# Gary Scott Thompson

Gary Scott Thompson (born October 7, 1959) is an American screenwriter, television producer, and director. He worked on projects including The Fast and the Furious, its sequel 2 Fast 2 Furious; Hollow Man, Split Second; 88 Minutes, K-911 and K-9: P.I.
Thompson was the creator, showrunner, writer, and executive producer of NBC's comedy-drama series Las Vegas, and he also directed four episodes and made a brief cameo 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 worked in the entertainment industry as an actor, studying under such actors as Powers Boothe at the Pacific Conservatory of the Performing Arts.
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" |