Tom Lynch didn’t set out to be a revolutionary. It just happened that way.

In the early 1980s, kids’ programming was the bottom of the television barrel. But Lynch, then a rock-n-roll TV producer, was one of the few visionary pioneers who saw it was possible to create compelling programming for kids that could engage their minds, imaginations and energy.

In his first project, Lynch combined the best of his music experience with his unique ability to tap into kids’ interests. KIDS Incorporated, the first variety show for youngsters, was born—and so were the successful new careers of Jennifer Love Hewitt, Stacy Ferguson (Fergie of The Black Eyed Peas)…and Tom Lynch. 

Soon Lynch was revolutionizing kids' programming, bringing it not just into the mainstream, but making it the dynamic, highly competitive field it is today. In fact, the New York Times called him the inventor of the “tween” genre. Under the company bearing his own name, Lynch has consistently broken new ground, beginning with his landmark show, The Secret World of Alex Mack.  The series was the first to feature a strong female role model as its lead character. It was one of Nickelodeon's first breakout hits.   

Lynch’s vision has also assumed a global scale, as seen in the 2005 Discovery Kids on NBC series, Scout's Safari, which was set and filmed on location in South Africa. In addition, he journeyed to China, where he served as an executive producer on Nickelodeon’s Kids Choice Honors.

Continuing to push boundaries and expand the minds of his audience, in 2005, Tom Lynch created the GLADD-nominated series for The N, South of Nowhere. Over three seasons, the show explored issues of race, religion and sexuality as it followed the members of an Ohio family who move to L.A. Not to be confined to one form for too long, Lynch also ventured into the world of television animation by teaming up with Andre Benjamin and launching Class of 3000 in 2006 for Cartoon Network.

In 2007, Lynch broke into the documentary film world with Piece of Mind, a film that took three years to make and focused on the lives and art of Los Angeles graffiti artists. The film had its first screening at the Durango Film Festival, and continued the festival circuit with the Newport Beach Film Festival and the LA United Film Festival.

2009 has seen another very busy year for Tom Lynch, with the launch of The Assistants, a series Lynch executive produced for The N, created by Hollywood veterans Chris Viscardi and Will McRobb. The show follows the lives of four assistants as they try to make it in Hollywood, and is airing now.

In a slight divergence from the youth culture space, Lynch has also wrapped production on a two hour movie for Spike TV entitled Black Souls, set in the underground Irish mob world of South Boston, where the top dog mob boss has just gone missing, and everyone is fighting to gain control of the world of sex, guns, and murder. Look for it in 2010.

And now, Lynch is thrilled to premiere 26 episodes of his new series for Nickelodeon, The Troop, as a continuation of his long-standing relationship with the network that carries as much flare, excitement, and youthful vigor as Lynch himself.

A prolific, award-winning and in-demand creator-writer-producer-director, Tom Lynch continues to extend the reach of youth-centered programming with a style that is both relevant and fierce. He is currently writing projects for MTV and TeeNick (formerly The N), as well as overseeing the development of projects for Comedy Central, Cartoon Network, ABC Family, Nickelodeon, and Spike TV. Lynch has also taken the global entertainment world by storm, creating shows to take place in London and Mumbai, in addition to looking for a South American city to shoot his next international endeavor.

No matter what the medium, the Tom Lynch Company is one of the few independent production companies still inspired and driven by the signature voice of its creator—who continues to lead the industry in new directions and take audiences places they’ve never been before, illuminating the magic of the human experience.

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