Jack Scott is a character in the stage show version of "High School Musical"; he isn't in the movie. He's an announcer at East High.
Character Biography[]
Jack Scott is a junior at East High School. He is normally geeky and awkward, but possesses a smooth and articulate voice. It is because of his voice that he was given his position as the school P.A. announcer. Jack is very proud of his position and uses the name "Velvet Fog of East High" to represent his announcer persona. During school days Jack is required to make any where from two to three announcements. After Christmas break Jack makes an announcement for the winter musical after being reminded by Ms. Darbus. It's during this speech that he reveals his crush on "red-hot composer babe Kelsi Nielson". Later he reluctantly announces that the callbacks have been rescheduled during the championship basketball game, and science decathlon. Afterwards he is asked by Kelsi to help Troy, and Gabriella make it to the callbacks and still be able to compete. Jack Scott serves as the play to play announcer for the championship game. During the game he meets up with Kelsi and the two hug.
In the stage version of High School Musical 2, Jack Scott returns as Kelsi's boyfriend. After the school year is over, Jack Scott and his sisters are hired by Lava Springs Country Club along with many of the other Wildcats. While there he works as a dishwasher, helps Kelsi practice for the talent show, is the umpire for the Wildcat baseball team, and played the MC at the midsummer nights talent show. During the summer Kelsi and Jack briefly breakup after Kelsi starts writing music for Sharpay, but the two get back together during the talent show. Jack also develops a dislike for Mr. Fulton due to his act towards him. Later, this is settled when the two of them working together to stall time for the final act of the talent show.
Trivia[]
- Jack Scott is a phonetic pun for Jack Squat meaning nothing. This is possibly due to his absence from the films.
- Velvet Fog is a nickname also used by famous jazz musician Mel Torme.
- Jack and Kelsi's couple name would by Jacsi (unofficial).
- Jack’s name may have stemmed from a very well respected broadway wardrobe supervisor and dresser of the same name. When the book writer of the stage version, David Simpatico, was younger and was trying to support himself as an up and coming writer, he asked for donations from friends— saying that, for anyone who donated $100, he’d one day name a character after them. Turns out Jack Scott donated, and hence the name.