Thompson was born on February 25, 1965 in Rockledge, Florida, and grew up in nearby Cocoa, Florida. He went to Cocoa High School, home of the Tigers, where Scott played drums in the marching and concert band. He graduated from Cocoa High School in 1983. He got the nickname "Carrot Top" from a local swimming coach. In the late 80’s, Scott worked as a courier for a mortgage company. After high school he enrolled at Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton. While a freshman there, Thompson appeared in his first standup comedy routine.\n', '

Carrot Top has appeared in Larry the Cable Guy\'s Christmas Spectacular, Gene Simmons Family Jewels, Space Ghost Coast to Coast, Criss Angel Mindfreak, Scrubs (2001), George Lopez, and Tugger: The Jeep 4x4 Who Wanted to Fly (2005). His film roles include Chairman of the Board, and he also served as a spokesman in commercials for 1-800-CALL-ATT. In 2002, he recorded a commentary track for The Rules of Attraction. In 2006, Carrot Top appeared in the Reno 911! episode "Weigel\'s Pregnant" as an enraged version of himself who trashes his hotel room and steals a police car. In 2008, he was a guest judge for Last Comic Standing.\n', '

From 1995 to 1999, Carrot Top was the continuity announcer for Cartoon Network, for which he also produced and starred in an early morning show called Carrot Top\'s AM Mayhem from 1994 to 1996.\n', '

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