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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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