Larry A. Thompson
Thompson in 2012
Born	(1944-08-01)August 1, 1944 (age 81) Clarksdale, Mississippi, U.S.
Alma mater	University of Mississippi (JD)
Occupations	Film producer, talent manager
Years active	1970–present
Political party	Republican
Spouses	Pamela Ann Edwards ​ ​ (m. 1976; div. 1985)​ Kelly Ann Leblanc ​ ​ (m. 1999; div. 2025)​
Website	http://www.larrythompsonorg.com,http://www.larrythompsonforcongress.com

Larry A. Thompson (born August 1, 1944)^[1] is an American film producer, manager, lawyer, author, and motivational speaker.^[2][3] Long known for his work inHollywood, he has twice been aRepublican candidate for theUnited States House of Representatives.

Thompson was born inClarksdale, Mississippi, to Angelo and Anne (maiden name, Tuminello) Thompson.^[1] He graduated from theUniversity of Mississippi with aJuris Doctor (J.D.) in 1968.^[4]

Thompson started his entertainment-industry career as in-house counsel forCapitol Records. He was the youngest lawyer working for the label and negotiated separate contracts for each of theBeatles when the group broke up.^[5] By the 1970s, he was a founding partner in the entertainment law firm of Thompson, Shankman, Bond and Moss. For five years, he packaged movie and television projects and represented the careers of many prominent actors and performers. He also orchestrated the $300-million-dollar merger ofHarrah's andHoliday Inn.^[2]

When the law partnership was dissolved, Thompson created the Larry A. Thompson Organization, a company devoted to film production and the personal management of talent.^[2]

Thompson and fellow lawyersHarry E. Sloan and Larry Kuppin subsequently purchasedNew World Pictures fromRoger Corman for $16.5 million^[2] and immediately took the company public.^[2] He sold his New World equity position in 1983^[2] and refocused his attention to independent film production and talent management. He received the Vision Award in 1993.^[6][7]

Thompson and his company have managed over 200 artists includingDrew Barrymore,Jason Bateman,Justine Bateman,Linda Blair,Robert Blake,Bruce Boxleitner,Delta Burke,Cindy Crawford,William Devane,Donna Dixon,Shannen Doherty,Linda Evans,Steve Guttenberg,Merle Haggard,Scott Hamilton,Mariska Hargitay,David Hasselhoff,Iman,Sally Kellerman,Donna Mills,Tatum O'Neal,Richard Pryor,Joan Rivers,Melissa Rivers,William Shatner,Sonny & Cher,Tori Spelling,Alan Thicke,Cicely Tyson, andBarry White.^[2][8]

Thompson's productions include:

• Little Girl Lost: The Delimar Vera Story (air date August 17, 2008) onLifetime Movie Network, was the highest-rated two-hour movie in that network's 10-year history.^[9] In 2009, the movie garnered sixImagen Awards nominations, of which it won two: one for Best Primetime Television Program and the other for Best Actor/Television – Hector Bustamante.^[10]
• Amish Grace (air date March 28, 2010), based on the true story of the 2006Nickel Mines, Pennsylvania, schoolhouse shooting, premiered on Lifetime Movie Network and became thehighest-rated original movie on that network.^[11]
• Liz & Dick (air date November 28, 2012) is a Lifetime Television movie^[12] starringLindsay Lohan andGrant Bowler, directed by Lloyd Kramer, and written byChristopher Monger, which chronicles the love story ofElizabeth Taylor andRichard Burton.^[13] It drew an audience of 3.5 million people and has been nominated for twoEmmys, one each for hairstyling and makeup.^[14]
• Thompson produced William Shatner's one-man show on Broadway, entitledShatner’s World: We Just Live in It...,^[15] which ran atThe Music Box in New York from February 16 – March 4, 2012 and toured North America. The December 8, 2012 performance was filmed for a broadcast release.^[16]
• In 2013, Thompson began developing a project about the life ofOprah Winfrey, based onKitty Kelley'sOprah: A Biography.^[17][18]
• In April 2013, Thompson optioned the screenplayMissing Mona Lisa, written by Mark Hudelson, "a slightly romanticized telling of the fact-based story" of howVincenzo Peruggia stoleLeonardo da Vinci's masterpiece,Mona Lisa, from theLouvre in 1913.^[19]
• Ladies of the '80s: A Divas Christmas starsLoni Anderson,Morgan Fairchild,Linda Gray,Donna Mills,Nicollette Sheridan,Travis Burns, andTaylor Ann Thompson. (Air date December 2, 2023) onLifetime (TV network).

