Gregory Thompson (writer)

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Gregory Thompson
Occupation(s)Television producer and writer
Years active1996–present

Gregory Thompson is an American television producer and writer. He graduated from University of Washington with a BA in English in 1983, [1] where he was inducted into Phi Beta Kappa. [2] He went on to get his masters at the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth. [3]

His credits include Fired Up , 3rd Rock from the Sun (co-producer), Maggie , Big Wolf on Campus , Grounded for Life , King of the Hill , Everybody Hates Chris and Glenn Martin, DDS . [4] Nearly all of the aforementioned work was with fellow producer and writer Aron Abrams (1960–2010). [5]

He is currently a writer and consulting producer on the Fox animated comedy Bob's Burgers. He has written episodes including "The Unnatural" and "The Millie-churian Candidate".

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References

  1. "Meet the Writer Behind Bob's Burgers: Greg Thompson T'92".
  2. @PhiBetaKappa (September 19, 2018). "It's #NationalCheeseBurgerDay! 🍔 To celebrate, why not revisit some episodes of @BobsBurgersFOX, written & produced…" (Tweet) via Twitter.
  3. "Meet the Writer Behind Bob's Burgers: Greg Thompson T'92".
  4. Gregory Thompson at Film.com
  5. The Sudden Death of 3rd Rock, Everybody Hates Chris Producer Aron Abrams