Kenan Thompson is an American actor, comedian, producer, writer and singer. Saturday Night Live has been an actor since 2003, when he was 15 and co-starred Kel Mitchell in her own teen sitcom, Kenan & Kel . Kenan Thompson has also been cast in a variety of roles in various shows and films such as D2 Mighty Ducks , D3 Mighty Ducks , The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle , The Master of Disguise , Barbershop 2: Back in Business , Good Burger , Space Chimpanzees , The Smurfs ,Stan Helsing , The Magic Of Belle Isle , They Came Together , The Smurfs 2 , Brother Nature , Walking In Style , The Steve Harvey Show , The Amanda Show , Rugrats , Sit Down , Shut Up, Shut Up, Shut Up , Maya and Marty , F is for Family , and Double Dare . In addition to acting, he has also performed several songs on shows including Saturday Night Live , Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt , Psych , andall that . Kenan Thompson also has a huge social media following with more than 100,000 followers on Twitter, more than 80,000 followers on Facebook and more than 280,000 followers on Instagram.

Born name

Kenan Thompson

nickname

Kenner

Sun sign

Trails

Place of birth

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Residence

Kenan Thompson divides his time between his residencies into –

• New York, United States
• Los Angeles, California, United States

nationality

training

Kenan Thompson graduated from Tri-Cities High School which is a visual and performing arts magnet school in East Point, Georgia, USA.

occupation

Actor, Comedian, Producer, Author, Singer

family

• Father – Fletcher Thompson
• Mutter – Elizabeth Ann Thompson
• Siblings – Feleecia Thompson (Younger Sister), Kerwin Thompson (Older Brother)
• Others – Clarence Robert “Ned” Callaham, Jr. (maternal grandfather), Clarence Robert Lee Callaham (maternal great-grandfather), Sam Archer Callaham (maternal great-grandfather), Hettie Lou Wynn (maternal great-grandmother), Esther Marshall Cheatham (maternal great-grandmother), Augustus T. Cheatham (maternal great-great-grandfather), Lucy Ann Marshall (maternal great-great-grandmother), Matilda Elsie Payne (maternal grandmother), William Payne (maternal great-great-grandfather), Charles Payne (maternal great-great-grandfather), Mearly Wards (maternal great-great-grandmother), Martha H. Thompson (maternal great-great-grandmother), Thomas W. Thompson (maternal great-great-grandfather), Matilda Fields (maternal great-great-grandmother)

Manager

Kenan Thompson is represented by United Talent Agency, Beverly Hills, California, USA.

Genre

Soundtrack

instruments

Life

labels

Unsigned

To build

Big

Height

5 feet 8½ inches or 174 cm

weight

90 kg or 198.5 lbs

girlfriend/spouse

Kenan Thompson dated –

1. Christina Evangeline – He started dating model Christina Evangeline in 2008. Both felt connected to each other and hence the relationship continued. Then, in September 2010, the couple got engaged. On November 11, 2011, Kenan Thompson and Christina Evangeline tied the knot and have been together ever since. On June 20, 2014, they welcomed their first child, a daughter named Georgia Marie. Four years later, their second daughter, Gianna Michelle, was born on July 31, 2018.

race/ethnicity

Schwarz

Kenan Thompson is of African American descent.

hair colour

Schwarz

eye color

dark brown

sexual orientation

Just

distinguishing features

• Imposing physique
• Big smile
• broad forehead

brand promotion

Kenan Thompson was a part of Nike MVP “Most Valuable Puppets” commercials, where he provided his vocals to the LeBron James puppet. The ad was scheduled to run during the 2009 NBA Playoffs.

He has also endorsed the brand, Fandango , in 18 videos, eight 30-second commercials and a few comedic skits.

Known for

• Has starred in a variety of films including Heavyweights (1995) as Roy, D3: Mighty Ducks (1996) as Russ Tyler, Good Burger (1997) as Dexter Reed, Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle (2000) as Lewis Big Fat Liar (2002) as Party Goer, The Master of Disguise (2002) as Guy on Computer, Love Costs Nothing (2003) as Walter Colley, My Boss’s Daughter (2003) as Hans, Barbershop 2: Back in Business (2004) as Kenard, Fat Albert (2004) as Fat Albert, Snakes on a Plane (2006) as Troy,Wiener (2008) as Wyatt, Stan Helsing (2009) as Teddy, The Magic of Belle Isle (2012) as Henry, They Came Together (2014) as Teddy, Brother Nature (2016) as Meisha, Going In Style (2017) as Keith, Spoilsport (2018) as Bricklebaum and Wunderpark (2019) as Gus
• Appears in various television shows such as The Steve Harvey Show (1996-1998) as Junior, Kenan & Kel (1996-2000) as Kenan Rockmore, Sabrina the Teenage Witch (1998) as himself, The Parkers (2000) as Damon, Clifford the Big Red Dog (2003) as Hamburger, Saturday Night Live (2003 onwards) as Various, Wildes ‘N Out (2005, 2018) as Himself, Crank Yankers (2007) as Mark Thomas, The Mighty B! (2008) as Rocky Rhodes, Sit Down, Shut Up (2009) as Sue Sezno, The 90’s Is All That (2011) as Host, The Awesomes(2013-2015) as Austin “Impresario” Sullivan, The Tonight Show With Jimmy Fallon (2015) as Lester Oakes, F is for the Family (2015) in Additional Voices, Maya and Marty (2016) as Various Roles, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt (2016, 2019) as Roland, Match Game (2017-2019) as himself/panelist, Double Dare (2018) as himself, The Masked Singer (2019) as himself, and Scooby-Doo and Guess Who ? (2019) as himself

