Scott Pinsker is an American filmmaker, talk-show host, author and celebrity publicist. He has written for Foxnews.com, The Washington Times, Breitbart, Jewish World Review, and Bulldog Reporter. He was the creator and executive producer of National Lampoon's Strip Poker in 2005, and also appeared in Brett Morgen's political documentary Ollie's Army. His novel, The Second Coming: A Love Story, was released in June 2014.
Pinsker was president of the College Republicans at James Madison University in the 1990s. His support for Oliver North and infiltration of the rival political organization Clean Up Congress, were the subject of director Brett Morgen's film, Ollie's Army.[1][2]
Pinsker moved to Tampa Bay, Florida in 2003 and began a career in public relations. He began representing professional poker player Phil Gordon, who was the host of NBC/Bravo Network's Celebrity Poker Showdown. At a celebrity poker tournament in Houston, Texas, Pinsker decided to make a poker comedy, but to use "real" poker action instead of scripted reenactments. Kato Kaelin, one of the celebrity participants, was employed by National Lampoon at the time and introduced Pinsker to National Lampoon executives. Soon, a deal was struck.[4][5]
In June 2014, Pinsker published the novel, The Second Coming: A Love Story. He explained in a June 16 interview with Rob McConnell of the 'X' Zone Radio Network that he'd been working on the story for 15 years. Described as a "theological thriller," Pinsker claims it's the first book ever written about the apocalyptic "End Days" battle between God and Satan from a marketing perspective. His hypothesis is that a theologian can explain the beliefs of Jesus, but it takes a marketer to explain the actions of Satan.[13]