott and Missy Reeves (cover on right). Go here for more information.

When Scott was 18 (in 1984), he appeared on the game show Press Your Luck. Sadly, he ended up winning only consolation prizes. "I was up to $9,000 and a trip to Singapore, and I whammied out." Although Scott says that you would never have recognized him anyway, for he had his hair parted in the middle and a space between his front teeth.

Recently, Scott has been working on a touring variety show called "The Young and the Restless and The Bold and the Beautiful Soap Stars in Concert." He has teamed up with colleagues Jerry Douglas and Jeanne Cooper (John and Katherine, The Young and the Restless) and Bobbie Eakes (Macy, The Bold and the Beautiful).

On the set of Y&R, Scott’s closest friends are Peter Bergman (Jack) and Kristoff St. John (Neil).

Lauralee Bell (Cricket, Y&R) calls Scott the practical joker on the Y&R set. She says that it's "between Doug Davidson (Paul, Y&R) and Scott Reeves."

Scott and Missy have a date night once a week. They hire a babysitter for their children and head off to a movie.

A month before Y&R came up, he was auditioning for a role on All My Children in New York. He decided that it wasn’t very convinient (he and Missy had just married and Days is shot in California), so he called his agent and said he "had to go back home." When he arrived home, another audition came up, for the #1 daytime soap opera The Young and the Restless. Obviously, he got the part.

Scott heads off to the gym three to five times a week and watches his diet "religiously" to keep his body toned.

While Missy was pregnant with Larry, she and Scott planned on naming him Dylan Scott Reeves. Eventually they decided to name him after Missy’s brother and father since there are no other boys in her family.

When Scott and Melissa married it was a small one. About thirty-five people all together, mostly immediate family and few friends. "It was in a little country church out where we lived. It was small and personal and got to spend a lot of time with the people who were there." Because of work, their honeymoon was pushed up to the next year. They went to Hawaii for two weeks, spending one in Kauai and the next in Maui.

Scott met his future wife, Melissa Brennan Reeves (ex-Jennifer) while on Days. After he had left the show, they were met again by Michael Bays (ex-Julio).

Scott has a music video coming out in April that he did with hot country/western star Nikki Nelson called "Too Little Too Much". It will be shown on country music channels.