Scott Thompson

About

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...

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The SimpsonsSeries • 1989American Dad!Series • 2005Star Trek: The Next GenerationSeries • 1987Star Trek: VoyagerSeries • 1995HannibalSeries • 2013Touched by an AngelSeries • 1994Reno 911!Series • 2003Lilo & Stitch: The SeriesSeries • 2003Aqua Teen Hunger ForceSeries • 2000The Larry Sanders ShowSeries • 1992ProvidenceSeries • 1999Grounded for LifeSeries • 2001Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!Series • 2007Dharma & GregSeries • 1997Odd SquadSeries • 2014Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every ChildSeries • 1995Man Seeking WomanSeries • 2015The Kids in the HallSeries • 1989FUBARSeries • 2023Veronica's ClosetSeries • 1997Rocket MonkeysSeries • 2013ShoresySeries • 2022The PacifierMovie • 2005JesseSeries • 1998