Английская Википедия:Gary Scott Thompson
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Gary Scott Thompson (born October 7, 1959) is an American screenwriter, television producer, and director. Scott is notable for his work on The Fast and the Furious starring Vin Diesel and Paul Walker, the sequel 2 Fast 2 Furious, Hollow Man with Kevin Bacon and Elisabeth Shue, Split Second, 88 Minutes, starring Al Pacino, and K-911 and K-9: P.I..
As creator, showrunner, writer, and executive producer of NBC's hit series Las Vegas,[1] Thompson also directed 4 episodes and made a brief appearance as a psychotherapy patient. Thompson wrote, co-developed, and executive produced NBC and TF1's Taxi Brooklyn.
Life and career
Born in Ukiah, California, but spending much of his childhood in American Samoa,[2] Thompson first gained exposure to the world of entertainment as an actor, studying the craft from such actors as Powers Boothe.Шаблон:Citation needed 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 NYC, was a reader and assistant dramaturgy at Circle Rep Theatre, and did story notes and development for a Hollywood film studio and distributor.[3]
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." Thompson 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.[4] Additionally, Thompson received the first-ever Visionary Award from spinal cord injury advocacy organization Life Rolls On for the first-ever portrayal of a featured character with a SCI on national television.[5]
Filmography
Films
| Film | Year | Writer | Producer | Director(s) | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Underachievers | 1987 | Шаблон:Yes | Шаблон:No | Jackie Kong | |
| White Ghost | 1988 | Шаблон:Yes | Шаблон:No | BJ Davis | |
| Split Second | 1992 | Шаблон:Yes | Шаблон:Partial | Tony Maylam & Ian Sharp | |
| K-911 | 1999 | Шаблон:Yes | Шаблон:No | Charles Kanganis | Direct-to-video |
| Hollow Man | 2000 | Шаблон:Partial | Шаблон:No | Paul Verhoeven | |
| The Fast and the Furious | 2001 | Шаблон:Yes | Шаблон:No | Rob Cohen | |
| K-9: P.I. | 2002 | Шаблон:Yes | Шаблон:No | Richard Lewis | Direct-to-video |
| 2 Fast 2 Furious | 2003 | Шаблон:Partial | Шаблон:No | John Singleton | |
| Timecop 2: The Berlin Decision | 2003 | Шаблон:Yes | Шаблон:Yes | Steve Boyum | Direct-to-video |
| Hollow Man 2 | 2006 | Шаблон:Partial | Шаблон:No | Claudio Fäh | Direct-to-video |
| 88 Minutes | 2007 | Шаблон:Yes | Шаблон:Yes | Jon Avnet | |
| Gunner | TBA | Шаблон:Yes | Шаблон:No | Dimitri Logothetis |
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 | Шаблон:No | Шаблон:Yes | Шаблон:No | Шаблон:No | Segment: "Stump's Family Reunion" |
| Las Vegas | 2003-2008 | Шаблон:Yes | Шаблон:Yes | Шаблон:Yes | Шаблон:Yes | Creator and executive producer (106 episodes) Writer and director (4 episodes) Writer (16 episodes) |
| The WIN Awards | 2005 | Шаблон:No | Шаблон:No | Шаблон:Yes | Шаблон:No | Television special |
| Protect and Serve | 2007 | Шаблон:No | Шаблон:No | Шаблон:Yes | Шаблон:No | Television film |
| Knight Rider | 2008-2009 | Шаблон:Yes | Шаблон:Yes | Шаблон:Yes | Шаблон:No | Executive producer (17 episodes) Writer and director (Episode: ''Exit Light, Enter Knight'') Writer (2 episodes) |
| Taxi Brooklyn | 2014 | Шаблон:No | Шаблон:Yes | Шаблон:Yes | Шаблон:Yes | Developer and executive producer (12 episodes) Writer (4 episodes) |
| God's Country | TBA | Шаблон:No | Шаблон:Yes | Шаблон:Yes | Шаблон:No | Television film |
| 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" |
References
External links
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- ↑ Шаблон:Cite magazine
- ↑ About, Gary Scott Thompson was born at MekMekSiwa Hospital in Pago Pago, and grew up on the South Pacific island of Pago Pago, American Samoa.
- ↑ About, 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 NYC, was a reader and assistant dramaturgy at Circle Rep Theatre, and did story notes and development for a Hollywood film studio and distributor.
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ Surfermag.com This year’s gala will proudly salute the work of producer Gary Scott Thompson and his hit NBC-show “Las Vegas” for its positive portrayal of the SCI community in the media.
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