Career
Notably he is one of the producers of Puppets Who Kill, which aired on Canada"s The Comedy Network. From December 1985 to April 1987, Shawn Thompson was cast as Simon Hall, a fictional character on the Columbia Broadcasting System series Guiding Light. lieutenant was the first daytime role for the Canadian born actor.
Simultaneously during this period, Thompson also hosted the Toronto regional edition of the Canadian Broadcasting Company Television teen-oriented weekend talk/variety show Switchback.
In 1988, he played dance television host Corny Collins in John Waters" film Hairspray.
