Matt Thompson is an American television producer, television writer, television director, animator, and voice actor.

Career

Early work

Matt Thompson, and his creative partner Adam Reed, started at

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doing various odd jobs until they came up with their own show, '' High Noon Toons'', in the mid-1990s. ''High Noon Toons'' was a 3-hour programming block of cartoons hosted by cowboy

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s Haas and Lil' Jo (a

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pun). He has also voiced the "Talent Scout" character on the series '' 12 oz. Mouse.''

Production companies

Thompson and Reed formed 70/30 Productions when they started work on ''Sealab 2021''. The company's name came from the plan that Thompson would do 70% of the producing and 30% of the writing, with Reed doing the reverse. The pair became renowned for their work on several

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television projects, chiefly ''

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'' and their follow-up ''

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'', which aired for two seasons.Alt URL
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series '' Archer''. ''Archer'' has received positive reviews from critics and has won many awards, including three

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and four Critics Choice Awards. The series has also received 15

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nominations, among others, for outstanding achievement in animation, writing, direction, and voice acting. At

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2018, it was announced the tenth season would be titled ''Archer: 1999''. Reed intended to leave ''Archer'' after its tenth season, although plans for the show were not finalized. Since they founded ''Floyd County Productions'', the pair have grown the company from a small eight-person studio into a competitive animation house. The company not only develops exclusive programming but also produces content for other media, including the TV shows ''

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'', '' Legion'', '' Fargo'', ''

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'', and ''

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''.

Filmography

Television

Voice acting

Film

Accolades

References

External links

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