Alumnus Scott Adsit (‘84) has been stopped for autographs   anywhere from restaurants to the Great Wall of China, according to Scott’s mother, Genny Adsit.

A typical day at work for Scott does not consist of cubicles and clients, but rather of producers, cameras and breaking out into the occasional 70’s ballad.

Scott has played Pete Hornberger, a lead character on the award-winning television comedy “30 Rock,” since its first season in 2006.

Scott said one of his favorite episodes to shoot for “30 Rock” was one where he was stuck in a vending machine.

“I go through the whole scope of emotions throughout that storyline,” said Scott. “That was really fun.”

While a single scene can take days of rehearsing lines and filming, Scott said he could also have scenes where he only needs to say, “What do you mean, Kenneth?” and be done for the day.

The show’s final episode is scheduled to air on Jan. 31, 2013.

Scott said that one of his favorite roles as an actor was when he played a demon in a video for the musical group “Tenacious D.” According to his mother, Scott went on to co-create and voice cartoons such as “Moral Orel” and “Frankenhole” on Cartoon Network, along with touring Scotland with the cast of Shakespeare’s “Hamlet.” She said he continues to participate in New York’s improv troupe, the Upright Citizen’s Brigade.

“He’s just really busy,” said Genny. “There’s something going on all the time, but he loves it, so that’s the best part.”

Although, according to Genny, it was tough for Scott to get started, she believes his passion and the connections that he made in theater played a part in helping his career.

“As an actor, rejection is 90 percent of the game, but it’s that 10 percent that makes it all worthwhile,” Scott said.

Even from a young age, Genny said she never doubted his dreams of becoming a professional actor.

“I don’t think he ever had anything else he wanted to do,” said Genny. “That was just what he liked doing.”

Genny really started to see Scott’s future as an actor developing into reality after he was out of college and made Chicago based comedy troupe, Second City.

“That was my turning point where I thought, ‘By God, he could do this,’” she said.

According to his mother, when Scott was a freshman, he made the fall play at GBN, “The Front Page,” and Scott had to make a choice between drama and athletics. He chose the play.

It was at that time that Scott realized his possible career in theater.

“I gathered up the courage to think that maybe I could do this for a living,” Scott said.

Scott attributes a lot of his success to past GBN theater directors including Pat Murphy and Charles Dribin.

“I really am living a life that I imagined when I was a kid and that’s an amazing blessing, and I owe it all to Dribin [and Murphy] because without their foundation, I would not have been able to go on to other things,” Scott said.