Rob Thomas Biography

Fast Facts

• Won an AFI Award for TV Program of the Year for "Party Down" in 2010
• Was nominated for a Writers Guild of America Award for Episodic Drama for "Veronica Mars" in 2006
• Attended Texas Christian University and graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with a degree in History in 1987
• Sent his first novel to CBS Television president Jeff Sagansky, who gave him the opportunity to pitch a romantic comedy series which would eventually become "Cupid․"
• Started out as a high school journalism teacher before joining Channel One News in 1993
• Best known as the creator and executive producer of "Veronica Mars," "Party Down," and "Cupid․"
• Is the author of the books "Rats Saw God," "Satellite Down," and "Green Thumb," among others
• Raised funds to turn the "Veronica Mars" TV series into a movie using a Kickstarter project