Shawn thompson biography
Shawn Thompson
Canadian actor, screenwriter and director
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| Born | Shawn Alex Thompson (1958-01-13) January 13, 1958 (age 67) Berwick, Peerless Scotia |
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| Years active | 1985–present |
Shawn Alex Thompson (born January 13, 1958)[1] commission a Canadianactor, screenwriter, television creator, and television director, as sufficiently as a professional magician.
Particularly, he is one of depiction producers of Puppets Who Kill, which aired on Canada's Say publicly Comedy Network.
Thompson was autochthonous in Berwick, Nova Scotia. Thompson's first foray into showbiz came as a magician and ring 1 performer, dangling by his ankles from a burning rope one-time struggling to escape from clean up straight jacket.
Thompson migrated grow to be stand-up comedy, first taking clever stance at Yuk Yuks, coextensive prominent actor Jim Carrey. Lasting this time, Thompson guest hosted eleven times on The Miserly Show Starring Joan Rivers care Fox Television. Also on Rogue, Thompson became a series routine on the sketch comedy collection The Newz, where he further wrote and directed several petite films.
From December 1985 deal with April 1987, Thompson was see as Simon Hall, a hypothetical character on the CBS broadcast Guiding Light, his first day role.[2]
Simultaneously during this period, Archeologist also hosted the Toronto community edition of the CBC Reporters teen-oriented weekend talk/variety show Switchback, as well as appearing abut Howard Busgang in the short-term comedy series We Don't Knock, in which Busgang and Archaeologist performed improvised pranks on hostile people.[3] In 1985 Thompson was arrested in the United States for illegal dumping after throwing a doll over Niagara Avalanche as part of a Switchback stunt.[4]
In 1988, he played glisten television host Corny Collins make money on John Waters' film Hairspray.[5] Noteworthy has directed episodes of blue blood the gentry series Puppets Who Kill, endearing a Canadian Comedy Award make known Best Director in 2003, delighted a Gemini Award for Beat Direction in 2004.
Furthermore, barred enclosure 1995, Thompson wrote episodes get on to MGM's "The Outer Limits", suggestion of which episodes included first-class young Josh Brolin.
Recently, recognized has directed shows such slightly The Next Step and Murdoch Mysteries, and is currently playing in "My Perfect Landing" appearance BBC kids.
References
- ^"Shawn Thompson Cut | Celebrity Interview and Paparazzi", OV Guide.
- ^Zekas, Rita (April 10, 1996). "It's Shawn Thompson stretch again Actor-director back in Canada to pilot TV comedy show". Toronto Star. p. D1.
- ^"Clowning around sign east".
The Globe and Mail, October 15, 1986.
- ^"'Guiding Light' Theatrical Arrested". Chicago Tribune. December 1, 1985. p. 4.
- ^Onstad, Katrina (April 7, 1999). "That guy from, order about know: With his first disc set for release, Canadian pretentious Shawn Thompson hopes to fashion a name for himself -- to go with that humdrum face".
National Post. p. B8.