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Comedian Kenan Thompson In 'Drunk Diner' Altercation
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Post Chronicle - Found Feb. 25, 2010 A recent New York dinner date turned sour for comedian Kenan Thompson when he was caught up in an altercation with a drunken diner. |
American Idols Season 9 Top 12 & Their Celeb Look-A-Likes
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Access Hollywood - Found Mar. 16, 2010 ... circa 2003 Getty Premium Crystal Bowersox from 'American Idol' and Julia Stiles 'Saturday Night Live' star Kenan Thompson and 'American Idol's... Lacey Brown out, Urban survives on "American Idol" - Reuters Who was the first singer to be eliminated on 'American Idol'? - USA Today American Idol: Lacey Brown Is First to Go - CBS News American Idol Down to 11 as Simon Issues Ryan a Warning - EOnline.com Explore All |
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SXSW 2010: 'Saturday Night's' all right for writing
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Los Angeles Times - Found Mar. 15, 2010 Cast members Amy Poehler, Kristen Wiig, Abby Elliott, Kenan Thompson and others are glimpsed only briefly, and so, perhaps unwittingly, Franco... Brianna Del Franco: Learned to be a survivor before she turned 18 - San Jose Mercury News Maine lawmakers to salute Franco-Americans - Boston Globe Lizzy Caplan Joins James Franco In 127 Hours - Cinema Blend REVIEW | Franco Manages Compelling Portrait In Saturday Night - Indiewire Explore All |
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SNL's Jude Law Episode: 5 Funniest Moments
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Atlantic Monthly - Found Mar. 14, 2010 ... you're a single woman, most men [and K.D. Lang] want to kill you": A loopy Whoopi Goldberg (Kenan Thompson) drops by Weekend Update to discuss... |
Canadian Music Week 2010: Your 3 new favourite bands (Friday)
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CBC - Found Mar. 12, 2010 To borrow a line from a Kenan Thompson SNL sketch, What up with that? |
'SNL' recap: Zach drops by
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Entertainment Weekly Online - Found Mar. 7, 2010 Weekend Update was marred by a weak MoNique impersonation by Kenan Thompson. Thompson wasnt anything like the Oscar-nominated MoNique; Zach Galifianakis hosting 'Saturday Night Live' tonight: Are you ... - Entertainment Weekly Online Zach Galifianakis: From EW vault - Entertainment Weekly Online Saturday Night Live Recap: Zach Galifianakis Does His Part - New York Magazine Zach Galifianakis SNL Debut an Odd, Wandering Episode - Associated Content Explore All |
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Janelle Monae's Freaky Album Listening Party
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Spin.com - Found Mar. 5, 2010 Actors dressed in black undertaker cloaks and white beaked masks circled an open bar where SNL's Kenan Thompson and members of the Roots drank; |
Jennifer Lopez Plays Rihanna as SNL Mocks We Are the World
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Rolling Stone - Found Mar. 1, 2010 ... sadly, the song itself was a disaster,? intoned Kenan Thompson, as Quincy Jones, adding that the new version recruited a 'sloppy mess of... 'SNL' and Jennifer Lopez spoof 'We Are The World' - USA Today Jennifer Lopez spoofs Rihanna on Saturday Night Live - Metro.co.uk Lopez Spoof's Rihanna on SNL - MaleFirst Mens Magazine Jennifer Lopez Gets Giggles Spoofing Rihanna On SNL - Post Chronicle Explore All |
We Are The World 3: SNL Raises Awareness Of Disastrous Charity Song ...
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Huffington Post - Found Feb. 28, 2010 But according to Quincy Jones (Kenan Thompson), "the song itself was a disaster...a sloppy mess of half famous randos." Last night, SNL... |
Art Smith's star-studded party
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Chicago Tribune - Found Mar. 2, 2010 But Bayless and Izard shouldn't feel too insulted. My opinions on food should be taken as seriously as Kenan Thompson's opinions on comedy. |
Kenan Thompson Biography
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Kenan Thompson
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| Born | May 10, 1978 Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor/Comedian |
| Years active | 1994–present |
Kenan Thompson (born May 10, 1978) is an American actor and comedian who is currently a cast member of Saturday Night Live. He is also known for his titular role in Fat Albert, for starring as Kenan Rockmore in the sitcom Kenan & Kel, and as a former cast member of All That. He resides in Los Angeles. He ranks at #88 on VH1's 100 Greatest Teen Stars. He is also a voice actor, starring in LeBron and Kobe Nike commercials with David Alan Grier and Bobb'e J. Thompson.
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Early life and career
Thompson was born and raised in Atlanta, Georgia, the son of Fletcher and Elizabeth Ann Thompson. He has two siblings, Kerwin and Feleecia Thompson. He went to E.C. Glass High school, and went on to pursue his career in acting, starting as a cast member on All That, then he starred in Kenan & Kel.1 He began acting at age 5, appearing in the school play The Gingerbread Man.2 One of his earliest roles was as an entertainment reporter for CNN's "Real News for Kids."3 While Kenan attended Tri-Cities High School, a Visual and Performing Arts Magnet School, he began filming his first movie, D2: The Mighty Ducks.
Film and TV career
Kenan has starred in several films including Good Burger, based on the All That sketch of the same name, and Fat Albert, in which he played the title character. He has also had supporting roles in the movies Heavyweights, D3: The Mighty Ducks, Love Don't Cost a Thing, Barbershop 2: Back in Business, and Snakes on a Plane. Kenan had a recurring role on The Steve Harvey Show as Junior, with co-star Kel Mitchell. Recently, he returned to Nickelodeon for the show The Mighty B! as the voice of Rocky Rhodes.
