Actor, Writer, Lawyer, Professor Extraordinaire
Zach Vaccaro
ONEONTA NY-- The SUNY Oneonta Communications department is home to some of Oneontas most talented and experienced professors. Among them is Professor Scott Boyer. Scott, who first started his career as an small time actor on various television programs and commercials, moved his way up the ranks in the entertainment industry to become a Media Lawyer and children's book author.
Now, Scott teaches in the Mass Communications department at Oneonta. He teaches multiple courses including but not limited to Public Speaking as well as Development of Films. His classes are enjoyed by all his students who have taken them. I myself took one of Professor Boyers classes last semester. It was Development of Films.
The course wasn't too difficult but challenging. Professor Boyer was informative, supportive, and his priority in the classroom was most definitely the students. Doug Heins, Senior at Oneonta describes Scott as "Inspiring, and he opened up my eyes to cinematic elements and creativity in the film industry".
Before becoming a Professor, Scott was a student at University of Florida. He began his career by writing a childrens' television program "Ooga Booga". He ventured to Los Angeles, where he was unfortunately robbed of all his equipment and materials for the TV show. From there Scott found a job at CBS as a paige for The Price Is Right where he discovered that he wanted to be an actor. He waited on tables while searching for acting jobs, finding some work on commercials and a low level Sci- Fi TV show.
Scott then though to himself why not be a lawyer? So he packed his bags once again and headed to Miami. Then discovering he really did not want to be a lawyer, he stuck through it. Eventually passing the BAR exam and becoming a Lawyer, Scott got some work on some high profile cases defending clients such as Wal Mart and other big name companies. Due to his acting experiences, Scott was hired to work trials.
Scott eventually found his way to the Catskills where he lives with his wife in Tredwell, 15 minutes from Oneonta. Scott says he loves it up here where the air is clean and the sights to see are beautiful but misses his home in Miami.
This man is a GOD
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