# Scott DeFreitas > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Scott_DeFreitas > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Scott_DeFreitas.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott_DeFreitas > Source revision: 1349778914 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|American actor (born 1969)}} {{Infobox actor | name = Scott DeFreitas | birth_name = Scott James DeFreitas | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1969|09|09}} | birth_place = [Newton, Massachusetts](/source/Newton%2C_Massachusetts), U.S. | education = [King School](/source/King_School) | occupation = Actor | years_active = 1985-2000 | known_for = Andy Dixon on [As the World Turns](/source/As_the_World_Turns) | spouse = [Maura West](/source/Maura_West) (m. 2000) | children = 4 }} '''Scott James DeFreitas''' (born September 9, 1969) is an American television actor. He is best known for playing the role of Andrew "Andy" Dixon on the CBS soap opera ''[As the World Turns](/source/As_the_World_Turns)'' (1985 to 1995, 1997 to 2000). He received three [Daytime Emmy Award](/source/Daytime_Emmy_Awards) nominations for his role on ''As the World Turns''. == Early life == DeFreitas was born in [Newton, Massachusetts](/source/Newton%2C_Massachusetts) and spent his early years in [Hudson](/source/Hudson%2C_Massachusetts) before his family settled in [Darien, Connecticut](/source/Darien%2C_Connecticut).{{Cite book |last1=Route |first1=Nancy E. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=yzQlimPTTEMC |title=The Soap Opera Book: Who's Who in Daytime Drama |last2=Buckley |first2=Ellen |publisher=Todd Publications |year=1992 |isbn=978-0-915344-23-9 |pages=81}} His father was a computer salesman and his mother was a teacher who worked as a banquet waitress after her children were born. He has three younger brothers.{{Cite journal |last=Henderson |first=Kathy |date=July 7, 1992 |title=Most Happy Fella |journal=[Soap Opera Digest](/source/Soap_Opera_Digest) |volume=17 |issue=14 |pages=114–117}} He attended [King School](/source/King_School) in [Stamford, Connecticut](/source/Stamford%2C_Connecticut).{{Cite web |title=About the Actors: Scott DeFreitas |url=https://www.soapcentral.com/theactors/defreitas_scott.php |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240502192125/https://www.soapcentral.com/theactors/defreitas_scott.php |archive-date=May 2, 2024 |access-date=May 2, 2024 |website=Soap Central}} He decided not to attend college because he was offered a contract with ''[As the World Turns](/source/As_the_World_Turns)''. His parents were divorcing when he moved to [New York](/source/New_York_City). == Career == He became interested in acting at age fourteen when a neighbor, who happened to be a casting director, urged him to audition for commercials. DeFreitas was cast in an Off-Broadway play, ''[''Coming of Age in SoHo''](/source/Coming_of_Age_in_SoHo_(play))'', playing the role of Dy, a teen runaway. The play, written and directed by [Albert Innaurato](/source/Albert_Innaurato), opened in February 1985 at the [Public Theater](/source/The_Public_Theater).{{Cite web |last=Rich |first=Frank |date=February 4, 1985 |title=Stage: Albert Innaurato's 'Coming of Age in SoHo' |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1985/02/04/theater/stage-albert-innaurato-s-coming-of-age-in-soho.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240502192124/https://www.nytimes.com/1985/02/04/theater/stage-albert-innaurato-s-coming-of-age-in-soho.html |archive-date=May 2, 2024 |access-date=May 2, 2024 |website=The New York Times}} After auditioning for a character named Matt on ''[As the World Turns](/source/As_the_World_Turns)'', he instead landed the role of Andy Dixon. He won critical acclaim and award recognition for the storyline of Andy's alcoholism. DeFreitas received [Daytime Emmy Award](/source/Daytime_Emmy_Awards) nominations for [Outstanding Younger Actor](/source/Daytime_Emmy_Award_for_Outstanding_Younger_Actor_in_a_Drama_Series) in 1988, 1992, and 1994.