# Eric Scott (actor)
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{{short description|American actor (born 1958)}}
{{Infobox person
| image = Eric Scott actor.jpg
| caption = Scott in 2012
| name = Eric Scott
| birth_name = Eric Scott Magat
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1958|10|20}}
| birth_place = [Los Angeles](/source/Los_Angeles), [California](/source/California), U.S.
| occupation = Actor
| years_active = 1971–2011
| spouse = {{plainlist|
* Karey Louis (1980–1982)
Theresa Fargo (1989–1992)
* {{marriage|Cynthia Ullman Wolfen|2000}}
}}
}}
'''Eric Scott''' (born '''Eric Scott Magat'''; October 20, 1958, in [Los Angeles](/source/Los_Angeles), [California](/source/California), [United States](/source/United_States)) is an [American](/source/Americans) actor who is best known for his role as Ben Walton, which he first played in the television film ''The Homecoming: A Christmas Story'' (1971) and then in the series it inspired, ''[The Waltons](/source/The_Waltons)''.
==Early life==
Scott's father was a mail carrier, and his mother was his guardian on the set of ''The Waltons''.[Scott, Vernon, 'The Waltons' Eric Scott Is Just a Normal 16-year-old, ''Tulsa World'', November 30, 1975, page 142] He has an older brother, Alan, and a younger brother, Dana. As a child he appeared in several television commercials, and had roles in ''[Medical Center](/source/Medical_Center_(TV_series))'', ''[The Interns](/source/The_Interns_(TV_series))'', ''[Bewitched](/source/Bewitched)'', ''[Lancer](/source/Lancer_(TV_series))'', ''[The Doris Day Show](/source/The_Doris_Day_Show)'', ''[The Young Rebels](/source/The_Young_Rebels)'',[Mailbag, ''The Kansas City Star'', August 18, 1974, page 119] and in the film ''[The Million Dollar Duck](/source/The_Million_Dollar_Duck)''.[Huser, Mary Ann, Actor learns to cope with real-life tragedy, ''Simi Valley Star'', December 4, 1994, page 8]
==Personal life==
Scott is of the [Jewish](/source/Jewish) faith.[A Walton Family Tragedy, ''People'', February 1, 1993, pages 79-84]
He was briefly married to actress Karey Louis. His second marriage was to Theresa Fargo, the mother of his daughter Ashley, until her death from acute [myelomonocytic](/source/myelomonocytic) [leukemia](/source/leukemia) on November 5, 1992. Fargo developed the disease during her pregnancy.[{{cite web|url=http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20112757,00.html|title=Life After the Waltons|website=People.com|accessdate=6 December 2017|archive-date=24 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924145048/http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20112757,00.html|url-status=dead}}] Ashley was delivered by cesarean section one month early so that Fargo could begin chemotherapy, but Fargo died two days after the birth of her child.[{{cite web|url=https://www.angelfire.com/tv/homecoming/scott.html|title=Eric Scott|website=Angelfire.com|access-date=6 December 2017}}]
Today, Scott owns Chase Messengers, a parcel delivery service, in [Encino, California](/source/Encino%2C_California).[{{cite web|url=http://www.americanprofile.com/articles/where-are-the-waltons/|title=Where are the Waltons?|date=10 February 2008|website=Americanprofile.com|accessdate=6 December 2017}}] He stated that being rejected from auditions as a child was a good preparation for working in sales.