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Willard Scott

1934 - 2021

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Willard Herman Scott Jr. (March 7, 1934 – September 4, 2021) was an American weather presenter, radio and television personality, actor, narrator, clown, comedian, and author, whose broadcast career spanned 68 years, 65 years with the NBC broadcast network. Scott is best known as a weather reporter on NBC's Today show where he also celebrated US centenarian birthdays and notable anniversaries. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Willard Scott has received more than 1,960,590 page views. His biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia. Willard Scott is the 5,356th most popular actor (down from 3,337th in 2019), the 7,789th most popular biography from United States (down from 5,170th in 2019) and the 2,422nd most popular American Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 2.0M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 46.47

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 28

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.93

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.44

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Willard Scotts by language

Over the past year Willard Scott has had the most page views in the with 174,215 views, followed by Japanese (6,402), and Spanish (6,311). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Egyptian Arabic (109.88%), Asturian (105.04%), and Galician (98.08%)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Willard Scott ranks 5,356 out of 13,578. Before him are Stuart Townsend, Constance Collier, Nick Mancuso, Wakin Chau, Daisy Edgar-Jones, and Sergei Bodrov Jr.. After him are Ashok Kumar, Kyle Gass, Rose Leslie, Kunal Nayyar, Sean Gunn, and Martin Shaw.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1934, Willard Scott ranks 409. Before him are Ramón Marsal, Charles Jenkins Sr., Nirmala Joshi, Diane di Prima, Leon Rotman, and Dave Mackay. After him are Alan A'Court, Britt Strandberg, Giorgio Bassi, Robert Siatka, Yvonne Rainer, and Nobuyuki Aihara. Among people deceased in 2021, Willard Scott ranks 457. Before him are Bashkim Fino, Hubert Auriol, Tim Bogert, Juan Rodríguez Vega, Michael K. Williams, and Bronius Kutavičius. After him are Beryl Penrose, Kurt Biedenkopf, Djibril Tamsir Niane, Lubomir Kavalek, Giuseppe Galante, and Abubakar Shekau.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Willard Scott ranks 7,789 out of 20,380. Before him are Mandy Moore (1984), Daniel Kinsey (1902), Joseph Paul Franklin (1950), Charles Bassett (1931), John Lipsky (1947), and Billy Cunningham (1943). After him are Dorothy Cheney (1916), Hélène de Pourtalès (1868), Esther Phillips (1935), DeWitt Clinton (1769), Kyle Gass (1960), and David Brown (1916).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Willard Scott ranks 2,422. Before him are Barnard Hughes (1915), Charisma Carpenter (1970), Michael O'Hare (1952), Grant Show (1962), Alice Pearce (1917), and Catherine Oxenberg (1961). After him are Kyle Gass (1960), Sean Gunn (1974), Kate Bosworth (1983), June Foray (1917), Kevin Richardson (1971), and Robert Beltran (1953).

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Television and Movie Roles

Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
The Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade is an annual parade presented by the U.S. chain store business Macy's. The tradition started in 1924, tying it for the second-oldest Thanksgiving parade in the United States along with America's Thanksgiving Parade in Detroit, with both parades four years younger than the 6abc Dunkin' Donuts Thanksgiving Day Parade in Philadelphia. The three-hour Macy's event is held in New York City starting at 9:00 a.m. EST on Thanksgiving Day.
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Roommates
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An elderly, yet young-at-heart man, moves in with his grandson, and both their lives turn upside-down.
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In Their Own Words: Jim Henson
Self - Friend & Broadcaster
The film follows Henson’s career from his first work with his Muppets in the early 1950’s during television’s Golden Age up to his sudden and shocking death in 1990, as he transcended puppetry to become one of the most creative, prolific and influential artists of his time. Key events include his early television work with the Muppets while still a student at the University of Maryland, his commercial work and network appearances in the late 1950s and early 1960’s, his breakthrough with Sesame Street, The Muppet Show, Fraggle Rock, and his groundbreaking fantasy films, Dark Crystal and Labyrinth. Among those interviewed for the Jim Henson episode are his children, Lisa, Cheryl, Brian and Heather Henson, actors Neil Patrick Harris and Candice Bergen, Willard Scott, director John Landis, former Disney CEO Michael Eisner, and Sesame Street cast members Bob McGrath and Carroll Spinney.
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