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Robert J. Thompson

Acting Born Aug 3, 1959 Chicago, Illinois, U.S 18 credits

Biography

Robert James Thompson is an American media scholar. He's been a professor at Syracuse University since 1990 and is the founding director of the Bleier Center for Television and Popular Culture. He has written multiple books and has been interviewed on many documentaries, radio and television shows for his expansive knowledge in television history.

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Known for

American Experience

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American Greed

as Self

Full filmography

  • American Experience (1988) as Self
  • American Greed (2007) as Self
  • The Story of Late Night (2021) as Self
  • Dark Side of the 90's (2021) as Self
  • The Unexplained (1996) as Self - Bob Thompson
  • Square Roots: The Story of SpongeBob SquarePants (2009) as Self
  • Mr. SOUL! (2018) as Self
  • Dark Side of the 2000s (2023) as Self
  • Generation Boom (2006) as Self
  • What Is Jeopardy!?: Alex Trebek and America's Most Popular Quiz Show (2020) as Self
  • Notorious (2019) as Self
  • The Real Mad Men of Advertising (2017) as Self
  • Menendez Brothers: Victims or Villains (2024) as Self
  • American Cannibal (2006) as Self - Bob Thompson
  • Four Falls of Buffalo (2015) as Self
  • TV We Love (2025) as Self
  • Yoo-Hoo, Mrs. Goldberg (2009) as Self
  • Driving America (2015) as Self