X

Join or Sign In

Sign in to customize your TV listings

Continue with Facebook Continue with email

By joining TV Guide, you agree to our Terms of Use and acknowledge the data practices in our Privacy Policy.

Claire Thomas Biography

Birth Name:Claire Thomas

Fast Facts

  • Serves as a member of the Directors Guild of America
  • A native of Los Angeles, she attended Claremont McKenna College in nearby Claremont, California
  • Started out as the helmer behind the Kitchy Kitchen blog that would eventually earn at least 50,000 per video for recipes
  • Quote: "You need to be okay with working for free for a very long time․ The web can open so many doors․ Just stick with it․"
  • After years behind the camera, she was picked up by Litton Entertainment as the host and show-runner for "Food for Thought with Claire Thomas" which debuted in 2011
  • Began her career with a personal blog in which she created videos for which was then noticed by Green Dot Films who requested she produce several national ad campaigns including commercials for McDonald's and General Mills
  • Has stated plans to publish her own line of cookbooks under Simon & Schuster beginning in 2014