Scott was born in Pontotoc, Mississippi, on October 18, 1936.[1] He grew up in Leland, Mississippi, which was also the hometown of Jim Henson, who would one day create the Muppets.[3] Scott's brother-in-law, Aaron Moss, recalled that the relationship in which Scott and Henson had as children, "Kermit had moved to Leland at an early age. Those two kids met and were childhood buddies. They spent a lot of time running up and down the creek, like most kids did."[3]
Henson and his family moved away from Leland,[3] and subsequently the two lost contact with one another.[3] Years later, however, Scott discovered that Henson had named one of his most famous Muppets Kermit the Frog.[3] However, both Jim Henson and The Jim Henson Company stated that Kermit the Frog was not named after Kermit Scott.[2]
Scott died on May 26, 2008, at the age of 71 in Lynchburg, Virginia.[1] He was survived by his wife, Aadron Scott, to whom he had been married for more than 50 years.[1] He was also survived by his children, David Scott, Aadron Rausch, and Tracey Scott.[1] Scott had been a resident of Monroe, Virginia.[1][6]
