Kenan Thompson
Biography
Kenan Thompson is an American actor and comedian who was raised in Atlanta, Georgia, and began performing as a child in the early 1990s. He was part of the first cast of Nickelodeon's sketch series All That, working on it from 1994 to 2000, and from 1996 to 2000 he and Kel Mitchell headlined their own sitcom, Kenan & Kel. His first film was D2: The Mighty Ducks (1994), followed by Heavyweights (1995) and D3: The Mighty Ducks (1996), and he took the lead in Good Burger (1997) and Fat Albert (2004). Since 2003 he has been on Saturday Night Live, where he is the longest-serving performer in its history, and he has won one Primetime Emmy from several nominations for that work. He also starred in the NBC sitcom Kenan from 2021 to 2022 and voiced characters in Wonder Park (2019), The Grinch (2018), Rock Dog (2016) and Space Chimps (2008).
48years old
Turns 49 on May 10in 213 days
- Born Atlanta
- Star sign: TaurusThe sign runs April 20 to May 20
- Kenan Stacy Thompson (birth name)
Movie Career
- Films
- 41
- Career span
- 32 years1994 to 2026
Genres
- Comedy85%, 35 films
- Family32%, 13 films
- Adventure22%, 9 films
- Animation22%, 9 films
- Documentary17%, 7 films
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A first
Kenan Thompson joined Saturday Night Live, the NBC sketch comedy series, in 2003. He is the cast member who has stayed the longest in the show's history.
A first
On the show, Thompson has performed 139 celebrity impressions, more than anyone else and more than Hammond's previous record of 107.
First role
Thompson started acting in the early 1990s. From 1994 to 2000, he was one of the first cast members on Nickelodeon's sketch comedy show All That, where he worked often with Kel Mitchell.
Behind the award
Thompson won a Primetime Emmy for the lyrics to "Come Back Barack" in 2018, after being nominated for Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics in 2017 for "Last Christmas".
A role that slipped away
In 2013, Thompson started turning down roles as black women on the show. He also asked that SNL bring in black women instead.
Kenan Thompson movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Steven Brill directed two of these films, Walt Dohrn two. Kel Mitchell appears in five of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Kel Mitchell's page
Adam Sandler's page
Kath Soucie's page
Josh Server's page
Shaun Weiss's page
Lori Beth Denberg's page
All films by Steven Brill
All films by Walt Dohrn
Box office
What Kenan Thompson's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$1.6 billion
23 of the 40 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 40 films: 23 worldwide figure; 2 us gross only; 11 never in cinemas; 4 figure not found.
- 23Worldwide figure
- 2US gross only
- 11Never in cinemas
- 4Figure not found
Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 78% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$553M34.0% of the total
- 2$210M12.9% of the total
- 3$120M7.3% of the total
- 4$117M7.2% of the total
- 5$85M5.2% of the total
- 6$65M4.0% of the total
- 7$65M4.0% of the total
- 8$62M3.8% of the total
$352 millionfrom the other 15 films with a worldwide figure, 22% of the total