{{Cite web |last=Kishi |first=Russell |date=May 12, 1988 |title=CBS dominates daytime Emmy nominations |url=https://www.upi.com/Archives/1988/05/12/CBS-dominates-daytime-Emmy-nominations/2275579412800/ |access-date=May 2, 2024 |website=UPI}}{{Cite web |date=June 21, 1992 |title=Daytime Emmys Gain Status |url=https://www.sun-sentinel.com/1992/06/21/daytime-emmys-gain-status/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240502192124/https://www.sun-sentinel.com/1992/06/21/daytime-emmys-gain-status/ |archive-date=May 2, 2024 |access-date=May 2, 2024 |website=South Florida Sun Sentinel}}{{Cite web |date=April 7, 1994 |title=CBS takes 23 nominations for Daytime Emmys |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/1994/04/07/cbs-takes-23-nominations-for-daytime-emmys/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240502192124/https://www.chicagotribune.com/1994/04/07/cbs-takes-23-nominations-for-daytime-emmys/ |archive-date=May 2, 2024 |access-date=May 2, 2024 |website=The Chicago Tribune}} He played the role of Andy from 1985 to 1995, then from 1997 to 2000. == Personal life == DeFreitas has said that he fell in love with his ''ATWT'' co-star [Maura West](/source/Maura_West) when they danced together at an industry function on October 16, 1998. He proposed marriage to her on the scoreboard at [Yankee Stadium](/source/Yankee_Stadium).{{Cite web |last=Bauder |first=David |date=March 10, 2000 |title=Soap stars to bring birth of baby to small screen |url=https://www.southcoasttoday.com/story/entertainment/local/2000/03/11/soap-stars-to-bring-birth/50486905007/ |access-date=May 20, 2024 |website=South Coast Today}} They have been married since January 22, 2000. The couple has four children, as well as a son from West's previous marriage.{{Cite web |last=Kroll |first=Dan J. |date=January 28, 2009 |title=Maura West, ex-Andy Dixon expecting another child |url=https://www.soapcentral.com/as-the-world-turns/news/2009/0126-west_pregnant.php |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240502192126/https://www.soapcentral.com/as-the-world-turns/news/2009/0126-west_pregnant.php |archive-date=May 2, 2024 |access-date=May 2, 2024 |website=Soap Central}} One of their children is on the [autism spectrum](/source/autism_spectrum).{{Cite web |last=Levinsky |first=Mara |date=July 5, 2017 |title=ICYMI Maura West Interview |url=https://www.soapoperadigest.com/content/icymi-maura-west-interview/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170822001600/http://www.soapoperadigest.com/content/icymi-maura-west-interview/ |archive-date=August 22, 2017 |access-date=May 21, 2024 |website=[Soap Opera Digest](/source/Soap_Opera_Digest)}} DeFreitas and West agreed to have the birth of their first child filmed for an episode of the [TLC](/source/TLC_(TV_network)) series ''[A Baby Story](/source/A_Baby_Story)''. DeFreitas and West are the parents of actor Joe West.{{Cite web |title=GH's Maura West's Son In Sleepless In Seattle – The Musical |url=https://soaps.sheknows.com/general-hospital/news/33665/ghs-maura-wests-son-in-sleepless-in-seattle-the/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220627001213/https://soaps.sheknows.com/general-hospital/news/33665/ghs-maura-wests-son-in-sleepless-in-seattle-the/ |archive-date=June 27, 2022 |access-date=May 20, 2024 |website=Soaps}} == Awards and nominations == {| class="wikitable" |+ !Year !Award !Category !Title !Result !Ref. |- |1988 |[Daytime Emmy Award](/source/Daytime_Emmy_Awards) |[Outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series](/source/Daytime_Emmy_Award_for_Outstanding_Younger_Actor_in_a_Drama_Series) |''[As the World Turns](/source/As_the_World_Turns)'' |{{nom}} | |- |1992 |[Daytime Emmy Award](/source/Daytime_Emmy_Awards) |[Outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series](/source/Daytime_Emmy_Award_for_Outstanding_Younger_Actor_in_a_Drama_Series) |''[As the World Turns](/source/As_the_World_Turns)'' |{{nom}} | |- |1994 |[Daytime Emmy Award](/source/Daytime_Emmy_Awards) |[Outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series](/source/Daytime_Emmy_Award_for_Outstanding_Younger_Actor_in_a_Drama_Series) |''[As the World Turns](/source/As_the_World_Turns)'' |{{nom}} | |} ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== *{{IMDb name|id=0214595}} {{Portal bar|Biography|United States|Massachusetts|Theatre|Television}} {{authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Defreitas, Scott}} Category:American male soap opera actors Category:1969 births Category:Living people Category:Male actors from Newton, Massachusetts Category:American male stage actors Category:20th-century American male actors Category:People from Darien, Connecticut Category:21st-century American male actors Category:People from Hudson, Massachusetts --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Scott DeFreitas](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott_DeFreitas) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott_DeFreitas?action=history)). 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