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Craig Thomas Biography

Birth Name:Craig David Thomas

Profession Writer, Producer, Soundtrack, Music department, Actor

Fast Facts

  • Nominated in 2000, 2001 and 2002 for a WGA Award from the Writers Guild of America for "Late Show with David Letterman․"
  • Nominated for a Humanitas Prize in 2011 for his work on "How I Met Your Mother․"
  • Winner of a BMI Music Award at the 2013 BMI Film and TV Awards for "How I Met Your Mother․"
  • Known to work most often with writing partner Carter Bays, with whom he has written for such shows as "American Dad!" and "Oliver Beene․"
  • Best known for creating the TV series "How I Met Your Mother," and has written other programs like the "Late Show with David Letterman" and "Da Ali G Show․"
  • Appeared onscreen in the "How I Met Your Mother" entitled "Milk"as the uncredited role of Fake Parademic
  • The Solids, his band along with Carter Bays, performed the theme song for "How I Met Your Mother․"

Awards

  • 1998Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Writing for a Variety or Music Program: nominated
  • 1999Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Writing for a Variety or Music Program: nominated
  • 2000Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Program: nominated
  • 2000WGA Award (TV)-Comedy/Variety (Including Talk) - Series: nominated
  • 2001Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Program: nominated
  • 2001WGA Award (TV)-Comedy/Variety (Including Talk) - Series: nominated
  • 2002Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Program: nominated
  • 2002WGA Award (TV)-Comedy/Variety (Including Talk) - Series: nominated
  • 2009Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Comedy Series: nominated
  • 2010Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics: nominated
  • 2011Humanitas Prize-30 Minute Network or Syndicated Television: nominated
  • 2013BMI TV Music Award-: winner
  • 2014Gold Derby TV Award-Comedy Episode of the Year: nominated
  • 2014Humanitas Prize-30 Minute Category: nominated