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Chris Thompson Biography

Birth Name:Christopher Thompson

Birth Place:Detroit, Michigan, United States

Profession Writer, Producer, Director, Actor, Script department

Fast Facts

Got his start in television in the mid-1970s when he was hired by producer Garry Marshall, who liked his improv comedy performance, to write for "Blanksy's Beauties․"
Best known as the creator and executive producer of "Shake It Up!" and "Bosom Buddies․"
His first sitcom creation, "Bosom Buddies," provided an early career boost to a young Tom Hanks