Person
Questlove
Acting · Born 1971-01-20 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Biography
Ahmir Khalib Thompson (born on January 20, 1971), known professionally as ?uestlove or Questlove (also known as BROther ?uestion, Questo or Brother Question), is an American drummer, DJ, music journalist and record producer. He is best known as the drummer for the Grammy Award-winning band The Roots, which is now the in-house band for Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. He has produced for artists such as Common, D'Angelo, Jill Scott, Erykah Badu, Bilal, Jay-Z, Nikka Costa and more recently, Al Green, Amy Winehouse and John Legend. He is a member of the production teams the Soulquarians, The Randy Watson Experience, and The Grand Wizzards. Description above from the Wikipedia article Questlove,licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
Sesame Street
Self
The Simpsons
Tour Guide (voice)
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest
The Daily Show
Self
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self - Guest
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self - Guest
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self
Saturday Night Live
Self - Cameo (uncredited)
Billions
Ahmir 'Questlove' Thompson
The Jennifer Hudson Show
Self
Filmography
- 2026Earth, Wind & Fire (To Be Celestial vs. That's the Weight of the World)Director
- 2026Not Suitable for WorkQuestlove
- 2026The Roast of Kevin HartMusic Director
- 2025Rockers Don't Stop: The Revival of Rockers RevengeSelf
- 20252025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction CeremonySelf
- 2025Spinal Tap II: The End ContinuesSelf
- 2025I Was Born This WaySelf
- 2025My Happy PlaceSelf
- 2025We Want the Funk!Self
- 2025SNL50: The Homecoming ConcertSelf
- 2025Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL MusicDirector
- 2025SLY LIVES! (aka The Burden of Black Genius)Self
- 2024Jimmy Fallon's Holiday Seasoning SpectacularSelf
- 2024Bilal: Live at GlasshausSelf
- 2024Music Box: Yacht Rock: A DOCKumentarySelf
- 2024CamdenSelf
- 2024James Brown: Say It LoudSelf
- 2023A GRAMMY Salute to 50 Years of Hip-HopSelf
- 2023American SymphonySelf (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 2023May The Lord Watch: The Little Brother StoryHimself
- 2023The LeagueExecutive Producer
- 2023Mulligan(voice)
- 2023The Legacy of J DillaSelf (archive footage)
- 2023Max Roach: The Drum Also WaltzesSelf
- 2022DescendantExecutive Producer
- 2022SherriSelf - Guest
- 2022The Jennifer Hudson ShowSelf
- 2022The ReverendSelf
- 2022HargroveSelf
- 2022Rise Up, Sing Out
- 2022JANET JACKSON.Self
- 2021Abbott ElementarySelf
- 20212021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction CeremonySelf
- 2021Quest for Craft
- 2021Watch the Sound with Mark RonsonSelf
- 2021Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)Self (uncredited)
- 2021Sesame Street: 50 Years of Sunny DaysSelf - Guest
- 2020SoulCurly (voice)
- 2020Herb Alpert Is...Self
- 2020One World: Together at HomeSelf
- 2020The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight ShowSelf
- 2020Never Too Late: The Doc Severinsen StorySelf
- 2020Siempre, LuisSelf
- 2019Hip Hop: The Songs That Shook AmericaSelf
- 2019The Kelly Clarkson ShowSelf
- 2019StuccoMusic
- 2019Devil's Pie: D'AngeloSelf
- 2019Someone GreatQuestlove
- 2019Boy BandAlien
- 2018Rock Rubber 45sSelf
- 2018Mr. SOUL!Self
- 2018Twenty Eighteen Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction CeremonySelf
- 2017Dave Matthews Band - Concert for Charlottesville
- 2017Race Through New York Starring Jimmy FallonSelf
- 2016SoundbreakingSelf
- 2016The $100,000 PyramidSelf
- 2016Popstar: Never Stop Never StoppingAhmir-Khalib Thompson
- 2016RootsExecutive Music Producer
- 2016BillionsAhmir 'Questlove' Thompson
- 2015All Things Must PassSelf
- 2015Hot OnesSelf
- 2015EmpireQuestlove (voice)
- 2014Top FiveOriginal Music Composer
- 2014Mr. Dynamite: The Rise of James BrownSelf
- 2014Late Night with Seth MeyersSelf - Guest
- 2014The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy FallonSelf - Guest
- 2014Finding the FunkSelf
- 2013Lucas Bros. Moving Co.
- 2013Sample ThisSelf
- 2013Drunk HistoryHimself
- 2013A Band Called DeathSelf
- 2013Our Vinyl Weighs a Ton: This Is Stones Throw RecordsSelf
- 2013Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown
- 2012Bad 25Self
- 2012Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’Self
- 2012The Eric Andre ShowSelf
- 2012Finding Your RootsSelf
- 2011Beats Rhymes & Life: The Travels of A Tribe Called QuestSelf
- 2010My Mic Sounds Nice: A Truth About Women and Hip HopSelf
- 2009Downtown CallingSelf
- 2009CommunityQuestlove
- 2009Watch What Happens Live with Andy CohenSelf - Guest
- 2009Parks and RecreationLeVondrious
- 2009Am I Black Enough for You
- 2007iCarlyQuestlove
- 2007Yo Gabba Gabba!
- 2006Before the Music DiesSelf - Musician: The Roots (as Questlove)
- 2006Rachael Ray
- 2006September in Brooklyn: The Making of Block PartySelf
- 2005Dave Chappelle's Block PartySelf (The Roots)
- 2005Backstage Pass
- 2005Black in the 80sSelf
- 2004And You Don't Stop: 30 Years of Hip-HopSelf
- 2004And You Don't Stop: 30 Years of Hip-HopSelf
- 2002Brown SugarSelf
- 2001Jay-Z: MTV UnpluggedSelf
- 2001Brooklyn BabylonMember of The Lions
- 2001All Access: Front Row. Backstage. Live!Self
- 2000BamboozledAlabama Porch Monkeys: Levi - Musical Director
- 2000D'Angelo: Montreux Jazz Festival 2000
- 1997Men in BlackSongs
- 1996The Daily ShowSelf
- 1994Stolen Moments: Red Hot + CoolSelf
- 1989The SimpsonsTour Guide (voice)
- 1975Saturday Night LiveSelf - Cameo (uncredited)
- 1969Sesame StreetSelf
- 1959The GrammysSelf
- 1956Tony AwardsMusic Arranger
- 1953The OscarsSelf
- —Ferocious Drummers
- —The Roots PresentSelf
- —Give the Drummer Some
- —Dave Chappelle's Block Party 2Self
- —Dilla TimeExecutive Producer
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