Kenan Thompson
American comedian and actor (born 1978)
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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.
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- Pierre the Pigeon-Hawk — Sniff (voice)2026
- Lorne — Self2026
- The 51st AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Eddie Murphy — Self2026
- Scary Movie — Jermaine Jackson2026
- The Pete Davidson Show — Self - Guest2026
- Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music — Self - SNL Cast Member 2003 - Present2025
- SNL50: The Homecoming Concert — Self2025
- Downey Wrote That — Self2025
- Being Eddie — Self2025
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Kenan Thompson (/kiːnən/; born May 10, 1978) is an American actor and comedian. He has been a cast member on the NBC sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live since 2003, making him the longest-tenured cast member in the show's history. He was also the first regular cast member born after the show's premiere in 1975. Outside of SNL, Thompson starred on NBC's sitcom Kenan from 2021 to 2022.
Thompson began his acting career in the early 1990s, and was an original cast member of Nickelodeon's sketch comedy series All That (1994–2005), where he often collaborated with co-star Kel Mitchell. Beginning in 1996, they starred in their own sitcom Kenan & Kel (1996–2000). Thompson also had roles in The Mighty Ducks franchise, Good Burger and its sequel Good Burger 2, and as the title character in the 2004 film Fat Albert. His voice acting work includes Space Chimps (2008), Rock Dog (2016), The Grinch (2018) and Wonder Park (2019).
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