Larry A. Thompson
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Larry A. Thompson is a Hollywood film producer
, personal manager, book packager, author
, and motivational speaker
. He is founder and President of the Larry Thompson Organization, a Los Angeles based Talent Management, Motion Picture, Television, and New Media Production Studio.
Having managed the careers of over 200 Stars and produced
19 Movies for Television
including ABC
World Premiere
"And The Beat Goes On: The Sonny and Cher Story," and for CBS "Lucy and Desi: Before The Laughter," 5 Motion Pictures
, 2 Television Series, 8 Television Special
s, and various Series Pilots
, Thompson was voted "Showman Of The Year" in 1998 by the U.S. Television Fan Association.
Film producer
A film producer oversees and delivers a film project to all relevant parties while preserving the integrity, voice and vision of the film. They will also often take on some financial risk by using their own money, especially during the pre-production period, before a film is fully financed.The...
, personal manager, book packager, author
Author
An author is broadly defined as "the person who originates or gives existence to anything" and that authorship determines responsibility for what is created. Narrowly defined, an author is the originator of any written work.-Legal significance:...
, and motivational speaker
Motivational speaker
A motivational speaker or inspirational speaker is a speaker who makes speeches intended to motivate or inspire an audience. In a business context, they are employed to communicate company strategy with clarity and help employees to see the future in a positive light and inspire workers to pull...
. He is founder and President of the Larry Thompson Organization, a Los Angeles based Talent Management, Motion Picture, Television, and New Media Production Studio.
Having managed the careers of over 200 Stars and produced
Film producer
A film producer oversees and delivers a film project to all relevant parties while preserving the integrity, voice and vision of the film. They will also often take on some financial risk by using their own money, especially during the pre-production period, before a film is fully financed.The...
19 Movies for Television
Television movie
A television film is a feature film that is a television program produced for and originally distributed by a television network, in contrast to...
including ABC
American Broadcasting Company
The American Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. Its first broadcast on television was in 1948...
World Premiere
Premiere
A premiere is generally "a first performance". This can refer to plays, films, television programs, operas, symphonies, ballets and so on. Premieres for theatrical, musical and other cultural presentations can become extravagant affairs, attracting large numbers of socialites and much media...
"And The Beat Goes On: The Sonny and Cher Story," and for CBS "Lucy and Desi: Before The Laughter," 5 Motion Pictures
Film
A film, also called a movie or motion picture, is a series of still or moving images. It is produced by recording photographic images with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or visual effects...
, 2 Television Series, 8 Television Special
Television special
A television special is a television program which interrupts or temporarily replaces programming normally scheduled for a given time slot. Sometimes, however, the term is given to a telecast of a theatrical film, such as The Wizard of Oz or The Ten Commandments, which is not part of a regular...
s, and various Series Pilots
Television pilot
A "television pilot" is a standalone episode of a television series that is used to sell the show to a television network. At the time of its inception, the pilot is meant to be the "testing ground" to see if a series will be possibly desired and successful and therefore a test episode of an...
, Thompson was voted "Showman Of The Year" in 1998 by the U.S. Television Fan Association.
Movies Made For Television
- Amish GraceAmish GraceAmish Grace is a television film that premiered on the Lifetime Movie Network on Palm Sunday, March 28, 2010. The movie is based on the 2006 Nickel Mines, Pennsylvania, Amish school shooting and the spirit of forgiveness the Amish community demonstrated in its aftermath...
(2010) - Oprah (2010)
- Little Girl Lost: The Delimar Vera StoryLittle Girl Lost: The Delimar Vera Story-Plot:The story depicts the struggle of Luz Cuevas to find her baby daughter, Delimar Vera Cuevas, who disappeared in 1997 after their house caught fire during a party. The police reported that Delimar was killed in the fire. However, Cuevas suspects that she was kidnapped, and that the fire was...
(2008) - A Date with Darkness: The Trial and Capture of Andrew LusterA Date with Darkness: The Trial and Capture of Andrew LusterA Date with Darkness: The Trial and Capture of Andrew Luster is an American made-for-TV movie which first aired in 2003, based on a true story about criminal Andrew Luster.-Plot:...
(2003) - Murder in the Mirror (2000)
- And The Beat Goes On: The Sonny & Cher Story (1999)
- Replacing Dad (1999)
- Face of EvilFace of EvilFace of Evil is a 1996 TV movie which stars Tracey Gold as Darcy Palmer, Perry King as Russell Polk and Shawnee Smith as his daughter Jeanelle Polk. Darcy Palmer is a promising young artist. On the night before her wedding, she empties her fiancé's bank account and runs to New York...
(1996) - Separated By Murder (1994)
- Broken Promises: Taking Emily Back (1993)
- Lucy & Desi: Before The Laughter (1991)
- Little White Lies (1989)
- Class Cruise (1989)
- Original Sin (1989)
- The Woman He Loved (1988)
- Intimate Encounters (1986)
- Convicted (1986)
- The Other LoverThe Other LoverThe Other Lover is a 1985 television film directed by Robert Ellis Miller and executive produced by Larry A. Thompson.-Plot:Jack Hollander is a novelist, infuriated with his publicists for putting a soft-porn cover on his latest novel. He confronts marketing director Claire Fielding and demands to...
(1985) - Mickey Spillane's Murder Me, Murder YouMurder Me, Murder YouMurder Me, Murder You is a made-for-TV movie starring Stacy Keach as Mickey Spillane's iconic hard-boiled private detective, Mike Hammer. The movie marks the first time the fictitious gumshoe would be portrayed on the small-screen since Darren McGavin played the part in the black-and-white version...
(1983) - Mickey Spillane's Margin for Murder (1981)
Motion Pictures
- Crimes of PassionCrimes of Passion (film)Crimes of Passion is a 1984 film directed by Ken Russell starring Kathleen Turner, Anthony Perkins, John Laughlin and Annie Potts. The film explores themes of human relationships and mental illness...
(1984) - Fraternity VacationFraternity VacationFraternity Vacation is a 1985 low-budget American sex comedy starring Stephen Geoffreys as a nerdy pledge to the Theta Pi Gamma fraternity at Iowa State, with Tim Robbins and Cameron Dye as egregious Theta Pi Gamma frat boys...
(1985) - My Demon Lover (1987)
- Quiet Cool (1986)
- Breaking the RulesBreaking the Rules (film)Breaking the Rules is a 1992 drama film directed by Neal Israel, executive produced by Larry A. Thompson, starring Jason Bateman, C. Thomas Howell, Jonathan Silverman and Annie Potts. Jason's father, Kent Bateman, has a role in the movie as well.-Plot:...
(1992)
Television Specials and Pilots
- Scott Hamilton: Return to the Ice (2010)
- Comedy Central Roast of Joan Rivers (2009)
- Iron Chef USAIron Chef USAIron Chef USA was the first American adaptation of the Japanese television series Iron Chef. Iron Chef USA appeared on the UPN television network in 2001. Only two episodes were aired : "Las Vegas Showdown" and "Holiday Battle"; neither received critical acclaim...
: Showdown in Las Vegas (2001) - Iron Chef USAIron Chef USAIron Chef USA was the first American adaptation of the Japanese television series Iron Chef. Iron Chef USA appeared on the UPN television network in 2001. Only two episodes were aired : "Las Vegas Showdown" and "Holiday Battle"; neither received critical acclaim...
: Holiday Showdown (2001) - Tonight at the House of Blues (1998)
- The Eagle and the Bear (1985)
- Mann in the Middle (1989)