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== Early life ==
Thompson was born in [[Rockledge, Florida]],<ref>{{cite web |last1=Neale |first1=Rick |title=Carrot Top, Cocoa's comedy king, inks Las Vegas deal |url=https://www.clickorlando.com/entertainment/2020/02/24/carrot-top-cocoas-comedy-king-inks-las-vegas-deal/ |website=[[WKMG-TV|ClickOrlando]] |date=February 24, 2020 |access-date=September 18, 2022}}</ref> and grew up in [[Cocoa, Florida|Cocoa]]. He is the youngest son of a [[NASA]] engineer.<ref>{{Cite news |date=October 22, 1998 |title='Carrot Top' brings his own brand of humor to Prescott |work=The Daily Courier |location=Prescott, AZ |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=894&dat=19981022&id=RaAvAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ek0DAAAAIBAJ&pg=6892,2413078 |access-date=April 6, 2019}}</ref> He went to [[Cocoa High School]] where he played drums in the marching and concert band. He graduated in 1983. He got the nickname "Carrot Top" from a local swimming coach, a reference to his [[red hair]], which would become one of his trademarks in later life.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://carrottop.com/index.php/about-us|title=The official website of comedian Carrot Top|access-date=June 4, 2019|archive-date=May 10, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210510142442/http://carrottop.com/index.php/about-us|url-status=dead}}</ref> In the late 1980s, Thompson worked as a courier for a mortgage company.<ref name="Orlando Magazine">{{Cite web |title=On Top of the World - March 2016 - Orlando, FL |url=http://www.orlandomagazine.com/Orlando-Magazine/March-2016/On-Top-of-the-World/ |access-date=August 5, 2018 |website=Orlando Magazine|date=February 26, 2016 }}</ref> After high school he enrolled at [[Florida Atlantic University]] in [[Boca Raton, Florida|Boca Raton]]. While a freshman{{huh|date=April there2024}}, Thompson appeared inperformed his first standup comedy routine.<ref name="bio">{{Cite web |year=2008 |title=Carrot Top Biography |url=http://www.carrottop.com/newcarrot/bio/index.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061128013802/http://www.carrottop.com/newcarrot/bio/index.html |archive-date=November 28, 2006 |access-date=July 19, 2008 |publisher=carrottop}}</ref>
 
== Career ==
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Carrot Top has appeared on numerous nighttime television [[talk shows]]. In 1996, he appeared on the animated/live action [[Cartoon Network]] talk show ''[[Space Ghost Coast to Coast]]''. On February 8, 2010, he appeared on an episode of ''[[The Jay Leno Show]]'', wherein he had pies thrown at him by Leno and guest [[Emma Roberts]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon - NBC.com |url=http://www.thejaylenoshow.com/episode-guide/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090924002021/http://www.thejaylenoshow.com/episode-guide/ |archive-date=September 24, 2009 |access-date=September 30, 2015 |website=NBC.com}}</ref> He also appeared on ''[[The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson]]'' alongside [[Courteney Cox]] on May 24, 2011.
 
Carrot Top appeared on an episode of ''[[Tosh.0]]'', receiving a full-body massage from [[Daniel Tosh]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Carrot Top Rubdown - Tosh.0 (Video Clip) |url=http://www.cc.com/video-clips/jrajvu/tosh-0-carrot-top-rubdown |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170711100901/http://www.cc.com/video-clips/jrajvu/tosh-0-carrot-top-rubdown |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 11, 2017 |access-date=April 3, 2019 |website=Comedy Central}}</ref> He was also a special guest performer in Tosh.0's [[Selena Gomez]] tribute video of "[[Good for You (Selena Gomez song)|Good for You]]".<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tosh.0 |url=http://www.cc.com/shows/tosh |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180605092715/http://www.cc.com/shows/tosh |archive-date=June 5, 2018 |access-date=April 3, 2019 |website=Comedy Central}}</ref>
 
On October 22, 2011, Carrot Top appeared as a first-time guest panelist on ''[[Red Eye w/Greg Gutfeld]]''. On April 13, 2016, he appeared as a panelist on the ''[[@midnight]]'' [[Panel game show|game show]].
