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Lawyer, actor and politician, born 19 August 1942, Sheffield, Alabama, USA. Fred Thompson first rose to prominence in the 1970s as a lawyer for the congressional Watergate committee, involved in the impeachment of US President Richard Nixon. He started his acting career in 1980s, becoming a popular character actor in TV and film. Thompson was elected in 1994 as a Republican to the United States Senate, representing Tennessee, and filling the remainder of the term vacated by Vice President Al Gore. After relection to one full term in 1996, he chose not to run for relection in 2002. He then resumed his acting career, taking the role of District Attorney Arthur Branch on the long-running TV drama Law and Order.

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NBC: Fred Dalton Thompson Biography from the network that produces Law & Order. www.nbc.com/Law_&_Order/bios/Fred_Thompson.html

IMDb: Fred Dalton Thompson Includes biography, trivia, news articles and filmography. us.imdb.com/name/nm0000669

Anniston Star: Mr. Thompson goes back to Hollywood Article by Ed Bark about actor turned Senator returning to acting. www.jaxnews.com/entertainment/2003/as-tv-0212-0-3b11s1255.htm

USA Today: Could lawyer-actor-senator be VP? Associated Press article about a possible Vice Presidential candidacy. www.usatoday.com/news/opinion/e2222.htm

E! Online News: Law & Order Gets a Senator Josh Grossberg reports about newest cast member on NBC series. www.eonline.com/News/Items/0,1,10454,00.html

Fametracker: Hey! It's That Guy! Adam Sternbergh's article about the recognizable character actor. www.fametracker.com/hey_its_that_guy/thompson_fred.shtml

Lawrenceburgs.com Article about the actor's public service career. www.lawrenceburgs.com/fred-thompson.html

William Paterson University: Fred Thompson Press release about a lecture hosted at the University. ww2.wpunj.edu/adminsrv/pub-info/DLS21403.htm

Acid Logic: Fred Thompson A negative look at the Senator by John Saleeby. www.acidlogic.com/im_fredthompson.htm

Statement of Senator Fred Thompson Release by the Senator about regulatory improvement and Government accountability. www.riskworld.com/NEWS/97q2/nw7aa042.htm

Biographical Directory of the United States Congress Senator from Tennessee. bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=T000457

CNN: Inside Politics Transcript of an interview with the Senator. www.cnn.com/ALLPOLITICS/1998/05/20/ip.thompson