Thompson is also a book packager. He has developed books withJoan Rivers, including a series of murder mystery novels titledThe Red Carpet Murder Mysteries,^[20][21]

Thompson is running forUnited States Congress inCalifornia's 32nd congressional district in the 2026 election.^[22][23]In 2024, Thompson ran for theUnited States Congress inCalifornia's 32nd congressional district^[24][25][26] as a Republican. He was unanimously endorsed by theCalifornia Republican Party^[27] and the Los Angeles County Republican Party.^[28][29] Thompson had also been endorsed by: the Ventura County Republican Party,^[30] theAmerican Independent Party,^[31]California College Republicans,^[32] Los Angeles County Young Republicans,^[33] and California Young Republicans,^[34] as well as byBrock Pierce, Chairman of theBitcoin Foundation^[35][36][37] and Perianne Boring, Founder & CEO of theChamber of Digital Commerce.^[38][39] The primary election was on March 5, 2024. Thompson advanced to the general election on November 5, 2024; he lost the general election to incumbent DemocratBrad Sherman, who won with 66.2% of the vote.^[40] As reported byBallotpedia.org, Thompson received 108,711 votes in the 2024 General Election in his bid for Congress, which is the most votes ever received by any candidate running against Brad Sherman in his 28 years in office.^[41]

Thompson ran for Congress inCalifornia's 37th congressional district as an independent in 2020.^{[42][43][44][45]}

As of 2013, Thompson lived inBeverly Hills, California with his wife Kelly. They have two children, includingTaylor.^[46] Thompson and Kelly divorced in 2025.^{[citation needed]}

• His productions have received nominations for tenEmmy Awards^{[47][48][49][50]}
• nominations for sixImagen Awards^[51]
• nominations for two Prism Awards^[52]
• one nomination for theHumanitas Prize^[53]
• one nomination for a Golden Globe^[54]
• Vision Award, 1993^[6][7]
• Seymour Heller Lifetime Achievement Award^[55][56]
• National Conference of Personal Managers Hall of Fame Inductee^[57][58][59]
• Thompson was knighted in Rome, Italy on May 20, 2017.^[60][61] Grand Prior, Prince Lorenzo de' Medici,^[62] sponsored Thompson, an American of Italian Heritage, into the Ordine di San Martino del Monte delle Beatitudini and presided at the Investiture Mass of Knighthood at the Chiesa diSan Silvestro al Quirinale (Church of San Silvestro at Quirinal Hill)^[63]
• Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement Award byMarquis Who's Who^[64]

As of 2014, Thompson serves on the Advisory Boards ofPaulist Productions,^[65] TheDelta Blues Museum, and Good News Communications.^[66]

• Mickey Spillane's Margin for Murder (1981)^[67]
• Mickey Spillane's Mike HammerMurder Me, Murder You (1983)^[68]
• The Other Lover (1985)
• Convicted (1986)^[69]
• Intimate Encounters (1986)^[70]
• The Woman He Loved (1988)^[71]
• Original Sin (1989)^[72]
• Class Cruise (1989)^[73]
• Little White Lies (1989)^[74]
• Lucy & Desi: Before the Laughter (1991)^[75]
• Broken Promises: Taking Emily Back (1993)^[76]
• Separated By Murder^[77]
• Face of Evil (1996)^[78]
• Replacing Dad (1999)^[79]
• And The Beat Goes On: The Sonny & Cher Story (1999)^[80]
• Murder in the Mirror (2000)^[81]
• A Date with Darkness: The Trial and Capture of Andrew Luster (2003)
• Little Girl Lost: The Delimar Vera Story (2008)
• Amish Grace (2010)
• Liz & Dick (2012)
• Ladies of the '80s: A Divas Christmas (2023)

• Crimes of Passion (1984)
• Fraternity Vacation (1985)
• Quiet Cool (1986)^[82]
• My Demon Lover (1987)^[83]
• Breaking the Rules (1992)

• The Jim Nabors Show (1978)^[84]
• Bring 'Em Back Alive (1982)

• The Eagle and the Bear (1985)^{[citation needed]}
• Mann in the Middle (1989)^[85]
• Tonight at the House of Blues (1998)^{[citation needed]}
• Iron Chef USA: Showdown in Las Vegas (2001)
• Iron Chef USA: Holiday Showdown (2001)
• Comedy Central Roast of Joan Rivers (2009)^[86]
• Scott Hamilton: Return to the Ice (2010)^[87]
• Joan Rivers: Don't Start With Me (2012)^[88]
• Shatner's World...We Just Live In It (2013)^[89]
• 22nd AnnualMovieguide Faith & Values Awards (producer)Reelz Channel, March 1, 2014.^[90]
• 23rd AnnualMovieguide Faith & Values Awards (producer)Reelz Channel, February 21, 2015.^[91]
• 24th AnnualMovieguide Faith & Values Awards (producer)Reelz Channel, February 22, 2016.^[91]

• Thompson, Larry A. (2004).Shine.McGraw-Hill.
• Thompson, Larry A. (2024).Voting In The Age Of Chaos. StarScape Publishing, a division of StarScape Entertainment, Inc.

• Larry A. Thompson atIMDb
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