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Kenan Thompson

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  • Producer
  • Writer
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Kenan Thompson
The longest-running cast member in "Saturday Night Live" history, Kenan Thompson makes every sketch funny. So, we present three of his most iconic characters from his nearly two decades on the comedy series.
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Kenan Thompson in Three Sketches
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Kenan Thompson was born on 10 May 1978 in Atlanta, Georgia, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for Saturday Night Live (1975), Snakes on a Plane (2006) and Good Burger (1997). He has been married to Christina Evangeline since 11 November 2011. They have two children.
BornMay 10, 1978
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BornMay 10, 1978
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  • Won 1 Primetime Emmy

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Kenan Thompson and Bowen Yang in Saturday Night Live (1975)
Kenan Thompson in Saturday Night Live (1975)
Kenan Thompson and Jay Pharoah in Saturday Night Live (1975)
Kenan Thompson, The Kid Mero, and Desus Nice in Bottles, Bottles, Bottles (2022)
Kenan Thompson and Maria Ngo in The Strip Live (2008)
Kenan Thompson, The Kid Mero, and Desus Nice in L Machine (2021)
Kenan Thompson and Mike Vitar in D3: The Mighty Ducks (1996)
Joshua Jackson, Matt Doherty, Colombe Jacobsen-Derstine, Jeffrey Nordling, Elden Henson, Kenan Thompson, Shaun Weiss, and Justin Wong in D3: The Mighty Ducks (1996)
Kenan Thompson in D3: The Mighty Ducks (1996)
Joshua Jackson, Ty O'Neal, and Kenan Thompson in D3: The Mighty Ducks (1996)
Joshua Jackson, Matt Doherty, Colombe Jacobsen-Derstine, Marguerite Moreau, Elden Henson, Kenan Thompson, Mike Vitar, Shaun Weiss, and Justin Wong in D3: The Mighty Ducks (1996)
Emilio Estevez, Joshua Jackson, Colombe Jacobsen-Derstine, Heidi Kling, Marguerite Moreau, Kenan Thompson, and Shaun Weiss in D3: The Mighty Ducks (1996)

