Person

Kenan Thompson

Acting · Born 1978-05-10 · Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Biography

Kenan Thompson (born May 10, 1978) is an American actor and comedian. He is best known for his work as a cast member on Saturday Night Live. He is also known for his roles in the films Good Burger and Fat Albert as well as on Kenan & Kel and All That.

Known for

Filmography

2027Pierre the Pigeon-HawkSniff (voice)
2026Chapter 51Executive Producer
2026Scary MovieJermaine Jackson
2026The 51st AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Eddie MurphySelf
2026LorneSelf
2026The Pete Davidson ShowSelf - Guest
2025Good Sports with Kevin Hart and Kenan ThompsonSelf
2025Being EddieSelf
2025Downey Wrote ThatSelf
2025SNL50: The Homecoming ConcertSelf
2025Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL MusicSelf - SNL Cast Member 2003 - Present
2025SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night
20242024 Back That Year Up with Kevin Hart & Kenan ThompsonSelf - Host
2024An SNL Thanksgiving
2024CrosswordExecutive Producer
2024Celebrity SubstituteSelf
2024Atrocity Inc.Self
2024Child StarSelf
2024Will & HarperSelf (uncredited)
2024Olympic Highlights with Kevin Hart & Kenan ThompsonSelf - Host
2024Hot Ones VersusSelf
20232023 Back That Year Up with Kevin Hart & Kenan ThompsonSelf - Host
2023Trolls: It Takes ThreeTiny Diamond (voice)
2023Good Burger 2Dexter Reed
2023Trolls Band TogetherTiny Diamond (voice)
2023BupkisReferee
20222022 Back That Year Up with Kevin Hart & Kenan ThompsonSelf - Host
2022BrosJames Baldwin
2022SherriSelf - Guest
2022Hell of a Week with Charlamagne Tha GodSelf
2022The Boys Presents: DiabolicalMo-SLO’s Dad (voice)
2022Fraggle Rock: Back to the RockJack Hammer (voice)
2021That's My JamSelf - Guest
2021Trolls Holiday in HarmonyTiny Diamond (voice)
2021Jonas Brothers Family RoastSelf
2021Home Sweet Home AloneGavin Washington
2021Clifford the Big Red DogVet
2021ChuckyCab Driver
2021The House Next Door: Meet the Blacks 2Police Officer
2021That Damn Michael Che
2021KenanKenan
2020Trolls: TrollsTopiaTiny Diamond (voice)
2020In Search of the Sanderson Sisters: A Hocus Pocus Hulaween TakeoverMr. P. Nut Jones
2020Hubie HalloweenSgt. Blake
2020Trolls: Tiny Diamond Goes Back to SchoolTiny Diamond (voice)
2020Celebrity Escape RoomSelf
2020Feeding America Comedy FestivalSelf
2020Who Wants to Be a MillionaireSelf - Contestant
2020Trolls World TourTiny Diamond (voice)
2019Bless the HartsTravis (voice)
2019A Little Late with Lilly SinghSelf
2019Tamron HallSelf - Guest
2019The Kelly Clarkson ShowSelf
2019DadsSelf
2019Master Maggie
2019Bring the FunnySelf - Judge
2019Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?Kenan Thompson (voice)
2019All That
2019Playmobil: The MovieBloodbones (voice)
2019Wonder ParkGus (voice)
2019Desus & MeroSelf
2019The Masked SingerSelf - Guest Panelist
2018A Legendary Christmas with John & ChrissySelf
2018The Orange Years: The Nickelodeon StorySelf
2018The GrinchBricklebaum (voice)
2018Double DareSelf - Contestant
2017Night of Too Many Stars: America Unites for Autism ProgramsSelf
2017Going in StyleManager Keith Schonfeld
2016Brother NatureMiesha
2016Rock DogRiff (voice)
2016Match GameSelf - Panelist
2016Maya & MartySelf
2015Nature CatRonald (voice)
2015The Late Show with Stephen ColbertSelf - Guest
2015Close Up with The Hollywood ReporterSelf
2015Live from New York!Self
2015The Late Late Show with James CordenSelf - Guest
2015Hot OnesSelf
2015Unbreakable Kimmy SchmidtRoland
2015The Opposite SexMitch
2014They Came TogetherTeddy
2014Late Night with Seth MeyersSelf - Guest
2014The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy FallonSelf
2013The AwesomesImpresario (voice)
2013The Smurfs 2Greedy Smurf (voice)
2013Hollywood Game NightSelf
2012Studio CSelf - Special Guest
2012The Magic of Belle IsleHenry
2011The SmurfsGreedy Smurf (voice)
2011iParty with VictoriousKenan Thompson
2011Saturday Night Live: The Best of '09/'10Deandre Cole
2010ConanSelf
2010The Women of SNLVarious (archive footage)
2010Saturday NightSelf
2010Saturday Night Live in the 2000s: Time and AgainSelf
2009Stan HelsingTeddy
2009ArcherThe Broker (voice)
2009Make My Day
2009Watch What Happens Live with Andy CohenSelf - Guest
2009Sit Down Shut UpSue Sezno
2009Saturday Night Live: The Best of Amy PoehlerVarious (archive footage)
2008Saturday Night Live Weekend Update Thursday
2008Space ChimpsRingmaster (voice)
2008WienersWyatt
2007iCarlyKenan Thompson
2007Snakes on a BlogSelf
2007Snakes on a Plane: Meet the ReptilesSelf
2007Snakes on a Set: Behind the ScenesSelf
2007The Snake Pit: On the Set of 'Snakes on a Plane'Self
2006Rachael Ray
2006Snakes on a PlaneTroy
2006PsychJoon
2006America's Got TalentSelf - Guest Judge
2006Pure Venom: The Making of Snakes on a PlaneSelf
2005Here Comes Peter Cottontail: The MovieFlutter (voice)
2005Rugrats: Tales from the Crib: Snow WhiteMirror (voice)
2005Nick Cannon Presents: Wild 'N Out
2005Candy PaintTyrell
2004Fat AlbertFat Albert
2004The Tony Danza ShowSelf - Guest
2004Barbershop 2: Back in BusinessKenard
2003Love Don't Co$t a ThingWalter Colley
2003My Boss's DaughterHans
2003Jimmy Kimmel Live!Self
2002The Master of DisguiseKenan
2002Big Fat LiarParty Goer
2001Off Centre
2000Two Heads Are Better Than NoneKenan Rockmore
2000The Adventures of Rocky & BullwinkleLewis
1999The Parkers
1999Mark Twain PrizeSelf
1998FelicityDeForrest Ingram
1998Oh Yeah! CartoonsHost
1997The ViewSelf - Guest
1997Good BurgerDexter Reed
1997Figure It OutSelf
1996D3: The Mighty DucksRuss Tyler
1996Sabrina, the Teenage WitchKenan Thompson
1996The Steve Harvey ShowJunior
1996Kenan & KelKenan Rockmore
1995HeavyweightsRoy
1994All That
1994Sister, SisterTrevor
1994D2: The Mighty DucksRuss Tyler
1993Late Night with Conan O'BrienSelf - Guest
1987Kids' Choice AwardsHost
1975Saturday Night LiveSelf - Various Characters
1975People's Choice AwardsSelf - Host
1949The Emmy AwardsSelf - Host
—Good Burger 3Dexter Reed
—Untitled Lani Pixels ProjectMike (voice)
—Kenan & Kel Meet FrankensteinKenan
—Unwanted
—Halloween StoreProducer
—Sleepaway CampProducer
—MachoProducer

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