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== Filmography ==
=== Film ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
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!Year
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders unsortable"
!Title
|+ {{Sronly|Carrot Top's film credits with year of release, film titles and roles}}
!Role
!Notes
|-
! scope="col" | Year
|1996
! scope="col" | Title
|''[[Space Ghost Coast to Coast]]''
! scope="col" | Role
|Himself
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes
|
|-
| {{dts|1995|7|15|format=y}}
|1996
| scope="row" | ''Hourglass''
| Clerk
|
| Direct-to-video
|
|-
| {{dts|1996|9|10|format=y}}
|1996
| scope="row" | ''Pure Danger''
| Morgue Truck Driver
|
| Direct-to-video
|
|-
| {{dts|1998|3|13|format=y}}
|1997
| {{Sort|Chairman of the Board|''[[Chairman of the Board (film)|Chairman of the Board]]''}}
|''[[The Larry Sanders Show]]''
| Edison
|Himself
|
|-
| {{dts|1998|7|14|format=y}}
|1998
| ''Dennis the Menace Strikes Again''
|''[[Chairman of the Board (film)|Chairman of the Board]]''
| Sylvester
|Edison
| Direct-to-video
|
|-
| {{dts|2003|1|1|format=y}}
|1998
| scope="row" | ''Pauly Shore Is Dead''
|''[[Dennis the Menace Strikes Again]]''
| rowspan="3" | Himself
|Sylvester
| Mockumentary
|
|-
| {{dts|2003|10|21|format=y}}
| scope="row" | ''Carrot Top Rocks Las Vegas''
| Direct-to-video
|-
| {{dts|2005|format=y}}
|2000
| scope="row" | ''Now That's Funny''
|''The Three Stooges N.Y.U.K.''
| Direct-to-video
|Dr. Eugene Splicer
|
|-
| {{dts|2005|3|15|format=y}}
|2001
| scope="row" | ''Tugger: The Jeep 4x4 Who Wanted to Fly''
|''[[Scrubs (TV series)|Scrubs]]''
| Shorty
|Himself
|
|-
| {{dts|2005|8|12|format=y}}
|2002
| scope="row" | ''The Aristocrats''
|''[[Weakest Link (U.S. game show)|Weakest Link]]''
| rowspan="5" | Himself
| Documentary
|
|-
| {{dts|2007|7|13|format=y}}
|2003
| scope="row" | ''Shortcut to Happiness''
|''Carrot Top Rocks Las Vegas''
| Guest on talk show on television<br>Cameo appearance
|Himself
|
|-
| {{dts|2007|2|20|format=y}}
|2003
| scope="row" | ''The Bros''
|''[[Shortcut to Happiness]]''
| Direct-to-video
|Himself
|Guest on talk show on TV
|-
| {{dts|2007|11|16|format=y}}
|2003
| scope="row" | ''Smiley Face''
|''[[Pauly Shore Is Dead]]''
| Brief walk on part
|Himself
|
|-
| {{dts|2009|6|5|format=y}}
|2005
| ''The Hangover''
|''[[The Aristocrats (film)|The Aristocrats]]''
| Uncredited cameo
|Himself
|
|-
| {{dts|2012|4|12|format=y}}
|2005
| scope="row" | ''Last Call''
|''[[George Lopez (TV series)|George Lopez]]''
| Mailman
|Himself
|
|-
| {{dts|2014|8|29|format=y}}
|2005
| scope="row" | ''Swearnet: The Movie''
|''[[Tugger: The Jeep 4x4 Who Wanted to Fly]]''
| rowspan="2" | Himself
|Shorty
|
|-
| {{dts|2019|1|25|format=y}}
| ''The Amazing Johnathan Documentary''
| Documentary
|}
=== Television ===
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{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders unsortable"
|+ {{Sronly|Carrot Top's television credits with year of release, film titles and roles}}
|-
! scope="col" | Year
|2006, 2017
! scope="col" | Title
|''[[Family Guy]]''
! scope="col" | Role
|Himself
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes
|
|-
| {{dts|1996|2|14|format=y}}
|2006
| scope="row" | ''[[Space Ghost Coast to Coast]]''
|''[[Reno 911!]]''