In 2009, Thompson was a regular voice actor in the Fox cartoon series, Sit Down, Shut Up. He was voice acting principal, "Sue Sezno," who, as evidenced by her last name, always says no.4 The series premiered on April 19, 2009.4 Jason Bateman, Kristin Chenoweth, Will Forte, Tom Kenny, Nick Kroll, Cheri Oteri, Will Arnett, and Henry Winkler were the other main cast members.4 Thompson provided the voice for the LeBron James puppet in Nike's MVP "Most Valuable Puppets" commercials, which were produced to be shown throughout the 2009 NBA Playoffs. Thompson also guest starred on the USA Network TV show Psych, Season 4's "High Top Fade Out" (episode 7). He played an estranged college singing buddy of the character Gus.
Saturday Night Live
Kenan Thompson returned to sketch comedy when he joined the cast of Saturday Night Live in 2003, becoming the second SNL cast member to be born after SNL's premiere in 1975. He was a feature player until 2005 (spanning the 29th and 30th seasons), and was promoted to repertory player at the beginning of season 31 (the 2005-2006 season).
Thompson's recurring characters on Saturday Night Live include: Deandre Cole (a talk-show host whose entire show, BET's "What Up With That?" is an extended musical number), Barbara Birmingham (a chain-smoking nanny with outre advice on disciplining children), DJ Dynasty Handbag from MTV4's Deep House Dish, Jake Denmont (Mrs. Denmont's son on Appalachian Emergency Room), Jean K. Jean (a French Def Comedy Jam performer), Lorenzo McIntosh (a convict hired to scare juvenile delinquents that uses movie references), Oscar Rogers (a financial analyst whose only advice for solving the current economic crisis is to "fix it!"), and Virginiaca Hastings, a sassy woman who flirts with store clerks.
Thompson's celebrity impersonations include: Al Roker, Al Sharpton, Aretha Franklin, Barry Bonds, Bernie Mac, Bill Cosby (whom Thompson also impersonated on All That), Charles Barkley, Colin Powell, Don King, Emmanuel Lewis, Flava Flav, Fred Berry, Gary Coleman, George Clinton, George Foreman, James Harrison, Jennifer Hudson, Jeremiah Wright, Lil' Kim, Leslie David Baker (as Stanley Hudson),Grady Wilson, Louis Armstrong, Maya Angelou, Michael Clark Duncan, Michael Steele, Nipsey Russell, O.J. Simpson, Patti LaBelle, Plaxico Burress, Randy Jackson, Roland Burris, Sammy Sosa, Serena Williams, Sir Mix-A-Lot, Star Jones, Steve Harvey, Wanda Sykes, Whitman Mayo, Whoopi Goldberg, will.i.am, William "The Refrigerator" Perry, Donovan McNabb's mother, Wilma, Reba McEntire, Boyd Tinsley, Stuart Scott, Tiger Woods, Kanye West (vocal impression only), and Quincy Jones.5
In 2007, Kenan announced his plan to lose weight to play Barack Obama, but, following the 2007-2008 Writers Guild of America strike, the role was given to Fred Armisen.6
Filmography
Television
- All That (1994 – 1998) - cast member
- Kenan & Kel (1996 – 2000) - Kenan Rockmore
- The Steve Harvey Show (1996 – 2002) - guest appearance
- Sister, Sister (1997) - guest appearance
- The Amanda Show (1999) - guest appearance
- Oh Yeah! Cartoons (1999 – 2000) - host
- Felicity (2001) - guest appearance
- Saturday Night Live (2003 – present) - cast member
- The Parkers (2003) - guest appearance
- Wild 'N Out (2006) - guest appearance
- Crank Yankers (2007) - guest appearance
- Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards 2007 (2007) - guest appearance
- The Mighty B! (2008 – 2009) - voice
- Sit Down, Shut Up (2009 – present) - Sue Sezno
- Psych (2009) - guest appearance
Film
- D2: The Mighty Ducks (1994) - Russ Tyler
- Heavyweights (1995) - Roy
- D3: The Mighty Ducks (1996) - Russ Tyler
- Good Burger (1997) - Dexter Reed
- Cousin Skeeter (1999) - guest appearance
- The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle (2000) - Lewis
- Two Heads Are Better Than None (2000)
- Big Fat Liar (2002) - party guest
- The Master of Disguise (2002) - Guy on computer
- Love Don't Cost a Thing (2003) - Walter Colley
- My Boss's Daughter (2003) - Hans
- Barbershop 2: Back in Business (2004) - Kenard
- Fat Albert (2004)- Albert
- Snakes on a Plane (2006) - Troy
- Space Chimps (2008) - Ringmaster
- Wieners (2008) - Wyatt
- Stan Helsing (2009) - Teddy
Solo Album
- The Good Times Comedy CD (2002)
References
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Kenan Thompson |
- ^ Kenan Thompson Biography (1978-)
- ^ Kenan Thompson Biography - Yahoo! Movies
- ^ http://www.filmreference.com/film/4/Kenan-Thompson.html
- ^ a b c "Sit Down, Shut Up". Fox. http://sitdownshutupwiki.fox.com/?t=anon. Retrieved 2009-04-14.
- ^ http://snl.jt.org/cast.php?i=KeTh
- ^ http://www.contactmusic.com/news.nsf/article/thompson%20slims%20to%20play%20presidential%20hopeful%20obama_1041766
External links
- Official website
- Kenan Thompson at the Internet Movie Database
- Kenan Thompson at the Notable Names Database
- Kenan on Twitter
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