Thompson, Larry A. 1944- (Larry Thompson)

PERSONAL

Full name, Larry Angelo Thompson; born August 1, 1944, in Clarksdale, MS; son of Angelo and Anne (maiden name, Tuminello) Thompson; married Kelly Ann LeBlanc, February 26, 1999. Education: University of Mississippi, B.A., 1966, J.D., 1968. Politics: Republican. Religion: Roman Catholic.

Addresses:

Home—9451 Hidden Valley Pl., Beverly Hills, CA 90210-1310. Office—Larry A. Thompson Organization Inc., 9663 Santa Monica Blvd., Suite 801, Beverly Hills, CA 90210-4303.

Career:

Producer. Capitol Records, Hollywood, CA, in-house counsel, 1969-71; Thompson, Shankman and Bond, Beverly Hills, CA, senior partner in entertainment law, 1971-77; Larry A. Thompson Organization Inc., Beverly Hills, president, 1977—; New World Pictures, co-owner, 1983-85. Lecturer on entertainment business at colleges and universities; co-chairman, Republican National Entertainment Committee; appointed by governor of California to California Entertainment Committee. Previously worked as personal manager and lawyer. Military service: U.S. Army, Judge Advocate General's Corps, 1966-72.

Member:

National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, American Film Institute, Inter-American Bar Association, American Bar Association, Mississippi Bar Association, California Bar Association.

Awards, Honors:

Show Business Attorney of the Year award, Capitol Records, 1971; Vision Award, 1993; Showman of the Year, U.S. Television Fans Association, 1998.

CREDITS

Television Executive Producer; Movies:

The Other Lover, CBS, 1985.

The Eagle and the Bear, 1985.

Convicted, ABC, 1986.

Intimate Encounters (also known as Encounters in the Night), NBC, 1986.

The Woman He Loved, CBS, 1988.

Original Sin, 1989.

Class Cruise, NBC, 1989.

Little White Lies, 1989.

Lucy & Desi: Before the Laughter, CBS, 1991.

Broken Promises: Taking Emily Back (also known as Broken Promises), CBS, 1993.

Separated by Murder, CBS, 1994.

(As Larry Thompson) Face of Evil, 1996.

Tonight at the House of Blues, 1998.

Replacing Dad, CBS, 1998.

And the Beat Goes On: The Sonny and Cher Story, ABC, 1999.

Murder in the Mirror, CBS, 2000.

A Date with Darkness: The Trial and Capture of Andrew Luster (also known as A Date with Darkness), 2003.

Television Executive Producer; Series:

The Jim Nabors Show (talk show), syndicated, 1978.

Bring 'Em Back Alive, CBS, 1982.

Celebrity Home Video, 2003.

Television Executive Producer; Specials:

Iron Chef USA: Showdown in Las Vegas, 2001.

Iron Chef USA: Holiday Showdown, 2001.

Television Executive Producer; Pilots:

Mickey Spillane's "Margin for Murder" (also known as Margin for Murder), CBS, 1981.

Mickey Spillane's "Mike Hammer: Murder Me, Murder You" (also known as Murder Me, Murder You), CBS, 1983.

Film Executive Producer:

Crimes of Passion, 1984.

Fraternity Vacation, 1985.

Quiet Cool, New Line Cinema, 1986.

My Demon Lover, New Line Cinema, 1987.

Breaking the Rules (also known as Sketches), 1992.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

(As Larry Thompson) Judge, Star Search, syndicated, 1984.

Science Journal, 1988.

Referee, Family Matters, 1992-1993.

Bartender, Savannah, 1995-1996.

Entertainment Tonight (also known as E.T.), syndicated, 2002-2005.

Access Hollywood, syndicated, 2003.

Extra (also known as Extra: The Entertainment Magazine), syndicated, 2004.

"Real Talent or Get Real," Dr. Phil, syndicated, 2004.

Fox News Live, Fox News, 2004.

"The Swan Pageant: Part 1," The Swan, Fox, 2004.

Celebrity Justice, syndicated, 2005.

Catherine Crier Live, Court TV, 2005.

The Insider, syndicated, 2005.

GMTV, ITV, 2005.

Trish Goddard, Channel 5, 2005.

Television Appearances; Specials:

Judge, Miss Hollywood, 1986, ABC, 1986.

Jacksonville team owner, Hank Aaron: Chasing the Dream, 1995.

Highway Pirates, Discovery Channel, 2001.

Television Appearances; Movies:

Man customer, In the Heat of the Night: Grow Old Along With Me, 1995.

Coach Dean Schmidt, Michael Jordan: An American Hero, 1999.

WRITINGS

Nonfiction:

How to Make a Record Deal and Have Your Songs Recorded, 1975.

Prime Time Crime, 1982.

Television Movies:

The Other Lover, 1985.