As a singer

Kenan Thompson has performed several songs on Saturday Night Live which include Ooh Kid , So Far Away , All I Want For Christmas Is Booty , That’s What Friends Are For , The Health Boogie , You’ve Got To Hide Your Love , Gwyneth Paltrow’s Song From Glee” , Thank You For Being My Friend , Oompa Loompa, Doompa-Dee-Do , We Wish You A Merry Christmas , Tom Brady’s Falafel City , The Super Bowl Shuffle , Where’s The Love? , let’s start ,I can’t take my eyes off you , Crazy , Billie Jean , O holy night , First love , Roller skate love , With you , hearts will survive , and turn it up .

He has also performed on shows such as Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt , Psych , and All That .

first movie

Kenan Thompson made his motion picture debut as Russ Tyler in the 1994 sports comedy drama film, D2: Mighty Ducks .

His voice actor debut was in a motion picture providing vocals for the role of the Ringmaster in the animated adventure comic sci-fi film. Space Chimpanzees , in 2008.

First TV show

Kenan Thompson made his television debut playing various roles in an episode of the Family Sketch comedy show. All this in 1994.

He made his television series debut as a voice actor, voicing the character of Hamburger in an episode titled Food for Thought / Friends Forever , of the animated parenting comedy, Clifford the Big Red Dog , in 2003.

Personal trainer

He went through a weight loss program before being cast in the lead role in Dicker Albert .

Kenan Thompson favorite things

• Sign – Pierre Escargot

Kenan Thompson facts

1. He grew up in Atlanta, Georgia.
2. Kenan Thompson was cast in a school play called The Gingerbread Duck . This was his first significant acting work.
3. He started acting at the age of 15.
4. In the early stages of his career, he worked as an entertainment reporter for CNN’s Real News for Kids .
5. While in college, he secured a role in a film Tri-Cities High School . Das, D2: Mighty Ducks was his first film.
6. Kenan Thompson has been cast as several characters such as Principal Pimpell, Miss Piddlin and Superdude in the TV sketch comedy series. All That .
7. When he joined the cast of the late-night live television series, Saturday Night Live in 2003, he became the first SNL cast member born after it premiered in 1975.
8. In 2013, Kenan Thompson asked the Saturday Night Live team to hire black women to play the roles as he didn’t want to do them anymore himself.
9. As of March 2019, he was the longest-serving cast member on Saturday Night Live after 16 seasons of the show. The record was previously held by actor, stand-up comedian and impressionist Darrell Hammond, who appeared on the show for a total of 14 seasons from 1995 to 2009.
10. Kenan Thompson also has the most celebrity impressions with a total of 129 on Saturday Night Live . Previously, the record was held by Darrell Hammond, who had made 107 celebrity impressions.
11. The very first impression Kenan Thompson made on Saturday Night Live was that of stand-up comedian, actor, musician and author Bill Cosby.
12. He broke actor/comedian Tim Meadows’ record to become the longest-serving African-American cast member of Saturday Night Live . Previously, Tim Meadows was part of the show for ten years from 1991 to 2000.
13. In the 2013/14 season of Saturday Night Live, Kenan Thompson became the oldest cast member following the departure of Seth Meyers.
14. He is a big Atlanta Falcons fan .
15. He is friends with actor, comedian, musician, singer and rapper Kel Mitchell. His best friend is actor, rapper, singer, producer and TV host Nick Cannon.
16. Kenan Thompson and actress Corri English share the same date and place of birth.
17. As a producer, he has worked on a number of projects such as The Kenan Show , Master Maggie , Buccaneer Galaxy , and Wiener .
18. He also wrote an episode entitled Who Loves Whom? the teen sitcom, Kenan & Kel .
19. Visit his official website @ kenanthompson.net.
20. Follow Kenan Thompson on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter.