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Johnny Thompson

Johnny has Starred as"Elvis" in These Movies, TV Shows and Venues

• Host 2005 MTV Movie Awards Red Carpet for TRL
• VH1 Surreal Life
• CMT- "Impostors" - CMT Television
• "Almost Elvis" Documentary - Blue Suede Films
• Opening act for The Beach Boys -Rochester,NY
• MTV - "One Bad Trip" Airing May 2004
• MTV  -  Viva La Bam Aired March and April 2004
• Fox Sports _ "Best Damn Sports ShowPeriod"  April 2004
• HBO - "Lifes Moments" Greg Thompson Story
• "The Men Who would be King"- TLC, The Learning Channel
• "TV Diners" - Food Network
• "Entertainment Tonight" - CBS
• "Today's News" with Tom Brokaw - NBC
• "Get Golf" onUSA Network with actor John Ohurley (Seinfeld) 
• " The Chronicle" as Elvis in "Elvis is Undead"- Sci Fi Channel
• "Fox Files"- Fox News Special Report
• "Good MorningLas Vegas" Las Vegas
• "Michael Douglas Celebrity Golf Classic" CBS Sports
• WGN, NBC, ABC, CBS, FOX NEWS
• ESPN, NBC SPORTS and Many More!
• Johnny has played for the NFL Football, NBA Basketball , and Major League Baseball Shows
• He has Starred at the MGM GRAND,RIVIERA, LADY LUCK CASINO, NEW FRONTIER inLas Vegas
• He has Starred at Casinos Nationwide includingBiloxi, Ms - Tunica,Ms -Chicago, IL- Oregon andCalifornia 

Johnny Thompson

2007 Images of the King World Champion-Memphis, TN

Johnny began his Elvis Impersonation career by working for a singing telegram agency inChicago. His career skyrocketed leading to performing at House of BluesChicago and for theChicago Bulls andSan Antonio Spurs. Eventually working with the Top Elvis Bands has lead Johnny to be one of the Premiere Elvis Tribute Artist in the World Today! Johnny has worked with The Jordanaire’s , Elvis’s Original back up singers and many of Elvis’s original entourage including Elvis Stage Manager, Al Dvorin, who was a dear friend. Johnny has also met and worked with George Klein, DJ Fontana, Kay Wheeler, Joe Esposito and various Elvis Movie Co-Stars. Johnny has won many National Elvis  Impersonator Competitions.

He has appeared on numerous TV shows and Movies and has appeared World Wide fromChina, Vietnam, The Philippines, Korea, Finland, France, Belgium,Japan,Bolivia, Dominican Republic,Canada toMexico andJamaica. Johnny Hosted the MTV Movie Awards Red Carpet in 2005 and was labeled TRLVis for MTV’s top Show TRL. He has since appeared in over 4 other MTV Show and on Vh1’s Surreal Life.

Greg Thompson of Greg Thompson Productions (GTP), on of the worlds largest show producers, with shows in Las Vegas, Reno, Biloxi Ms, on Broadway, Valley Forge-Pa., considers Johnny to be the "World's Top Elvis Impersonator". Johnny was cast by GTP to play Elvis in The Wolfman Jack Rock-n-Roll Review in Tunica, Ms,. GTP has recently produced another show around Johnny's Elvis Impersonation called "Greased Lightning" that opened inCanyonville,Oregon in May 2001 and again inBiloxi, MS in 2003. In 2003 Johnny wrote and starred in a show for Greg Thompson called "Elvis, Elvis, Elvis" that was produced atSeven Feathers Casino,Oregon.

LIVE SHOWS

The King in Back – Manila, Phillipines

The King is Back – Angeles, Philippines

The Famous Artist Show – Seoul, Korea

Elvis the Musical – Helsinki, Finland

Zenith Arena’s – 20 cities in France

Palais De Congres Theater – Paris, France

Marriott Ho Chi Min City - Vietnam

Shanghai Music Festival – Featured Artist – Shanghai , China

Sunscapes Resorts – Dominican Republic

Sunscapes Resorts Cancun/ Playa Del Carmen , Mexico

Plaza Casino and Hotel – One Year Contract – Las Vegas

The Empire Ballroom – Las Vegas

New Frontier Casino – Rock n Roll Legends

Elvis a Rama Museum – Las Vegas

Seven Feathers Casino - Canyonville, Oregon- "Greased Lightnin'"  GTP Prod.

Wolfman Jack Rock-n-Roll Review -Isle of Capri , Tunica, MS  GTP Prod.

MGM Grand - Heroes of Rock-n-Roll

Rivera Hotel - Las Vegas -Elvis Tribute Show

West Virgina Symphony Orchestra Fundraiser 1999

Elvis - The Millinneum Concert - Sabre Room , Chicago 2000

San Antonio Spurs Basketball Game

Chicago Bulls Elvis Night

Sunset Station- San Antonio, Tx

Winner: 1st place, 3rd Annual Midwest Elvis Competition and Winter Jam, IL
Winner: 1st Place, Portage Elvis FANtasy Fest, Portage, IN. 1998.
Winner: 1st Place Grand Champ, Hi-Tops Chicago 1998.
Fox News Special Report: February 1999.
Chicago Special Olympics: Hilton Towers 1999.
Elvis Performers Impersonators Imternational Association Convention 1999.
All Elvis Weekend Competition
Empress Casino- Joliet ,IL

Mall of America, Dept 56- Elvis' Graceland Promotion - Minnesota

Jerry Lewis Telethon Fundraiser
Images of Elvis Competition: Louisiana
Lansing Lugnuts Baseball / CBS TV, Elvis Night Feature Performer (3 years in a row)
Chicago White Sox Stadium / Fox Sports TV, Elvis Night
Opryland Hotel: Nashville, TN.
Hotel Hananoyu: Bandai Atami, Japan
Hollywood Casino: Elvis Competition, 2nd Place Winner, Aurora, IL.
House Of Blues Chicago: Elvis 20th Anniversary, Chicago
Good Morning Las Vegas, CBS

Ed Debevic's Restaurant: Chicago, IL.
Chicago Gift Association Tradeshow: Chicago , IL.
Banana Joe's: Elvis Week- Chicago
EPI I A: Elvis Performers International Impersonators Association Convention '97
Democratic National Convention:  Magnum's Night Club, Chicago
Arlington International Race Track: Arlington, IL.
Excalibur Night Club: Chicago, IL.
Vinyl's " Breakfast with The King": Host/ Featured Performer for 1 1/2 years
Bub City's All Elvis Weekend Tribute, Chicago
100.3 F.M. Radio, Viva Las Vegas giveaway, Chicago, IL.
"T.V. Diners" T.V. Show, The Food Channel
WGN, ABC, NBC, CBS News: Chicago, IL.

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