Kenan Thompson

Kenan Thompson
Thompson in 2019
Born (1978-05-10) May 10, 1978 (age 46)
Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.[1]
Occupations
  • Actor
  • comedian
Years active1994–present
Spouse
Christina Evangeline
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(m. 2011; div. 2022)​
Children2
Websitewww.kenanthompson.net

Kenan Thompson (/kiːnən/; born May 10, 1978)[2] 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.[3] 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 (1996–2001). Thompson also had roles in The Mighty Ducks franchise, Good Burger, and as the title character in the 2004 film Fat Albert.

He has been nominated six times for a Primetime Emmy Award for his work on SNL, winning once.[4] He is ranked at No. 88 on VH1's 100 Greatest Teen Stars.

  1. ^ "Bio". KenanThompson.net. Retrieved October 22, 2024.
  2. ^ "Kenan Thompson". TV Guide. Archived from the original on July 27, 2016.
  3. ^ Izadi, Elahe. "The quiet brilliance of Kenan Thompson, SNL's longest-tenured cast member". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on August 28, 2019. Retrieved December 24, 2019.
  4. ^ "Kenan Thompson". emmy.com. Retrieved September 10, 2018.