He grew up in Florida then moved to Los Angeles when he started his career. He became interested in acting in the third grade, and his first job was a national television commercial for Ideal Toys. He left his acting career in the fall of 1994 to attend Harvard University. During his days at Harvard he was a youth correspondent for Good Morning America. He majored in English and graduated from Harvard magna cum laude in June 1998. Scott was a writer for the critically acclaimed drama Privileged which aired on the CW Television Network, as well as the writer-producer for the CW drama 90210 in 2011. Scott Weinger has appeared in the re-boot of Full House, Fuller House.