Aaron Rahsaan Thomas

'''Aaron Rahsaan Thomas''' is an American television and film screenwriter and producer, as well as an adjunct professor at the University of Southern California School of Cinematic Arts.

Thomas was born and raised in Kansas City, Kansas, and attended the Pembroke Hill School in nearby Kansas City, Missouri. He attended Morehouse College before transferring to the University of Kansas where he graduated with a degree in English Literature. Thereafter, he attended the University of Southern California School of Cinematic Arts in Los Angeles, where he remained afterward and lives today.

Thomas began his professional career as a writer's assistant on the TV series ''Soul Food''. Since then, he has written and produced episodes for other TV series, including ''Friday Night Lights'', ''Numb3rs'', ''CSI: NY'' and ''S.W.A.T.'' His feature film screenwriting credits include ''Weapon'', starring Jean-Claude Van Damme, and ''Cover'', directed by Bill Duke.

In 2006, Thomas was nominated for a Writers Guild of America Award for Best New Series for his work on the first season of ''Friday Night Lights''. The following year, the Writers Guild of America nominated him for its Best Dramatic Series award for his work on the second season of ''Friday Night Lights''.<ref name="WGA 08 Official">{{Cite web |url=http://wga.org/subpage_newsevents.aspx?id=2653#TheWireHBO |title=2008 Writers Guild Awards Television & Radio Nominees Announced |access-date=2007-12-13 |publisher=WGA |year=2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071219203806/http://www.wga.org/subpage_newsevents.aspx?id=2653 |archive-date=19 December 2007 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="Variety WGA 08">{{cite news |url=https://www.variety.com/awardcentral_article/VR1117977607.html#TheWireHBO |title=WGA announce TV, radio nominees |access-date=2007-12-13|work=Variety|first=Byron|last=Perry|date=2007-12-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071218194728/http://www.variety.com/awardcentral_article/VR1117977607.html#TheWireHBO|archive-date=2007-12-18|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="HR WGA 08">{{Cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3i51057e90b0ae537411989f7513cd3991#TheWireHBO|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080706081613/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3i51057e90b0ae537411989f7513cd3991|url-status=dead|archive-date=2008-07-06|title=HBO tops WGA awards list with five noms|accessdate=2007-12-13 |work=The Hollywood Reporter |year=2007}}</ref> He was nominated for the same award the next year for his work on the third season of ''Friday Night Lights''.<ref name="WGA 09 Official">{{Cite web|url=http://wga.org/content/default.aspx?id=3410 |title=2009 Writers Guild Awards Television, Radio, News, Promotional Writing, and Graphic Animation Nominees Announced |accessdate=2008-12-12 |publisher=WGA |year=2008 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081212052838/http://www.wga.org/content/default.aspx?id=3410 |archivedate=12 December 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Thomas additionally has been nominated for two NAACP Image Awards for his work on ''Friday Night Lights''.

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== External links == * {{Twitter|arthomastv}} * {{Imdb name|1119838}}

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