Scott Patterson

He was born September 11, 1958, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the son of Hope Gordon, a homemaker, journalist, and actress in the Haddonfield Plays and Players Theatre Troupe, and Francis Ford Patterson IV, an advertising executive. His parents divorced in 1974. Patterson formed The Unknowns, his first band, in the third grade with longtime friend Tommy Poitras. They played just two songs – Back in the U.S.S.R. and (I\'m Not Your) Steppin\' Stone. The Unknowns added to their set list and performed throughout grade school and high school but disbanded after high school graduation. Patterson was raised in Haddonfield, New Jersey and attended Haddonfield Memorial High School. He attended Rutgers University, pursuing a degree in Comparative Literature. He studied acting in New York with renowned coaches Robert Lewis and Sondra Lee. He was exposed to the teachings of such luminaries as Paul…