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 Film + Year Title Writer Producer Director 1987 The Underachievers Jackie Kong 1988 White Ghost BJ Davis 1992 Split Second Tony MaylamIan Sharp 2000 Hollow Man Paul Verhoeven 2001 The Fast and the Furious Rob Cohen 2003 2 Fast 2 Furious John Singleton 2007 88 Minutes Jon Avnet 2024 Gunner Dimitri Logothetis 2025 Trap House Michael Dowse

Direct-to-video + Year Title Writer Producer Director 1999 K-911 Charles Kanganis 2002 K-9: P.I. Richard Lewis 2003 Timecop 2: The Berlin Decision Steve Boyum 2006 Hollow Man 2 Claudio Fäh

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

Television + Year Title Director Writer Producer Creator Notes 1999 The Angry Beavers Segment "Stump's Family Reunion" 2003–2008 Las Vegas Director (4 episodes)Writer (20 episodes) 2005 The WIN Awards TV special 2008–2009 Knight Rider Writer and director (Episode "Exit Light, Enter Knight"Writer (2 episodes) 2014 Taxi Brooklyn Writer (4 episodes)

TV movies + Year Title Writer ExecutiveProducer 2007 Protect and Serve TBA God's Country

Appearences as himself Year Title Episode 2003 Intimate Portrait "Vanessa Marcil" 2007 TV Land Confidential "Locations" 2008 Las Vegas "3 Babes, 100 Guns and a Fat Chick"