Scott Newman | |
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Born | Alan Scott Newman September 23, 1950 Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. |
Died | November 20, 1978 Los Angeles, California, U.S. | (aged 28)
Cause of death | Drug Overdose |
Occupation(s) | Actor, stuntman |
Years active | 1973–1977 |
Parent(s) | Paul Newman Jackie Witte |
Relatives | Nell Newman (half-sister) Melissa Newman (half-sister) |
Alan Scott Newman (September 23, 1950 – November 20, 1978) was an American film and television actor and stuntman whose most prominent roles were in The Towering Inferno and Breakheart Pass. He was the only son and the eldest child of actor Paul Newman. After Scott Newman's death from a drug overdose in 1978, his father established the Scott Newman Center, which is dedicated to preventing drug abuse through education.[1]