Scott Seiss
American comedian and TikTok personality
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Scott Matthew Seiss (/siːs/; born March 15, 1994) is an American stand-up comedian, actor, author, and TikToker. He is best known for his repeated portrayal on TikTok of an angry retail worker, popularly referred to as the Angry IKEA Guy,[1] or Angry Retail Guy. The videos are partly based on his experience as a customer service employee at IKEA. Seiss was also cast in the 2023 comedy film Cocaine Bear,[2] as well as in Shortcomings.
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| Born | March 15, 1994 Dundalk, Maryland, U.S. |
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| Followers | 1.8 million |
| Website | https://www.scottseiss.com/ |
Early life
Seiss was born and raised in Dundalk, Maryland, a suburb of Baltimore, by a single mother alongside a younger sister.[3][4] Seiss is a graduate of Eastern Technical High School in Essex and University of Maryland Baltimore County.[5]
Career
Seiss worked as a customer service representative at an IKEA call center from 2016 to 2019, where he handled complaints regarding deliveries.[6] Although he did not work in store, the complaints inspired his "Angry Retail Guy" TikTok character.[7] The videos center Seiss as an irritated retail worker sarcastically reacting to customers or superiors.[8][7] Seiss’s videos have been shared by Patton Oswalt, LeBron James, Jim Gaffigan and Paul F. Tompkins.[5] During the first wave of his videos' popularity, Seiss was working a day job as a social media manager for PBS.[3]
In 2021, Seiss was cast in the comedy film Cocaine Bear, directed by Elizabeth Banks.[2][9][10][11][12][13]
In 2022, he went on tour in the Pacific Northwest.[14] He has opened for comedians such as Josh Wolf, Roy Wood Jr., and Bo Burnham.[15]
On February 22, 2024, Seiss announced on his TikTok page that he wrote a book called The Customer Is Always Wrong: An Unhinged Guide to Everything That Sucks About Work (from an Angry Retail Guy). The book was available to pre-order until September 10th, 2024.[16]
In 2024, Seiss was a part of JokeNite, a comedy special for the video game Fortnite that was produced by Trevor Noah.[17]
Filmography
- 2023 Shortcomings as Lamont
- 2023 Cocaine Bear as Tom
- 2026 Office Romance