A California native, Adam Scott graduated from drama school in Los Angeles and was off to the races. His early roles were largely dramatic, breaking through in Hellraiser: Bloodline before joining the likes of Morgan Freeman in High Crimes and Leonardo DiCaprio in The Aviator. It wasn’t until the late aughts that Scott demonstrated the breadth of his range: he paired up with Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly in the comedy classic Step Brothers, and soon after jumped to television for the ever re-watchable Parks and Recreation. If the success of the science-fiction thriller Severance is any indication, Scott can evidently act in any way and play anyone, and now he takes a dive into the Marvel Universe alongside co-stars Sydney Sweeney and Dakota Johnson in Madame Web, which premieres on February 14. Herewith, he shares his key components to the good life. —Jack Sullivan
AIRLINE: American.
AIRPORT: Hollywood Burbank.
ALIBI: “Was asleep.”
APP: Postmates.
BAG: The one I designed with Clare Vivier.
BEDTIME: After everyone else.
BIKE: Huffy Thunder Road from third grade.
BIRTHDAY: Home with family.
BREAKFAST, WEEKDAY: Smoothie.
BREAKFAST, WEEKEND: The cheese omelet from Defending Your Life.
CAR: The ’68 Rambler I had in high school.
CHILDREN: Graham and Frankie.
COCKTAIL: Cold and fizzy.
COCKTAIL APPETIZER: Warm and crunchy.
COUPLE: Jane Pauley and Garry Trudeau.
DATE: With almonds and sea salt.
DIET: Coke.
DINNER, WEEKDAY: Din Tai Fung soup dumplings.
DINNER, WEEKEND: Carbonara 4 eva.
DISGUISE: Rainbow wig, giant sunglasses.
DRESS: On my wife.
DRIVE: Safe.
ENEMY: Pretend.
Escape:
Secret hatch.
FAMILY: Mine.
FIRST MAN: Obama.
FIT: See: disguise.
FOIL: Aluminum.
GIRLFRIEND: Naomi Scott.
GOOD-BYE: French.
HOTEL: Merrion, in Dublin, or Eden in Rome.
INDULGENCE: Clothes.
JACKET: Band of Outsiders peacoat.
LAST MEAL: Cheeseburger and fries.
MOVIE: Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom.
NEIGHBOR: Quiet and nice.
NONFICTION BOOK: The Late Shift: Letterman, Leno, and the Network Battle for the Night, by Bill Carter.
PAIR OF PANTS: One leg at a time.
PAIR OF SHOES: Both at the same time.
PEN OR PENCIL: Apple.
PET: My dumb dogs.
PRESIDENT: Biden.
RESTAURANT: Jon & Vinny’s.
SAYING: “Youth is wasted on the young.”
STREET: Tree-lined.
TELEVISION SERIES: The West Wing.
TIME OF DAY: Dusk.
TOAST: Cinnamon.
VACATION: Kauai.
WAKE-UP TIME: 7:00 A.M., if lucky.
WEEKEND BAG: With wheels.
WORK OF ART: Aaron Morse.
Adam’s Essentials
