Thompson performed over 13,000 skydives.[3] He was part of the 1996–2000 world champion skydiving team the Flyboyz. Thompson hosted 30 episodes of Stunt Junkies[3] on the Discovery Channel between 2006 and 2007, and worked as an aerial stuntman in Austin Powers in Goldmember.[4] From 2001 until his death, he was a professional Red Bull athlete.
Thompson died on August 28, 2009,[1] while performing a wingsuit proximity-flying jump from a helicopter in the Swiss Alps, when he hit the side of the mountain.
Thompson was married to Sarah Farooqui. He had two children; in September 2009, his wife was pregnant with his first boy.
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^ ab. Archived from the original on March 4, 2009. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
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