Brian Scannell: from Gutter to Glitter

from Second Chances Hosted by Greg Baldwin

Brian Scannell is a native of Boston, Massachusetts, and has the accent to prove it. He is an actor and producer, known for Gone Baby Gone (2007), The Master (2012) and The Town (2010). He went to Spofford Hall in New Hampshire, which sounds like a posh private school, but it's not. Since getting sober on March 5, 1988, he's been all over the world, done electrical work, been in IT sales, toured with a band, drove cross-country, and saw the Aurora Borealis. He happened to be in California and was discovered in Hollywood during a period in his life when he was open to anything. He ended up getting cast in Brotherhood (2006-2008) over coffee. "If you don't drink and drug I believe that the universe almost takes over your life. It puts opportunities and things in front of yo that you'd never in a million years would think about. And also you know an opportunity when you see one because you have some clarity." His is a "gutter to glitter" story and is amazing.

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