Scott Thompson
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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. He is the oldest of the five boys. He attended Brampton Centennial Secondary School and was a student there at the time of the 1975 shooting massacre.[1] He enrolled in York University but in his third year was asked to leave for being 'disruptive'. He joined the comedy troupe The Love Cats and while performing with them met Mark McKinney. In 1984 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 best-known on the show for his monologues as the effeminate Buddy Cole, as well as his appearances as Queen Elizabeth II. He also acted regularly on The Larry Sanders Show and made numerous guest appearances on other television series including Politically Incorrect, The Late Show, Late Night with Conan O'Brien, and Train 48. Scott Thompson was also the host of a reality television program in Canada called "My Fabulous Gay Wedding". Thompson defended Mordecai Richler's novel Cocksure in Canada Reads 2006.
One of Thompson's most recent methods of keeping in touch with his fans is by maintaining a blog called "Ewe," in character as Buddy Cole.
[edit] Filmography
- Shifting the Canvas (2009)
- Another Gay Movie (2006)
- 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)
- Run Ronnie Run (2002)
- 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 (1996)
- 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)
[edit] 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
- Scottastrophe, 2006 multimedia show
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| NAME | Thompson, Scott |
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| DATE OF BIRTH | June 12, 1959 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | North Bay, Ontario, Canada |
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