| Kenan Thompson |
Thompson in May 2012
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| Born |
May 10, 1978 (age 36)
Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. |
| Occupation |
Actor, voice actor, comedian |
| Years active |
1994–present |
| Spouse(s) |
Christina Evangeline (m. 2011) |
| Website |
| www.kenanthompson.net |
Kenan Thompson (born May 10, 1978)
[1] is an American
actor,
voice actor and
comedian. He is best known for his work as a cast member of NBC's
Saturday Night Live. In his teenage years, he was an original cast member of
Nickelodeon's sketch comedy series
All That. Thompson is also known for his roles in the
sitcom Kenan & Kel and the films
Good Burger and
Fat Albert. In his early career he often collaborated with fellow comedian and
All That cast member
Kel Mitchell. He ranked at #88 on
VH1's 100 Greatest Teen Stars.
Early life and career
Thompson was born and raised in
Atlanta,
Georgia,
the son of Fletcher and Elizabeth Ann Thompson. He has one sibling,
Kevin Thompson. He began acting at age 15, appearing in the school play
The Gingerbread Duck.
[2] One of his earliest roles was as an entertainment reporter for CNN's "Real News for Kids",
[3] and he would go on to star in
All That, and
Kenan & Kel.
[3] While Kenan attended
Tri-Cities High School, a Visual and Performing Arts Magnet School in East Point, Georgia, he began filming his first movie,
D2: The Mighty Ducks.
Film and television career
Kenan has starred in several films including
Good Burger, based on the
All That sketch of the same name, and
Fat Albert, in which he played the title character. He has also had supporting roles in the movies
Heavyweights,
D3: The Mighty Ducks,
Love Don't Cost a Thing,
Barbershop 2: Back in Business,
My Boss's Daughter, and
Snakes on a Plane. Kenan had a recurring role on
The Steve Harvey Show as Junior, with co-star
Kel Mitchell. Recently, he returned to
Nickelodeon for the show
The Mighty B! as the voice of Rocky Rhodes. He also guest-starred on
iCarly as himself.
In 2009, Thompson was a regular voice actor in the
Fox cartoon series,
Sit Down, Shut Up, portraying Sue Sezno, who, as evidenced by her last name, always says no.
[4] The series premiered on April 19, 2009,
[4]
but was canceled after only four episodes due to low ratings and less
than favorable reviews. Thompson provided the voice for the LeBron James
puppet in Nike's MVP "Most Valuable Puppets" commercials, which were
produced to be shown throughout the 2009 NBA Playoffs. Thompson also
guest starred on the
USA Network TV show
Psych,
Season 4's "High Top Fade Out" (episode 7). He played an estranged
college singing buddy of the character Gus. In 2011 he briefly returned
to Nickelodeon, as he guest starred in
"iParty with Victorious", a crossover episode of TV sitcoms
"iCarly" and "
Victorious". Thompson is the current host of
TeenNick's 1990's programming block,
The '90s Are All That.
Saturday Night Live
Kenan Thompson returned to sketch comedy when he joined the cast of
Saturday Night Live in 2003, becoming the first
SNL cast member to be born after
SNL's premiere in 1975 and the first
SNL cast member to have been a cast member on children's shows (
All That and
Kenan and Kel). His comedy partner and friend,
Kel Mitchell also auditioned to be on
SNL, but only Kenan Thompson made it. Thompson was a feature player until 2005 (spanning the
29th and
30th seasons), and was promoted to repertory player at the beginning of
season 31 (the 2005-2006 season).
As of September 2013, Kenan has entered his eleventh season on
Saturday Night Live, breaking the record for the longest serving African-American cast member previously held by
Tim Meadows. Thompson is now the senior cast member on the show, with
Fred Armisen and
Seth Meyers both having left the show. He is also the third cast member to be born in the 70's after
Mike O'Brien (born 1976) and
Bobby Moynihan (born 1977).
[5]
Personal life
Thompson married
model Christina Evangeline on November 11, 2011.
[6] In February 2014, Thompson said that his wife was four months pregnant.
[7][8]
Filmography
Performing "An Evening with Kenan Thompson" in 2010
Film
Television
Discography
| Notes |
| 2004 |
Good Times |
Comedy album |
References
External links
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