Scott Mebus
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Scott Mebus is American novelist, composer
and playwright
. He has written two adult novels, Booty Nomad and The Big Happy, and the children's urban fantasy series "Gods of Manhattan." His musical, Tarnish, played in the NY International Fringe Festival in 2001. He also composed the theme song for the Discovery Channel Kids program, Outward Bound
.
wherein four romance authors of various stripes had to take her on a date to prove their romantic expertise. Mebus was the fiction author. Though everything went wrong on the date itself, Mebus managed to win Grish's heart.
, graduating in 1992. He went on to receive a BA in English from Wesleyan University
.
, The Real World
, and MTV Yoga before leaving to pursue his writing career.
Composer
A composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...
and playwright
Playwright
A playwright, also called a dramatist, is a person who writes plays.The term is not a variant spelling of "playwrite", but something quite distinct: the word wright is an archaic English term for a craftsman or builder...
. He has written two adult novels, Booty Nomad and The Big Happy, and the children's urban fantasy series "Gods of Manhattan." His musical, Tarnish, played in the NY International Fringe Festival in 2001. He also composed the theme song for the Discovery Channel Kids program, Outward Bound
Outward Bound
Outward Bound is an international, non-profit, independent, outdoor educationorganization with approximately 40 schools around the world and 200,000 participants per year...
.
Marriage
Scott Mebus married author Kristina Grish in 2007. They met when Grish was writing an article for Marie ClaireMarie Claire
Marie Claire is a monthly women's magazine first published in France but also distributed in other countries with editions specific to them and in their languages. While each country shares its own special voice with its audience, the United States edition focuses on women around the world and...
wherein four romance authors of various stripes had to take her on a date to prove their romantic expertise. Mebus was the fiction author. Though everything went wrong on the date itself, Mebus managed to win Grish's heart.
Education
Mebus attended Hackley SchoolHackley School
Hackley School is a private college preparatory school located in Tarrytown, New York and is a member of the Ivy Preparatory School League. Founded in 1899 by wealthy philanthropist Mrs. Caleb Brewster Hackley, Hackley was intended to be a Unitarian alternative to the mostly Episcopal boarding...
, graduating in 1992. He went on to receive a BA in English from Wesleyan University
Wesleyan University
Wesleyan University is a private liberal arts college founded in 1831 and located in Middletown, Connecticut. According to the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, Wesleyan is the only Baccalaureate College in the nation that emphasizes undergraduate instruction in the arts and...
.
Early Work Life
Mebus was a producer at MTV, working on such shows as The Tom Green ShowThe Tom Green Show
The Tom Green Show is a North American television show that first aired in September 1994 on Rogers Television 22, a community channel in Ottawa, Ontario, until 1996, and was later picked up by The Comedy Network in 1997...
, The Real World
The Real World
The Real World is a reality television program on MTV originally produced by Mary-Ellis Bunim and Jonathan Murray. First broadcast in 1992, the show, which was inspired by the 1973 PBS documentary series An American Family, is the longest-running program in MTV history and one of the...
, and MTV Yoga before leaving to pursue his writing career.
Children's Books
- Gods of Manhattan 2008
- Spirits in the Park 2009
- The Sorcerer's Secret 2010