Known for

Saturday Night Live (1975)
Saturday Night Live
8.0
TV Series
  • Various
  • Charles Barkley
  • Self
  • Steve Harvey
  • Al Sharpton
  • Bill Cosby
  • D.J. Dynasty Handbag
  • Herman Cain
  • Steve Kane
  • Willie
  • David Ortiz
  • Jean K. Jean
  • Whoopi Goldberg
  • Diondre Cole
  • Randy Jackson
  • Rick Ross
  • Trey
  • Virginiaca Hastings
  • Al Roker
  • Cee Lo Green
  • Chaka Khan
  • Dr. Dré
  • Lorenzo McIntosh
  • Ray Lewis
  • Reba McEntire
  • Reese De'What
  • Star Jones
  • Aretha Franklin
  • B.B. King
  • Barbara Birmingham
  • Darnell Hayes
  • Daymond John
  • Elf
  • Grady Wilson
  • Ice Cube
  • Kenan Thompson
  • LL Cool J
  • Malik
  • Maya Angelou
  • Neil deGrasse Tyson
  • O.J. Simpson
  • Reese De' What
  • Reverend Al Sharpton
  • Sam
  • Terrence Howard
  • Tiger Woods
  • Tyler Perry
  • Wilma McNabb
  • Alex Treblack
  • Allen DeGeneres
  • Amazon Go customer
  • Appreciante
  • Auto Shop Employee
  • Bailiff
  • Bar Bouncer
  • Barry Black
  • Barry Bonds
  • Bartender
  • Baxter
  • Ben
  • Ben Carson
  • Ben Vereen as Richard Sherman
  • Bernie Mac
  • Beyoncé's Twin
  • Big Chris
  • Black Jesus
  • Black Santa
  • Bobbi Kristina Brown
  • Book Store Owner
  • Boyd Tinsley
  • Callum Hemsworth
  • Cam Newton
  • Carl Otis Winslow
  • Carol Moseley Braun
  • Caspar
  • Chappell Hartridge
  • Charles F. D'Amelio
  • Clarence Clemons
  • Clarence Thomas
  • Clint Litoris
  • Coach Johnson
  • Coach Stan
  • Colin Powell
  • Columbus
  • Cop
  • Cornel West
  • Cowardly Lion
  • Cuba Gooding Jr.
  • Cynthia McKinney
  • DJ Dynasty Handbag
  • DJ Tony
  • Dan Balance
  • Darius Barrymore
  • Darius Rucker
  • David 'Beef Jelly' Winfield
  • David Estes
  • Dennis Haysbert
  • Denny Donegan
  • Derrick Watkins
  • Desmond Tutu
  • Detainee
  • Devin Peters
  • Devon
  • Donald Latimer
  • Dr. Dave
  • Dr. Facilier
  • Dr. Thomas
  • Easter Bunny
  • Elijah Cummings
  • Emmanuel Lewis
  • Employee
  • Eros
  • Farmer
  • Felix 900 Audience Member
  • Flavor Flav
  • Florida Evans
  • Forest Whitaker
  • Frank Robinson
  • Game Show Singer
  • Gary Coleman
  • Gary Loomis
  • Gary LoomisVarious
  • George Clinton
  • Ghost of Christmas Past
  • Givindy
  • Grant Choad
  • Gus Van Tant
  • Jacob
  • James Brown
  • Jen's Spouse
  • Jennifer Hudson
  • Jerome Planchett
  • Jim the meatball
  • Jimmy McMillan
  • Jingle Barack Singer
  • Juan Williams
  • K Smoothe
  • Keith
  • Kendrick Douglas
  • Kenneth
  • Kevin
  • Keytarist
  • Kid Float
  • Kimbo Slice
  • LeGod Williams
  • Leon Jenkins
  • Leon Warwick
  • Lil' Kim
  • Lionel Richie
  • Lorena Porter Shelby
  • Louis Armstrong
  • Lucas Kavner
  • Man Watching a Play
  • Marcus
  • Marcus JaMarcus
  • Marshawn Lynch
  • Martin Luther King
  • Martin Luther King Jr.
  • Mayor Top Hat
  • Mercedes Jones
  • Michael Hilliard
  • Michael Irvin
  • Mike
  • Mike Pots
  • Mitchell
  • Mo'Nique
  • Mobster
  • Mole person
  • Mr. Greenghumb
  • Mr. Grimes
  • Mr. Munch
  • Mr. Senior
  • Neil McNabb
  • Nick Ashford
  • Nipsey Russell
  • O'Healy
  • Office employee
  • Officer Frank Medina
  • Old Man
  • Olive Garden Actor
  • One-Z
  • Oscar Rogers
  • Papa Joe
  • Patti LaBelle
  • Paul Montaine
  • Paul Robeson
  • Pizza Rat
  • Pontius Pilate
  • Professor
  • Quincy Jones
  • Ramal
  • Randy
  • Randy Dukes
  • Ray Parker Jr.
  • Reese De'what
  • Reggie Hudson
  • Reginald VelJohnson
  • Rev. Al Sharpton
  • Robert Mugabe
  • Rodney Harrison
  • Roland Martin
  • SWAT Member
  • Sammy Stephens
  • Santa Claus
  • Saw Gerrera
  • Sebastian
  • Security Briefer
  • Serena Williams
  • Sinbad
  • Sir Mix-a-Lot
  • Steve McQueen
  • Student Theatre Audience
  • Suge Knight
  • Sump'n Claus
  • Sway
  • Sway Calloway
  • Tay Zonday
  • Tay-Tay Dubbs
  • Terrence
  • Terrence Jenkins
  • Terrence White
  • Thamsanqa Jantjie
  • The Beast
  • The Falconer
  • Theodore Roosevelt
  • Thurgood Marshall
  • Tigger
  • Tik Tokker
  • Tom
  • Tony Okungbowa
  • Toots and the Maytals
  • Tuketo
  • Tyrese
  • Tyrese Henderson
  • Uleke
  • Undercover Sharpton
  • Van Jones
  • Various characters
  • Ving Rhames
  • Voice Actor
  • Wailin' Otis Elmore
  • Walter
  • Walton P.
  • Wanda Sykes
  • Will.i.am
  • Willie Randolph
  • Willie, Michael's Neighbor
  • Wise Man
  • attorney
  • bartender Greg
  • deejay
  • prisoner
  • snake guy
  • triangle player
  • will.i.am
Samuel L. Jackson and Nathan Phillips in Snakes on a Plane (2006)
Snakes on a Plane
5.5
  • Troy
  • 2006
Kel Mitchell and Kenan Thompson in Good Burger (1997)
Good Burger
5.7
  • Dexter Reed
  • 1997
Kel Mitchell and Kenan Thompson in Kenan & Kel (1996)
Kenan & Kel
7.8
TV Series
  • Kenan Rockmore

