Gary Scott Thompson

Gary Scott Thompson
Thompson in 2004
Born	(1959-10-07) October 7, 1959 Ukiah, California, U.S.
Education	New York University (MFA)
Occupation(s)	Film, screenwriter, television producer
Years active	1987-present

Gary Scott Thompson (born October 7, 1959) is an American screenwriter, television producer, and director. He is best known for his work on The Fast and the Furious, starring Vin Diesel and Paul Walker; its sequel 2 Fast 2 Furious; Hollow Man, featuring Kevin Bacon and Elisabeth Shue; Split Second; 88 Minutes, starring Al Pacino; and K-911 and K-9: P.I..

Thomspson was the creator, showrunner, writer, and executive producer of NBC's comedy-drama series Las Vegas, also directing four episodes and making a brief appearance as a psychotherapy patient. Additionally, Thompson wrote, co-developed, and executive produced NBC and TF1's Taxi Brooklyn.

Life and career

Born in Ukiah, California, Thompson spent much of his childhood in Pago Pago, American Samoa.

He first gained exposure to the entertainment industry as an actor, studying the craft under such actors as Powers Boothe at the Pacific Conservatory of the Performing Arts.

To pay for his education and support himself, Thompson worked in a junkyard, operated heavy equipment, delivered mail, built sets for a theatre company, tutored college students in English, taught high school in New York City, worked in a gym, was a stagehand at the Metropolitan Opera House (MET), was a reader and assistant dramaturgy at Circle Rep Theatre, and did story notes and development for a Hollywood film studio and distributor.

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, Cowboys Don't Cry, and Private Hells.

In 1991, Thompson created the company Pago Pago Productions, located in Encino, California.

Thompson now resides in Los Angeles with his wife and two children.

Awards

For Las Vegas, Thompson received the honor of Best Drama Series at the WIN Awards, an awards show dedicated to highlighting positive and multi-dimensional portrayals of women in media.

Additionally, Thompson received the inaugural Visionary Award from Life Rolls On, a spinal cord injury advocacy organization, for his portrayal of the first featured character with a spinal cord injury on national television.

Filmography

Films

Film	Year	Writer	Producer	Director(s)	Note
The Underachievers	1987	Yes	No	Jackie Kong
White Ghost	1988	Yes	No	BJ Davis
Split Second	1992	Yes	Associate	Tony Maylam & Ian Sharp
K-911	1999	Yes	No	Charles Kanganis	Direct-to-video
Hollow Man	2000	Story	No	Paul Verhoeven
The Fast and the Furious	2001	Yes	No	Rob Cohen
K-9: P.I.	2002	Yes	No	Richard Lewis	Direct-to-video
2 Fast 2 Furious	2003	Story	No	John Singleton
Timecop 2: The Berlin Decision	2003	Yes	Co-Producer	Steve Boyum	Direct-to-video
Hollow Man 2	2006	Story	No	Claudio Fäh	Direct-to-video
88 Minutes	2007	Yes	Yes	Jon Avnet
Gunner	2024	Yes	No	Dimitri Logothetis
Trap House	TBA	Yes	No	Michael Dowse

Thompson has a "Based on characters created by" credit in the Fast & Furious films and series in which he did not participate.

Television

Name	Year	Director	Writer	Producer	Creator	Note
The Angry Beavers	1999	No	Yes	No	No	Segment: "Stump's Family Reunion"
Las Vegas	2003-2008	Yes	Yes	Executive	Yes	Creator and executive producer (106 episodes) Writer and director (4 episodes) Writer (16 episodes)
The WIN Awards	2005	No	No	Yes	No	Television special
Protect and Serve	2007	No	No	Executive	No	Television film
Knight Rider	2008-2009	Yes	Yes	Executive	No	Executive producer (17 episodes) Writer and director (Episode: ''Exit Light, Enter Knight'') Writer (2 episodes)
Taxi Brooklyn	2014	No	Yes	Executive	Developer	Developer and executive producer (12 episodes) Writer (4 episodes)
God's Country	TBA	No	Yes	Executive	No	Television film

Himself appearance

Name	Year	Notes
Intimate Portrait	2003	Episode ''Vanessa Marcil''
TV Land Confidential	2007	Episode ''Locations''
Las Vegas	2008	Cameo as 'Patient' in episode ''3 Babes, 100 Guns and a Fat Chick"

External links

• Gary Scott Thompson at IMDb
• Tisch Dramatic Writing Alumni