Craig Thomas (screenwriter)

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Craig Thomas
Craig Thomas in 2022
Born	Craig David Thomas
Alma mater	Wesleyan University
Occupation(s)	Television writer, producer, musician
Years active	1998–present
Notable work	How I Met Your Mother
Website	https://www.craigthomaswriter.com/

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]

After graduating from Wesleyan University in 1997,^[4] Thomas wrote for the Late Show with David Letterman for 5 years.

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 practice of packaging.^[5]

In addition to his writing, Thomas has fundraised extensively for Dr. Paul Grossfeld's lab at the Rady Children's Hospital of San Diego.^[6] Grossfeld's lab conducts research into the genetic causes of congenital heart disease, particularly Jacobsen syndrome, a rare genetic disorder caused by the loss of a part of the 11th human chromosome.