Gary Scott Thompson

Gary Scott Thompson is the show runner and executive producer of the reinvented 1980s classic, Knight Rider. The creator and executive producer of NBCs 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. Thompsons theater credits include Small Town Syndrome, Cowboys Dont 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.

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