Scott Christopher Thompson, who is more widely known by his professional name Carrot Top, is an American stand-up comedian and actor famous for employing prop comedy. Profile Summary CategoryInformation Full NameScott Christopher Thompson BornFebruary 25, 1965 (age 61) BirthplaceRockledge, Florida, U.S. Comedy Career Years Active1985–Present MediumFilm, stand-up comedy, television GenresProp comedy, satire SubjectsAmerican culture, self-deprecation Websitewww.carrottop.com Age Scott Christopher Thompson was born on February 25, 1965 (making him 61 years old) in Rockledge, Florida, United States.
Biography Thompson was born in Rockledge, Florida, and spent his childhood in Cocoa; he is the younger of two sons and his father worked as a NASA engineer. He was brought up in the Catholic faith and went to St. Mary’s Catholic School when he was a child. Later on he attended Cocoa High School, where he played drums in both the marching and concert bands, and obtained his diploma in 1983.
The nickname ‘Carrot Top’ was given to him by a swimming coach from the area, the reference being his red hair, a feature that would later become one of his well-known traits. In the late 1980s he worked as a courier for a mortgage company. After leaving high school he went to Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton. During his first year at university, Thompson did his first stand-up comedy act.
Career Carrot Top’s major opportunity came in 1991 when he took part in Comic Strip Live; at the same time he was also on the television programme Star Search. He has taken part in Larry the Cable Guy’s Christmas Spectacular, Gene Simmons Family Jewels, Space Ghost Coast to Coast, Criss Angel Mindfreak, Scrubs (2001), George Lopez, and Tugger: The Jeep 4×4 Who Wanted to Fly (2005).
His film appearances have included a role as Chairman of the Board, and he has also acted as a spokesman in commercials for 1-800-CALL-ATT. In 2002 he recorded a commentary track for The Rules of Attraction. In 2006 Carrot Top appeared in the Reno 911! episode ‘Weigel’s Pregnant’ as an angry version of himself who destroys his hotel room and steals a police car. In 2008 he was a guest judge on Last Comic Standing.
Carrot Top served as the continuity announcer for Cartoon Network from 1995 to 1999 and was also involved in producing and appearing in an early morning show named Carrot Top’s AM Mayhem which ran from 1994 to 1996. Live comedy Carrot Top has been performing as the headliner at properties operated by MGM Resorts International in Las Vegas, Nevada since 2005. He has had a residency comedy show at the Luxor Hotel in Las Vegas since 22nd November 2005 and carries out a number of other comedy performances when his show is not on.
His comedy act usually involves dozens of props which are kept in large trunks on stage and his jokes using props generally amount to him pulling one out, giving it a one-liner description and then throwing it away. He usually ends his show with a lip-synced musical montage. Internet series roles Carrot Top took part in the Bradley Cooper episode of Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis under his own name.
He also appeared as himself on the programme Tom Green’s House Tonight in order to talk about his props and his career. In 2022 he was on Spotify’s “The Joe Rogan Experience” in episode number 1758. On October 26, 2023 he appeared as himself in the ‘Guess How Much This Weighs (Challenge)’ episode of the YouTube variety show ‘Good Mythical Morning’ with Rhett and Link. Then on May 26, 2025 he appeared on Kill Tony and once again on September 15.
Personal life As stated by The Detroit Free Press, Carrot Top was in a long-term relationship with Amanda Hogan during the early 2000s. In August 2026 Brian Evans brought a $15 million lawsuit against Carrot Top, asserting that the comedian had sent him an unsolicited sexually explicit video and had then attempted to get him to reach a legal settlement. Later on, Zachary Defazio submitted a supporting statement in which he claimed that Carrot Top had catfished him on the Grindr app by appearing to be younger than his real age when making sexual advances and had also given him alcohol when he was 19 years old, which was below the legal drinking age.
Carrot Top cancelled his usual performances at the Luxor on Friday and Saturday night in September 2026 following a suicide attempt. Net Worth Carrot Top’s net worth is estimated to be $70 million and he earns about $8 million each year.
