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Matt Thompson Biography

Birth Name:Matt Thompson

Profession Producer, Director, Actor, Writer, Editor, Animation department

Fast Facts

  • Started out as a production assistant at Cartoon Network
  • Started out as a writer for "Space Ghost Coast to Coast" in 1997
  • Quote: "I think the emergence of adult cartoons mainly has to do with our generation growing up on great kid cartoons․ We all loved them, but don't want to watch them anymore because we are grown-ups and now they're boring to us․"
  • Quote: "(On "Sealab 2021"): "If we are doing anything at all that viewers realize is nothing like the formulaic crap that is out there, I would be pretty happy․""
  • Best known as the creator and executive producer of "Sealab 2021" and "Frisky Dingo" and as the writer and executive producer of "Archer․"
  • Founded the production company 70/30 Productions with Adam Reed, through which they created "Sealab 2021" and "Frisky Dingo," and later they founded Floyd County Productions to produce "Archer․"
  • Has worked as a voice actor on several of the shows he has produced, including "Sealab 2021," "Frisky Dingo," and "Archer․"

Awards

  • 2014Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Animated Program: nominated
  • 2015Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Animated Program: nominated
  • 2016Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Animated Program: winner
  • 2017Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Animated Program: nominated