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Scott Matthew Seiss (; born 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 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.




Early life


Seiss was born and raised in Dundalk, Maryland, a suburb of Baltimore. Seiss is a graduate of Eastern Technical High School in Essex and University of Maryland Baltimore County.




Career


Seiss worked as a customer service representative at an IKEA call center from 2016 to 2019, where he handled complaints regarding deliveries. Although he did not work in store, the complaints inspired his "Angry Retail Guy" TikTok character. The videos center Seiss as an irritated retail worker sarcastically reacting to customers or superiors. Seiss’s videos have been shared by Patton Oswalt, LeBron James, Jim Gaffigan and Paul F. Tompkins.
In 2021, Seiss was cast in the comedy film Cocaine Bear, directed by Elizabeth Banks.
In 2022, he went on tour in the Pacific Northwest. He has opened for comedians such as Josh Wolf, Roy Wood Jr., and Bo Burnham.
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




Filmography


2023 Shortcomings as Lamont
2023 Cocaine Bear as Tom




References






External links


Scott Seiss at IMDb
Comedian Scott Seiss on popular 'Do You Work Here?' TikTok videos. WGN-TV. May 3, 2021 – via YouTube.

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