Scott Thompson
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This article is about the Canadian actor Scott Thompson. For other Scott Thompsons, see Scott Thompson (Disambiguation).
Scott Thompson (born June 12, 1959) is a Canadian television comedian, best known for his time as a member of the comedy troupe Kids in the Hall.
Thompson was born in North Bay, Ontario, Canada, and grew up in Brampton, Ontario. After graduating from the York University School of Drama, he became a member of The Kids in the Hall. That troupe's series aired starting 1989 on the CBC in Canada and on HBO in the United States, but moved to CBS for the fourth and fifth seasons.
Openly gay, he became the gay celebrity during the run of the show. Best-known for his monologues as the lisping Buddy Cole, he also acted regularly on The Larry Sanders Show and Felicity and made numerous guest appearances on other television series including Politically Incorrect, The Late Show, Late Night with Conan O'Brien, Train 48 and Star Trek: Voyager as Ambassador Tovin.
Filmography
- Another Gay Movie (2005)
- My Fabulous Gay Wedding (2005) (TV series)
- Burnt Toast (2005) (TV)
- The Pacifier (2005)
- Stunt C*ocks (2004)
- Prom Queen: The Marc Hall Story (2004) (TV)
- Ham & Cheese (2004)
- My Baby's Daddy (2004)
- Nobody Knows Anything! (2003)
- The Red Sneakers (2003) (TV)
- Kids in the Hall: Tour of Duty (2002) (V)
- RoboRoach (2002) (TV series)
- Tart (2001)
- Further Tales of the City (2001) (mini series)
- Mickey Blue Eyes (1999)
- More Tales of the City (1998) (mini series)
- Hayseed (1997)
- Hijacking Hollywood (1997)
- Kids in the Hall: Brain Candy (1997)
- The Larry Sanders Show (1992) (TV series) (1995-1998)
- Super 8-1/2 (1993)
- Millennium (1989)
- Day One (1989) (TV)
- The Kids in the Hall (1988) (TV series)
- Hot Paint (1988) (TV)
- Head Office (1985)
- Cheech & Chong's Next Movie (1980)
Other works
- Buddy Babylon, The Autobiography of Buddy Cole (with Paul Bellini) in 1998, a humor novel, ISBN 0-440-50828-2
- The Lowest Show on Earth, a 2001 one-man show produced in Toronto