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Scott Thompson

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Known For

66 Years Old

Scott Thompson (born June 12, 1959) is a Canadian television actor and comedian, best known for his time as a member of the comedy troupe Kids in the Hall and for playing Brian on The Larry Sanders Show. Thompson was born in North Bay, Ontario and grew up in Brampton. Named for his uncle, he later dropped the name "John" to simplify his name for the stage. He is the second oldest of the five children in his family. He attended Brampton Centennial Secondary School, and was a witness to the 1975 Brampton Centennial Secondary School shooting. He enrolled at York University but in his third year was asked to leave for being "disruptive". He joined the comedy troupe The Love Cats, where he met Mark McKinney. In 1984, Thompson became a member of The Kids in the Hall, whose eponymous sketch comedy series aired starting 1989 on the CBC in Canada and on HBO in the United States, but moved to CBS for its fourth and fifth seasons. Openly gay, Thompson became best known on the show for his monologues as "alpha queen" socialite Buddy Cole, and his appearances as Queen Elizabeth II, secretary Cathy, businessman Danny Husk, suburban housewife Fran, actress Francesca Fiore, and the demented old man in the popular "Love and Sausages" sketch. Concurrently with The Kids in the Hall, Thompson and his writing colleague Paul Bellini collaborated in a queercore punk band called Mouth Congress. During the mid-1990s Thompson ran an interactive website, developed by his younger brother Craig and called ScottLand. It had a live-chat area, voting and comedy espionage and sold Buddy Cole T-shirts and video tapes of comedy sketches. He also appeared regularly on The Larry Sanders Show as Hank Kingsley's personal assistant Brian, and made numerous guest appearances on other television series, including Politically Incorrect, The Late Show, Late Night with Conan O'Brien, and Train 48. Thompson hosted a reality television program in Canada called My Fabulous Gay Wedding. Thompson defended Mordecai Richler's novel Cocksure in Canada Reads 2006. He has continued to tour, and act in numerous movies and on TV. He joined the other Kids in the Hall to tour as recently as 2014, guest-starred in two episodes of Reno 911!, and performed in the project Death Comes to Town (2010) with fellow KITH members Dave Foley, Bruce McCulloch, Mark McKinney, and Kevin McDonald. He had a recurring role in the NBC series Hannibal, playing Jimmy Price, an FBI crime scene investigator.

Born

North Bay, Ontario, Canada on 12th June 1959

All Credits

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The Simpsons
Grady (voice)
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American Dad!
Henchman (voice)
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Star Trek: Voyager
Tomin
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Rocket Monkeys
Queen Bee (voice)
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Rocket Monkeys
Inky Mart Employee (voice)
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The Larry Sanders Show
Brian
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Star Trek: The Next Generation
Daimon Goss
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Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self
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Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest
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The New Tom Green Show
Self
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Touched by an Angel
Herbert
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Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
Prince Rip / Rabbit (voice)
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Hannibal
Jimmy Price
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Veronica's Closet
Scotty
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The Kids in the Hall
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Aqua Teen Hunger Force
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Reno 911!
Gary Werner
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FUBAR
Dr. Pfeffer
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Odd Squad
Professor Square
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Lilo & Stitch: The Series
Mrs. Pleakley (voice)
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Dharma & Greg
David
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Roboroach
Ruben "Rube" Roach (voice)
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The Jane Show
Dr. Tyler Milgram
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Shoresy
Shoresy's Foster Father
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Man Seeking Woman
Tiresias
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Palmerstown, U.S.A.
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Puppets Who Kill
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Providence
Elliot Anderman
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The Kids in the Hall
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More Tales of the City
Arlington Luce
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Dark Side of Comedy
Self
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Love Lounge
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Sugar Highs
Early
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Jesse
Cecil
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Sort Of
Bryce
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Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!
Ricardo
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Reno 911! Defunded
Gary G. Werner
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Pulp Comics
himself
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Carpoolers
Rich Carpooler
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Further Tales of the City
Arlington Luce (uncredited)
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The Pacifier
Director
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The Kids in the Hall: Comedy Punks
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What Would Sal Do?
Father Luke
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Save Me
Dan
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The Kids in the Hall: Death Comes to Town
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Night of the Zoopocalypse
Ash (voice)
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Squirt TV
self
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Nobody Knows Anything!
Mechanic
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Another Gay Movie
Andy's Dad
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Match Game
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Mickey Blue Eyes
FBI Agent Lewis
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Tart
Kenny
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My Baby's Daddy
Cashier
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Never Mind the Buzzcocks
Self
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Match Game
Panelist
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Second City: First Family of Comedy
Self
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Zombie Town
Andy
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Run Ronnie Run
Self
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Another Gay Sequel: Gays Gone Wild!
Andy's Dad
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The Aristocrats
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Hey Lady!
Judge
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Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution
Self
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Millennium
Controller
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My Animal
Marcel
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Back Home Again
Principal Alters (voice)
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Kids in the Hall: Brain Candy
Baxter / Mrs. Hurdicure / Wally Terzinsky / Malek / Big Stummies scientist / The Queen / Raj / Clemptor
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Snowbound for Christmas
Lean-Luc
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Head Office
Man Outside Office Building (uncredited)
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Mr. Dressup: The Magic of Make Believe
Self
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Holiday Joy
Mr. Elderberry
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Young Werther
Uncle Blochstein
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Stand Out: An LGBTQ+ Celebration
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Hannibal: This Is My Design
Self
The Kids in the Hall: Comedy Punks Image
The Kids in the Hall: Comedy Punks
Self
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Bruno & Boots: This Can't Be Happening at Macdonald Hall
Headmaster Hartley
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Rocky Road
Reverend
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Burnt Toast
Tim
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The Red Sneakers
Aldo
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Getting the Old Scent Again: Reimagining Red Dragon
Self
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The Immigrant
Bob London
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Degrassi: Don't Look Back
Mr. Bane
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The Go-Getters
Young Guy
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Hot Paint
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Don't Talk to Irene
Barrett
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Carfuckers
Mechanic
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The Kids in the Hall: Sketchfest Tribute
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The Kids in the Hall: Same Guys, New Dresses
Himself
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Hijacking Hollywood
Russell
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Santa's Got Style
Paul Grant
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The Kids in the Hall: Tour of Duty
Various
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The Making of a Mobster: 'Mickey Blue Eyes'
Self
Prom Queen: The Marc Hall Story Image
Prom Queen: The Marc Hall Story
Lonnie Winn
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HumanTown
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Ham & Cheese
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Psyko Ferret
Gloria Veinous (voice)
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Super 8½
Buddy Cole
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Mouth Congress
Scott Thompson
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Hayseed
J.D. Wood
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Roots
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I, Curmudgeon
Self
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52
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Kids in the Hall: Scenes They Wouldn't Let Us Do
Self
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The Roommate
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Scott and Kevin Discuss Free Trade
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The Kids In The Hall: Laughing Ourselves Sick
Out: Stories of Lesbian and Gay Youth Image
Out: Stories of Lesbian and Gay Youth
Himself
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4 Pounds
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The Buddy Cole Documentary