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Charissa Thompson

Charissa Thompson is the host of FOX NFL KICKOFF, the Sunday morning NFL pregame show leading into FOX NFL SUNDAY.

Enjoying the prime of an improbable career that began as an assistant in the FOX Sports human resources department in 2006, Thompson has been one of the faces of FS1 since the network launched in August 2013.

A Seattle native who attended the University of California-Santa Barbara, Thompson moved to Los Angeles following graduation to accept a position in the human resources department at FOX Sports. After completing her daily duties in HR during the standard workday, she made her way into the network's highlights department for a crash course in cutting and organizing game clips and logging video tape. Discovering an interest in TV production, she applied for and received a production assistant position at FOX Sports Net Rocky Mountain in 2007. While in Denver, she was given her first on-air opportunity as a fill-in host for the channel's Saturday evening Colorado Rockies all-access show. Showing an almost instant comfort level in front of the camera, Thompson was approached by FOX executives about a role on the network's nationally syndicated program "Best Damn Sports Show Period" that was filmed in Los Angeles. For the next two years, she served as a regular host on the show, while also making spot appearances as a sideline reporter for both FOX NFL and Big Ten Network.

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Cast Credits

Guy's Ultimate Game Night (2022)
Guest starring as Charissa Thompson
Belmont Stakes (2022)
Starring as Host (2 episodes)
Ultimate Beastmaster (2017)
Starring as Host (20 episodes)
Celebrity Name Game (2014)
Guest starring as Charissa Thompson (3 episodes)
FOX NFL Kickoff (2013)
Starring as Studio Host (23 episodes)
  • Episode 8x06: Week 6 (Oct 13, 2024)
  • Episode 8x05: Week 5 (Oct 6, 2024)
  • Episode 8x04: Week 4 (Sep 29, 2024)
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Splash (2013)
Starring as Charissa Thompson
Nashville (2012)
Guest starring as Charissa Thompson (2 episodes)
The Chew (2011)
Guest starring as Charissa Thompson
Extra (1994)
Starring as Charissa Thompson (142 episodes)
Guest starring as Charissa Thompson
FOX NFL Sunday (1994)
Starring as Reporter (4 episodes)
  • Episode 31x04: Week 4 (Sep 29, 2024)
  • Episode 31x03: Week 3 (Sep 22, 2024)
  • Episode 31x02: Week 2 (Sep 15, 2024)
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Guest starring as Reporter
  • Episode 30x05: Week 5 (Oct 8, 2023)
NFL on Fox (1994)
Guest starring as Host
  • Episode 2021-09-12: Week 1 (Sep 12, 2021) [Co-Star]
Academy of Country Music Awards (1966)
Guest starring as Presenter
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