Person Details

Birthday: 1959-10-07 16:14:39

Aliases: No known aliases

Gender: Male

Place of birth: Pago Pago, American Samoa

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Movie Involvements: 33

TV Involvements: 9


Most Famous Work

Biography

Gary Scott Thompson is the show runner and executive producer of the reinvented 1980s classic, "Knight Rider". The creator and executive producer of NBC's hit series "Las Vegas", Thompson was also the writer of "The Fast and the Furious". Spending much of his childhood in American Samoa, Thompson first gained exposure to the world of entertainment as an actor, studying the craft from such notable actors as Powers Boothe. Eventually settling on writing, he received a Master of Fine Arts degree from New York University and went to work as a playwright. Thompson's theater credits include "Small Town Syndrome," "Cowboy's Don't Cry" and "Private Hells." His feature credits include "The Fast and the Furious" starring Vin Diesel, the sequel "2 Fast 2 Furious," "Hollow Man" with Kevin Bacon, and the cult classic "Split Second", and "88 Minutes," starring Al Pacino. Thompson resides in Los Angeles.

Most Famous Work

The Angry Beavers
Average
7

The Angry Beavers

(1997) Writer
Fast X
Average
7

Fast X

(2023) Characters
Las Vegas
Average
7

Las Vegas

(2003) Creator
Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw
Average
7
Fast & Furious Spy Racers
Average
7

Fast & Furious Spy Racers

(2019) Characters
Knight Rider
Average
8

Knight Rider

(2008) Producer
The Fate of the Furious
Average
7

The Fate of the Furious

(2017) Characters
Furious 7
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7

Furious 7

(2015) Characters

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
2016 Headmaster Hartley
2005 Director
Year Character Movie/Tv

Writing

Year Role Movie/Tv
2026 Characters
2024 Writer
2023 Characters
2021 Characters
2019 Characters
Characters
2017 Characters
2015 Writer
Characters
2014 Writer
2013 Characters
2011 Characters
2009 Characters
Characters
2007 Writer
2006 Characters
Story
Characters
2004 Staff Writer
2003 Writer
Story
Characters
Characters
2002 Story
Teleplay
2001 Screenplay
Story
2000 Story
1999 Writer
1997 Writer
1992 Writer
1988 Writer
Characters
Characters
Writer
Year Role Movie/Tv

Creator

Year Role Movie/Tv
2014 Creator
2003 Creator
Year Role Movie/Tv

Production

Year Role Movie/Tv
2008 Producer
2007 Producer
2003 Producer
1992 Associate Producer
Year Role Movie/Tv

Directing

Year Role Movie/Tv
2003 Director
Year Role Movie/Tv

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