Craig Thomas (screenwriter)

Craig Thomas
Thomas at the 2013 Comic-Con
Born	Craig David Thomas
Alma mater	Wesleyan University
Occupation	Television writer, producer, musician
Years active	1998–present

Craig David Thomas^[1] is an American television writer who, along with writing partner Carter Bays, has written episodes of American Dad!, Oliver Beene, Quintuplets and the hit CBS sitcom How I Met Your Mother, which they created in 2005.^[2] In 2012 How I Met Your Mother won a People's Choice Awards.

Along with Carter Bays he is a member of The Solids, who perform the theme song to How I Met Your Mother. He has been nominated for seven primetime Emmy Awards, including Best Original Song for "Nothing Suits Me Like a Suit".^[3] Thomas graduated from Wesleyan University in 1997.^[4]

In 2014 he shot a pilot for the show How I Met Your Dad with his partner Carter Bays, Emily Spivey and Greta Gerwig, but CBS asked them to do a second pilot, and they refused.

On April 15, 2019, Thomas joined a host of other writers in firing their agents as part of the WGA's stand against the ATA and the unfair practice of packaging.^[5]

Works[]

How I Met Your Mother[]

Oliver Beene[]

• "Dancing Beene"
• "The Nudie Mag"
• "X-Ray Specs"
• "A Trip To Connie Island"
• "Oliver and The Otters"

The Goodwin Games[]

• "Pilot"
• "The Hamletta"

American Dad![]

• "Stan of Arabia: Part 2"

He did audio commentary for his episode of American Dad! and has been prominent in the How I Met Your Mother DVD audio commentaries.

References[]

External links[]

• Craig Thomas at IMDb