Thompson performs voice impressions of Morgan Freeman, Robert De Niro, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Matthew McConaughey, George Lucas, and Donald Trump.

His live-action projects include a lead role in the romantic comedy Nowhere Girl (2014), as well as a crowdfunded pilot episode called The Josh Robert Thompson Show.

"[citation needed] Thompson and some of his classmates got a video camera and began making feature-length and short films, and television-style shows.

[2] Thompson moved to Los Angeles a few years later and performed on local television and as a stand-up comic while working toward his degree in TV, Radio, and Film Production at California State University, Fullerton.

[3] At around the same time, Thompson also made a number of appearances on the Conway and Steckler and Conway and Whitman radio shows in Los Angeles (KLSX), and 96fm's Breakfast show in Perth, Western Australia, where he voiced a number of characters, including Fake Arnold, Robert De Niro, Sylvester Stallone, Michael Jackson, and Bill Cosby.

[3] Fake Arnold's phony agenda managed to dupe MSNBC's Joe Scarborough, who appeared soon after on his television program, publicly lambasting the Governor for his alleged plan.

[4] Ten days later, after learning that the entire moon destruction scenario was a hoax, Scarborough apologized on-air for his erroneous comments.

[4] On January 10, 2006, one day after Stern's show debuted on Sirius Satellite Radio, Thompson fooled Star Trek actor George Takei into believing he was actually speaking with Governor Schwarzenegger.

He became a regular performer on the show, making appearances as Robert De Niro, "Frat Guy", Brian Deese, and Levi Johnston, as well as the voice of Morgan Freeman.

[citation needed] Starting on April 20, 2010, Thompson voiced Ferguson's robot skeleton sidekick Geoff Peterson, originally using pre-recorded clips of various reactions to the host's cues.

[11] Following the end of the program in 2014, Thompson returned to the show a year later, in March 2015, where he made his television stand-up debut, in the episode where fellow Ohio native Drew Carey served as guest host.

[citation needed] Using his online presence in August 2015, Thompson created an Indiegogo campaign that would help fund the post production costs of his pilot episode.

[12] During post production, the audio mixing was completed at Skywalker Ranch, where Ben Burtt overlooked some of the process and found Thompson's George Lucas sketch funny.

[citation needed] On April 9, 2018, Thompson uploaded his pilot to various social media platforms to help gain traction, including Twitter, Instagram, and Periscope.

[17] Thompson has also embarked on various podcasts throughout his career including Darren Carter's "Pocket Party", Brody Stevens' "Festival of Friendship", and Red Letter Media's Best of the Worst.