Tommy Thompson(V)

Tommy Thompson has again joined the ranks of Executive Producer in the fourth season of the NBC hit Saturday-night show The Pretender (1996). Thompson started his career with a brief stint in sitcoms but soon moved on to the dramatic arena Thompson's career went into full swing when he wrote 18 original episodes of the Emmy nominated series Quantum Leap (1989) producer in less than two seasons. It was his success there that led him to be hand picked by Steven Spielberg to launch the action series SeaQuest 2032 (1993) which made him one of the youngest executive producers in television. His success led him land development deals with several studios, and Thompson joined The Pretender (1996) in 1997.