| rowspan="2" | Himself
| Voice role<br>Episode: "Lovesick"
|
|-
| {{dts|1997|2|19|format=y}}
|2007
| scope="row" | ''[[SmileyThe FaceLarry (film)|SmileySanders FaceShow]]''
| Episode: "The Roast"
|
|Brief walk on part
|-
| {{dts|2000|2|19|format=y}}
|2007
| scope="row" | ''N.Y.U.K''
|''[[Gene Simmons Family Jewels]]''
| Dr. Eugene Splicer
|Himself
|
|-
| {{dts|2001|10|14|format=y}}
|2008
| scope="row" | ''{{Sort|Weakest Link|[[Weakest Link (American game show)|Weakest Link]]}}''
|''[[The Girls Next Door]]''
| rowspan="13" | Himself
|
| Episode: "Comedians #2 Special"
|
|-
| {{dts|2002|3|15|format=y}}
|2009
| scope="row" | ''Scrubs''
|''[[The Bad Girls Club]]''
| Episode: "My Balancing Act"
|
|
|-
| {{dts|2004|9|28|format=y}}
|2009
| ''[[TheGeorge Hangover]]Lopez''
| Episode: "George Searches for a Needle in a Haight-Stack"
|Himself
|end credits
|-
| {{dts|2006|5|7|format=y}}-{{dts|2017|2|19|format=y}}
|2009
| ''Family Guy''
|''[[The Game (U.S. TV series)|The Game]]''
| Voice role<br>2 episodes
|
|
|-
| {{dts|2006|7|9|format=y}}
|2010
| scope="row" | ''Reno 911!''
|''[[Cash Cab (U.S. game show)|Cash Cab]]''
| Episode: "Wiegel's Pregnant"
|
|
|-
| {{dts|2007|8|20|format=y}}-{{dts|2008|4|4|format=y}}
|2010
| scope="row" | ''Gene Simmons Family Jewels''
|''[[Tosh.0]]''
| 2 episodes
|
|
|-
| {{dts|2009|2|3|format=y}}
|2011
| scope="row" | ''Bad Girls Club''
|''[[CSI: Crime Scene Investigation]]''
| Episode: "What Happens in Vegas... Airs on TV"
|Himself
|
|-
| {{dts|2009|10|11|format=y}}
|2012
| scope="row" | ''The Girls Next Door''
|''[[Last Call (2012 film)|Last Call]]''
| Episode: "Meet the New Girls"
|Mailman
|
|-
| {{dts|2010|8|11|format=y}}
|2014
| scope="row" | ''Tosh.0''
|''[[The Neighbors (2012 TV series)|The Neighbors]]''
| Episode: "Peter Pan Fail Girls"
|
|
|-
| {{dts|2011|9|21|format=y}}
|2014
| scope="row" | ''[[SwearnetCSI: TheCrime Scene MovieInvestigation]]''
| 2 episodes
|Himself
|
|-
| {{dts|2014|2|28|format=y}}
|2015
| scope="row" | ''The Neighbors''
|''[[Robot Chicken]]''
| Episode: "Oscar Party"
|Himself
|
|-
| {{dts|2016|1|17|format=y}}
|2016
| scope="row" | ''Robot Chicken''
|''[[Hitting the Breaks]]''
| Episode: "The Unnamed One"
|Himself
|
|-
| {{dts|2016|format=y}}
| scope="row" | ''Hitting the Breaks''
|''[[Sharknado: The 4th Awakens]]''
| 5 episodes
|
|
|-
| {{dts|2016|7|31|format=y}}
|2019
| scope="row" | ''Sharknado: The 4th Awakens''
|''[[The Amazing Johnathan Documentary]]''
| Drive
|Himself
| Television film
|
|-
| {{dts|2024|5|2|format=y}}
|2021
| scope="row" | ''Hacks''
|''[[Bar Rescue]]''
| Himself
| Episode: "Better Late"<br>Uncredited
|
|}
 
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