His "How Did This Get Made?" podcast was inspired by all of the conversations he's had with his friends, after seeing a horrible movie. Specifically, Scheer credits a discussion he had with his future co-host, Jason Mantzoukas, about Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps (2010) as the inspiration for the podcast.
Hosts a podcast, with his wife June Diane Raphael and his co-star Jason Mantzoukas, called "How Did This Get Made?". He also hosts the podcast, with Amy Nicholson, called "Unspooled.".
Graduated from NYU with a degree in education.
Has two sons with his wife, June Diane Raphael: August Scheer (born in April 2014) and Sam Scheer (born in August 2016).
He is of German, Hungarian, Irish, and Italian descent.