Thomas W. Lynch

Thomas W. Lynch (born February 25, 1956, in Los Angeles, California) is an American television series creator and executive producer who is the head of his own production company, Tom Lynch Company (previously Lynch Entertainment which is owned by Lynch Pictures, as well as Lynch/Biller Productions with Gary Biller) based in Los Angeles, CA.

Career

The New York Times referred to him as "the David E. Kelley of Tween TV," a reference to his prolific array of successful television shows aimed at the 8- to 14-year-old age group. He has created several hit teenage/children's programs such as The Secret World of Alex Mack, The Journey of Allen Strange, and the drama series Caitlin's Way for Nickelodeon and the drama series Scout's Safari for Discovery Kids (which also aired on NBC during its original run on Discovery Kids).

Lynch also created the TBS music video series, Night Tracks, and the popular long-running syndicated/Disney Channel musical-variety series Kids Incorporated, which spawned the careers of several future stars such as Jennifer Love Hewitt and Stacy Ferguson (known as Fergie of the popular R&B group The Black Eyed Peas). Kids Incorporated was Lynch's first hit series. By the 1980s, Gary Biller was Lynch's partner, thus identifying it as Lynch/Biller Productions.^[1]

By the 2000s, he also executive produced the dramedy Sk8 and the ground-breaking teen drama Just Deal for NBC's TNBC Saturday morning lineup, the sitcoms 100 Deeds for Eddie McDowd and Romeo! for Nickelodeon, the drama South of Nowhere for Noggin's nighttime block "The N," the sci-fi series Galidor for YTV, and the animated musical series Class of 3000 for Cartoon Network. In 2009, Lynch executive produced two new series: the comedy series The Assistants for The N, and the sci-fi comedy The Troop for Nickelodeon. The Troop filmed its second season and aired late 2010/early 2011.

In addition to his Emmy nomination for Outstanding Children's Series for Scout's Safari, Lynch's shows have been nominated for GLAAD Awards, Humanitas Prize, Kids Choice Awards, Teen Choice Awards, WGA Awards, DGA Awards, Image Awards, Gemini Awards, Leo Awards and Young Artists Awards.

Lynch has written pilots for a number of networks such as NBC, FX and CBS. He currently is in development on several projects for Nickelodeon, The N, MTV, Spike and Cartoon Network.

In 2011, Lynch executive-produced Bucket & Skinner's Epic Adventures for Nickelodeon.

In 2015, Lynch created Make It Pop starring Megan Lee, Louriza Tronco, Erika Tham, and Dale Whibley. It premiered on Nickelodeon on March 26. Make It Pop is renewed for a second Season and it premiered on January 4, 2016, with a Christmas special aired December 5, 2015.

In 2016, The Other Kingdom officially premiered April 10, 2016, on Nickelodeon and Lynch served as creator and executive producer of the show.

Personal life

Lynch and his sister Rachel were raised in Los Angeles where their father was a nuclear physicist.^[2] His parents divorced when he was eight.^[3]

Lynch is the father of four children.^[4]

Filmography

Television

Year	TV Series	Credit	Notes
1976	The Jacksons	Production Assistant
1983-1991	Kids Incorporated	Co-Creator, Producer, Executive Producer
1983-1992	Night Tracks	Co-Creator, Producer, Executive Producer
1984	Linda Ronstadt in Concert: What’s New	Co-Executive Producer
1986	Combat High	Executive Producer	Television film
1989	The Diceman Cometh	Producer
1991	Riders in the Sky	Executive Producer	1 Episode
1993	Xuxa	Director, executive producer
1994-1998	The Secret World of Alex Mack	Writer, director, executive producer, Co-Creator
1995	Breakthroughs: Amazing Things To Come	Executive Producer	Television film
1996	Shadow Zone: The Undead Express	Executive Producer	Television film
	The Pathfinder	Screenplay By, Executive Producer	Television film
1997	Sea World and Busch Gardens Adventures: Alien Vacation!	Executive Producer
	Shadow Zone: My Teacher Ate My Homework	Executive Producer
	Song of Hiawatha	Executive Producer
1997-2000	The Journey of Allen Strange	Writer, executive producer, Creator
1998	Magic Jersey	Producer	Tv Pilot To "The Jersey"
1999	Smiling Fish and Goat on Fire	Executive Producer
	Stray Dog	Written By	Television film, A prequel to "Caitlin's Way".
1999-2002	100 Deeds for Eddie McDowd	Writer, executive producer
1999-2004	The Jersey	Co-Creator, Writer, Executive Producer
2000-2002	Caitlin's Way	Co-Creator, Executive Producer
	Just Deal	Co-Creator, Writer, Executive Producer
2001-2002	Skate	Co-Creator, Writer, Executive Producer
2002	Galidor	Creator, Writer, Executive Producer
	The Red Sneakers	Executive Producer	Television film
	Favor & Family	Executive Producer
	Prep	Executive Producer	Television film
2002-2004	Scout's Safari	Creator, Writer, Executive Producer
2003-2006	Romeo!	Co-Creator, Writer, Executive Producer
2004	Have You Heard? Secret Central	Executive Producer	Direct to Video
2005-2008	South of Nowhere	Creator, Writer, Executive Producer
2006-2008	Class of 3000	Co-Creator, Writer, Executive Producer
2009	The Assistants	Executive Producer	1 Episode
2009-2013	The Troop	Writer, executive producer
2010	Amira	Key Grip	Direct To Video
	Madso's War	Executive Producer	Television film
2011-2013	Bucket & Skinner's Epic Adventures	Writer, executive producer
2014	S.H.R.I.E.K.	Executive Producer	5 episodes
	Smart Alec	Executive Producer	Television film
2015	Vacation Chasers	Executive Producer
2015-2016	Make It Pop	Co-Creator, Writer, Executive Producer
2016	The Other Kingdom	Creator, Writer, Director, Executive Producer
2023	I Woke Up a Vampire	Creator, Writer, Executive Producer

References

1. "For the kids" (PDF). Broadcasting. 1984-08-20. Retrieved 2021-10-11.
2. Bushman, David (17 January 2018). "The Secret World of Thomas W. Lynch". Medium. Paley.
3. Bushman, David (17 January 2018). "The Secret World of Thomas W. Lynch". Medium. Paley.
4. Bushman, David (17 January 2018). "The Secret World of Thomas W. Lynch". Medium. Paley.

External links

• Tom Lynch Company website
• Thomas W. Lynch at IMDb