KENAN THOMPSON

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'Kenan Thompson ' (born May 10, 1978 in Atlanta, Georgia), is an American actor and comedian.

Contents

Career

''Saturday Night Live''

Filmography

Movies

Television

Trivia

External links

Career

His first appearance was in the movie ''.
Thompson got his first big break when he was 16. He started on Nickelodeon's ''All That'' from 1994 to 1999. He and co-star Kel Mitchell had their own spin-off television series ''Kenan & Kel'' which ran 1996 to 2000. In 2001 his official fan club was started, and is now run by Andrew Haber. Thompson was also the host of the second season of Nickelodeon's animation showcase ''Oh Yeah! Cartoons''.
Thompson has starred in several films including: ''Good Burger'' (1997), based on the ''All That'' sketch of the same name, playing Dexter Reed; and ''Fat Albert'' (2004), in which he played the title character. He has also had supporting roles in the movies ''Snakes on a Plane'' (2006), ''Love Don't Cost a Thing'' (2003), '' (2004) ''Heavyweights'' (1995) and '' (1994).

''Saturday Night Live''

In 2003, after Dean Edwards and Tracy Morgan left the regular cast of ''Saturday Night Live'', Kenan Thompson and Finesse Mitchell joined the cast as featured players. He is the only ''All That'' alumnus to date to appear on ''SNL'' as a cast member. In the 2005-06 season, Mitchell and Thompson became full-fledged cast members (with their places in the feature player credit taken by Bill Hader, Andy Samberg, and, later, Kristin Wiig).
''Recurring Characters':

★ Jake Denmont ("Appalachian Emergency Room")

★ DJ Dynasty Handbag ("Deep House Dish")

★ DJ Sugar Shock ("Rap Night")

★ Givindy ("Gays in Space")

★ Malik (Starkisha's boyfriend)

★ Marcus, interpreter to racist deaf comedian Ritchie B (Fred Armisen)

★ Virginianca Hastings, a black woman who bails her stepdaughter (variously played by hosts Jamie Pressly, Justin Timberlake, and Scarlett Johansson) out of trouble.

★ Reggie ("The Dakota Fanning Show")
'Celebrity Impersonations':

★ Maya Angelou

★ Louis Armstrong

★ Nick Ashford from Ashford and Simpson

★ Leslie David Baker (as Stanley Hudson)

★ Barry Bonds

★ Carol Moseley Braun

★ Bobbi Kristina Brown

★ Clarence Clemons

★ George Clinton

★ Gary Coleman

★ Bill Cosby (also a recurring impersonation on ''All That'')

★ Flava Flav

★ Aretha Franklin

★ Chappell Hartridge

★ Doctor Dre

★ Steve Harvey

★ Michael Irvin

★ Randy Jackson

★ Star Jones

★ Chaka Khan

★ Don King

★ Patti LaBelle

★ Emmanuel Lewis

★ Bernie Mac

★ Cynthia McKinney

★ Wilma McNabb (football player Donovan McNabb's mother)

★ William "The Refrigerator" Perry

★ Colin Powell

★ Al Roker

★ Nipsey Russell

★ Al Sharpton

★ Lorena Porter Shelby (Klymaxx)

★ Sammy Sosa

★ Wanda Sykes

★ will.i.am (from The Black Eyed Peas)

★ Armstrong Williams

★ Serena Williams

★ Mrs. Butterworth

Filmography

Movies

★ '' - 1994

★ ''Heavyweights'' - 1995

★ '' - 1996

★ ''Good Burger'' - 1997

★ ''The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle'' - 2000

★ ''Big Fat Liar'' - 2002 (cameo)

★ ''The Master of Disguise'' - 2002 (cameo)

★ ''My Boss's Daughter'' - 2003

★ '' - 2004

★ ''Fat Albert'' - 2004

★ ''Love Don't Cost a Thing'' - 2004

★ ''Snakes on a Plane'' - 2006

★ ''The Ultimate Team'' - 2007

Television

★ ''All That'' - 1994–1999

★ ''Kenan & Kel'' - 1996–2000

★ ''Sports Theater with Shaquille O'Neal'' - "4 Points"

★ ''Two Heads Are Better Than None'' - 2000

★ ''Oh Yeah! Cartoons'' - Host 1999–2000

★ ''Felicity'' - 2001 guest appearance

★ ''The Steve Harvey Show'' - guest appearance

★ ''Sister, Sister'' - guest appearance

★ ''Saturday Night Live'' - 2003 - present

★ ''The Parkers'' - 2003 guest appearance

★ ''Wild 'N Out'' - 2006 guest appearance

★ ''Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards'' - 2007 guest appearance

Trivia

★ Born in 1978, he was the first SNL cast member to be born after the series began in 1975.

★ In 2002, Thompson recorded ''The Good Times Comedy CD''.

★ He wrote the introduction for the book ''Chicken Soup for the Preteen Soul'', as well as the short story entitled "The Little Notice" for ''Chicken Soup for the Kid's Soul''.

★ He was the star of the 2004 film ''Fat Albert'', which also featured the creator of the character, Bill Cosby. Kenan is noted for his impersonation of Bill Cosby, even speaking like him when ''not'' impersonating him.

★ Is a fan of the Atlanta Falcons.

External links

★ Official website

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★ Kenan on Myspace

★ "Kenan Is ''Fat Albert''"