 Working his way up from waiter, he eventually served as general manager of the Hyatt Regency Sydney, the Park Hyatt Canberra, the Park Hyatt Tokyo, and the Park Hyatt Los Angeles.While at the Park Hyatt Tokyo, Thompson coordinated the shooting of the film "Lost in Translation" at the hotel in 2002.To ensure that guests would not be disturbed, Thompson insisted that all filming take place at night, between midnight and 6