He was equally famous for his wicked impression of Queen Elizabeth II, his Brazilian movie star Francesca Fiori, the straightlaced businessman Danny Husk and everyone's favourite housewife Fran Wilson. He appeared as Buddy Cole in Bruce LaBruce's controversial film Super 8½ (1993). Buddy's monologues, delivered from a stool in his own gay bar, were scathingly funny but drew criticism from the gay community because it was felt that Cole perpetuated gay stereotypes. It was during a 1990 sketch on the Kids in the Hall's first self-titled television series that Scott Thompson literally 'came out of the closet.' He is perhaps best known for his comedic monologues as Buddy Cole, a witty gay socialite. In 1987, he sent them all to New York for what was essentially a comedy boot camp, and in 1989 their HBO/CBC pilot was aired. They were reunited in 1986 and SNL executive-producer Lorne MICHAELS soon began making plans for the TV show. The group broke up for a short time when McKinney and McCulloch were invited to New York to work as writers on SNL. The Kids in the Hall quickly gained a following performing in downtown Toronto nightspots, where they were scouted by the producers of Saturday Night Live (SNL). Thompson was an occasional guest performer when the group first formed in 1984, though he became a regular member soon after. They later teamed up with Dave FOLEY and Kevin McDonald, who were working under the name THE KIDS IN THE HALL. McKinney was already working with Bruce MCCULLOCH in the comedy duo The Audience. Thompson met Mark MCKINNEY while performing with a sketch comedy troupe called The Love Cats.

In 1983 he received an honours Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in English and theatre from York University. At 19 he became involved with Canada World Youth and spent some time in the Philippines. Scott Thompson grew up in Brampton, Ont, and attended Brampton Centennial Secondary School. Thompson, Scott Scott Thompson, actor, writer (b at North Bay 12 June 1959).

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