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3	Kenan Thompson (born May 10, 1978 in Columbus, Ohio) is an American actor and comedian.
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5	He began his career in the [[TheNineties 1990s]], on the Creator/{{Nickelodeon}} sketch comedy show ''Series/AllThat''. He and his fellow cast member Creator/KelMitchell were later given their own sitcom, ''Series/KenanAndKel'', which ran for four seasons. He joined the cast of ''Series/SaturdayNightLive'' in 2003, and has gone on to become its longest-tenured cast member (still with the show as of 2023). His films have included starring roles in ''Film/GoodBurger'' (a spinoff of a recurring ''All That'' sketch) and ''Film/FatAlbert'' (in which he played the title role).
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7	Thompson was married to former model Christiana Evangeline from 2011 to 2022. They have two children.
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10	!!Selected Filmography:
11	* ''[[Film/TheMightyDucks D2: The Mighty Ducks]]'' (1994): Russ Tyler.
12	** ''D3: The Mighty Ducks'' (1996): Russ Tyler.
13	* ''Series/AllThat'' (1994–99, 2002, 2005, 2019): Various Characters.
14	* ''Film/{{Heavyweights}}'' (1995): Roy Murphy.
15	* ''Series/KenanAndKel'' (1996–2000): [[TheDanza Kenan Rockmore]].
16	* ''Film/GoodBurger'' (1997): Dexter Reed.
17	* ''WesternAnimation/OhYeahCartoons'' (1999–2000): On-screen Host.
18	* ''Film/TheAdventuresOfRockyAndBullwinkle'' (2000): Lewis.
19	* ''Series/SaturdayNightLive'' (2003–present): Various Characters.
20	* ''Film/FatAlbert'' (2004): Fat Albert.
21	* ''Film/SnakesOnAPlane'' (2006): Troy.
22	* ''WesternAnimation/RockDog'' (2017): Riff.
23	* ''WesternAnimation/{{The Grinch\|2018}}'' (2018): Bricklebaum.
24	* ''Series/BringTheFunny'' (2019): Co-host.
25	* ''WesternAnimation/TrollsWorldTour'' (2020): Tiny Diamond.
26	** ''WesternAnimation/TrollsTrollstopia'' (2020–22)
27	** ''WesternAnimation/TrollsHolidayInHarmony'' (2021)
28	** ''WesternAnimation/TrollsBandTogether'' (2023)
29	* ''Film/HubieHalloween'' (2020): Sgt. Blake.
30	* ''Series/{{Kenan}}'' (2021–22): [[TheDanza Kenan Williams]].
31	* ''Podcast/BatmanTheAudioAdventures'' (2021-present): Commissioner Jim Gordon
32	* ''Series/FraggleRockBackToTheRock'' (2022): Jack Hammer.
33	* ''[[Film/GoodBurger Good Burger 2]]'' (2023): Dexter Reed.
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36	!!Tropes:
37	* AttentionDeficitCreatorDisorder: For three years, he and Kel were regulars on two Nickelodeon shows and also made ''Good Burger'' during the same time period.
38	* OlderThanTheyLook: Can pass for 30, but as of season 47 of SNL he's 43.
39	* {{Typecasting}}: If ''SNL'' does a sketch revolving around a GameShow, it's almost a guarantee he'll be the one playing the host and OnlySaneMan (since Creator/BillHader -- who normally plays game show hosts who are the sane ones -- left the show).
40	** This was also his role in the ''All That'' sketch "You Can't Win", as his character would always be the one pointing out how ridiculous the rules are.
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