Scott Seiss

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Scott Seiss
Born1994
Dundalk, Maryland, U.S.
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Occupations
  • Comedian
  • actor
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Website https://www.scottseiss.com/

Scott Matthew Seiss (born 1994) is an American stand-up comedian, actor, author, and TikToker. He is best known for his repeated portrayal on TikTok of an angry retail worker popularly referred to as the Angry IKEA Guy [1] or Angry Retail Guy, The videos are partly based on his experience as a customer service employee at IKEA. Seiss was also cast in the 2023 comedy film Cocaine Bear. [2]

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Early life

Seiss was born and raised in Dundalk, Maryland, a suburb of Baltimore. [3] Seiss is a graduate of Eastern Technical High School in Essex and University of Maryland Baltimore County. [4]

Career

Seiss worked as a customer service representative at an IKEA call center from 2016 to 2019, where he handled complaints regarding deliveries. [5] Although he did not work in store, the complaints inspired his "Angry Retail Guy" TikTok character. [6] The videos center Seiss as an irritated retail worker sarcastically reacting to customers or superiors. [7] [6] Seiss’s videos have been shared by Patton Oswalt, LeBron James, Jim Gaffigan and Paul F. Tompkins. [4]

In 2021, Seiss was cast in the comedy film Cocaine Bear , directed by Elizabeth Banks, [2] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12]

In 2022, he went on tour in the Pacific Northwest. [13] He has opened for comedians such as Josh Wolf, Roy Wood Jr., and Bo Burnham. [14]

On February 22, 2024, Seiss announced on his TikTok page that he wrote a book called "The Customer Is Always Wrong: An Unhinged Guide to Everything That Sucks About Work (from an Angry Retail Guy)." The book is currently available to pre-order until September 10th, 2024, when the book will officially be released. [15]

Filmography

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References

  1. ↑ Burney, Lawrence (March 5, 2023). "The Culture Report: 'Cocaine Bear's' hidden gem is a TikTok comic from Dundalk". The Baltimore Banner.
  2. 1 2 Bentz, Adam (August 3, 2021). "Cocaine Bear Star Elizabeth Banks Welcomes Scott Seiss To The Cast". Screen Rant . Retrieved December 7, 2022.
  3. ↑ Burney, Lawrence (March 5, 2023). "The Culture Report: 'Cocaine Bear's' hidden gem is a TikTok comic from Dundalk". Baltimore Banner . Retrieved March 24, 2023.
  4. 1 2 Tkacik, Christina (April 27, 2021). "'Angry Ikea guy' Scott Seiss, a Baltimore native, roasts customers on TikTok based on time as employee in White Marsh". Baltimore Sun . Retrieved December 7, 2022.
  5. ↑ "Meet the comedian behind the viral Angry Ikea Guy TikToks". April 27, 2021.
  6. 1 2 Wiley, Melissa (May 8, 2021). "A former Ikea staffer and comedian shows how thankless retail jobs can be in a viral TikTok series imitating conversations with customers". Insider . Retrieved December 7, 2022.
  7. ↑ Cowen, Trace William (April 21, 2021). "Comedian Goes Viral for Hilariously Spot-On TikTok Series Detailing the Horrors of Working Retail". Yahoo! . Retrieved December 7, 2022.
  8. ↑ D'Alessandro, Anthony (May 2, 2022). "Universal's Elizabeth Banks-Directed Thriller 'Cocaine Bear' Sets Winter 2023 Release". Deadline . Retrieved August 29, 2022.
  9. ↑ Krishnamurthy, Chaitra (December 1, 2022). "TikTok's angry 'Ikea guy' Scott Seiss' Cocaine Bear feature steals the show". HITC. Retrieved December 7, 2022.
  10. ↑ Corbett, Kelly (December 1, 2022). "As If 'Cocaine Bear' Couldn't Get Any Better, TikTok's Scott Seiss Confirms He's In It". Distractify . Retrieved December 7, 2022.
  11. ↑ Jenkins, Carolyn (November 30, 2022). "Yes, That Is The Angry Retail Guy From TikTok In The Cocaine Bear Trailer". Looper. Retrieved March 24, 2023.
  12. ↑ "A chat with TikTok's "Angry Retail Guy" and "Cocaine Bear" co-star Scott Seiss". OnMilwaukee. February 15, 2023.
  13. ↑ Hutchinson, Chase (June 22, 2022). "Scott Seiss is Coming to the Pacific Northwest to Yell at You". The Stranger. Retrieved December 7, 2022.
  14. ↑ Rabinowitz, Chloe (November 28, 2022). "Comedian Scott Seiss to Perform at The Den Theatre This February". BroadwayWorld . Retrieved December 7, 2022.
  15. ↑ "TikTok - Make Your Day". www.tiktok.com. Retrieved April 11, 2024.
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