Credits

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Actor

  • Lil Interns
  • Untitled Lani Pixels Project
    • (voice)
    • In Production
  • Pierre the Pigeon-Hawk
    • (voice)
    • Pre-production
  • TrollsTopia (2020)
    TrollsTopia
    • (voice)
  • Joe Pesci and Pete Davidson in Bupkis (2022)
    Bupkis
  • Saturday Night Live (1975)
    Saturday Night Live
    • ...
  • Quest for Craft (2021)
    Quest for Craft
  • Batman: The Audio Adventures (2021)
    Batman: The Audio Adventures
    • (voice)
  • Bros (2022)
    Bros
  • H. Jon Benjamin in Archer (2009)
    Archer
    • (voice)
  • Michael Che in That Damn Michael Che (2021)
    That Damn Michael Che
  • David Foley, Bruce McCulloch, Kevin McDonald, Mark McKinney, and Scott Thompson in The Kids in the Hall (2022)
    The Kids in the Hall
  • Christian Slater, Don Cheadle, Kieran Culkin, Kevin Smith, Grey Griffin, John DiMaggio, Chris Diamantopoulos, Randall Duk Kim, Kevin Michael Richardson, Seth Rogen, Fred Tatasciore, Aisha Tyler, Youn Yuh-jung, Antony Starr, Nasim Pedrad, Jermaine Fowler, Chace Crawford, Ben Schwartz, Ursula Taherian, Parker Simmons, Asjha Cooper, Emily V. Gordon, Caleb McLaughlin, Awkwafina, Jenny Yokobori, and Somali Rose in The Boys Presents: Diabolical (2022)
    The Boys Presents: Diabolical
    • (voice)
  • Kenan (2021)
    Kenan
  • Fraggle Rock (2022)
    Fraggle Rock
    • (voice)
  • Justin Timberlake, Walt Dohrn, and Anna Kendrick in Trolls Holiday in Harmony (2021)
    Trolls Holiday in Harmony
    • (voice)
  • Giovanni Michael Abate in Clifford the Big Red Dog (2021)
    Clifford the Big Red Dog
  • Autotrader TV Commercial, 'Only One Reason' Featuring Kenan Thompson (2021)
    Autotrader TV Commercial, 'Only One Reason' Featuring Kenan Thompson

Producer

  • Crossword
    • Post-production
  • Kenan Thompson in The 74th Primetime Emmy Awards (2022)
    The 74th Primetime Emmy Awards
  • Kenan (2021)
    Kenan
  • All That (1994)
    All That
  • Kel Mitchell, Lex Lumpkin, Kate Godfrey, Reece Caddell, Nathan Janak, Ryan Alessi, Gabrielle Nevaeh, Aria Brooks, and Chinguun Sergelen in All That (2019)
    All That
  • Lorraine Bracco, Brian Dennehy, Chris Henry Coffey, Neil Jain, Matthew Bonifacio, and Julianna Gelinas Bonifacio in Master Maggie (2019)
    Master Maggie
  • Buccaneer Galaxy (2018)
    Buccaneer Galaxy
  • Jenny McCarthy-Wahlberg, Joel David Moore, Kenan Thompson, and Zachary Levi in Wieners (2008)
    Wieners

Writer

  • Kel Mitchell and Kenan Thompson in Kenan & Kel (1996)
    Kenan & Kel
  • In-development projects at IMDbPro

Videos47

Kenan Thompson in Three Sketches
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Kenan Thompson in Three Sketches
Saturday Night Live: The Women of SNL
Clip 0:56
Saturday Night Live: The Women of SNL
Saturday Night Live: The Women of SNL
Clip 0:56
Saturday Night Live: The Women of SNL
Saturday Night Live: The Women of SNL
Clip 0:28
Saturday Night Live: The Women of SNL
Saturday Night Live: The Women of SNL
Clip 0:57
Saturday Night Live: The Women of SNL
Saturday Night Live: The Women of SNL
Clip 0:27
Saturday Night Live: The Women of SNL
Saturday Night Live: The Women of SNL
Clip 0:51
Saturday Night Live: The Women of SNL
Official Teaser Trailer
Trailer 0:40
Official Teaser Trailer
Kenan & Kel Trailer - Season 1
Trailer 0:15
Kenan & Kel Trailer - Season 1
Official Trailer
Trailer 1:41
Official Trailer
TONIGHT
Trailer 0:31
TONIGHT
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Trailer 0:31
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Personal details

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  • Official sites
    • Official Facebook Fan Page
    • Official Site
    • May 10, 1978
    • Atlanta, Georgia, USA
    • Christina EvangelineNovember 11, 2011 - present (filed for divorce, 2 children)
  • Other works
    TV commercial: Thrifty car rental
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Interview
    • 7 Articles
    • 2 Magazine Cover Photos

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    Is the first regular cast member on Saturday Night Live (1975) to be born after the show first premiered.
  • Quotes
    "I've been really fortunate to have gotten so many great roles. I've been doing sketch comedy since I was a kid, and it still blows me away. I don't even have any talent!" (reflecting on his career thus far)

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