Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
December 1, 1952
Place of Birth:
Bloomington, Illinois, USA
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Rick Scott
Biography
Richard Lynn Scott (né Myers, born December 1, 1952) is an American attorney, businessman, and politician serving as the junior United States senator from Florida since 2019. A member of the Republican Party, he was the 45th governor of Florida from 2011 to 2019.
Scott is a graduate of the University of Missouri–Kansas City and the Dedman School of Law at Southern Methodist University. In 1987, after serving in the United States Navy and becoming a law firm partner, he co-founded Columbia Hospital Corporation. Columbia later merged with another corporation to form Columbia/HCA, which eventually became the nation's largest for-profit health care company. Scott was pressured to resign as chief executive of Columbia/HCA in 1997. During his tenure as chief executive, the company defrauded Medicare, Medicaid, and other federal programs. The Department of Justice won 14 felony convictions against the company, which was fined $1.7 billion in what was at the time the largest healthcare fraud settlement in U.S. history. Following his departure from Columbia/HCA, Scott became a venture capitalist and pursued other business interests. In 2009, he founded Conservatives for Patients' Rights.
Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | After Parkland | Self (uncredited) |
| 2019 | Hail Satan? | Self - Politician (archive footage) |
| 2018 | A Greater Society | Self - Florida Governor |
| 2018 | Paris to Pittsburgh | Self (archive footage) |
| 2016 | Before the Flood | Self (archive footage) |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Inside Politics | Self (archive footage) |
| 2021 | Philly D.A. | Self (archive footage) |
| 2020 | Whose Vote Counts, Explained | Self (archive footage) |
| 2020 | The Sunday Show with Jonathan Capehart | Self (archive footage) |
| 2016 | The Circus | Self (archive footage) |
| 2016 | The Circus | Self |
| 2016 | The Naked Truth | Self |
| 2015 | The Late Show with Stephen Colbert | Self (archive footage) |
| 2014 | Last Week Tonight with John Oliver | Self (archive footage) |
| 1996 | The Daily Show | Self |