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Kenan Thompson Wiki Biography
Kenan Thompson was born on 10 May 1978, in Atlanta, Georgia USA, and is a popular actor and comedian, perhaps best known for appearing in such shows as “Saturday Night Live”, “Kenan & Kel”, and “All That” among others. During his career, Kenan has been nominated for such awards as Image, Kid’s Choice, Prism and Young Hollywood Awards, but Kenan has not only appeared in various television shows, but he has also worked in numerous movies., all contributing to his wealth, since he began in show business in themid-1990s.
If you consider how rich Kenan Thompson is, it can be said that Kenan’s estimated net worth is over $9 million, as of late 2017, with clearly the main source of his wealth being his appearances in various television shows and movies. As he is not yet 40 years old, there is probably still a lot that he can achieve if he continues his career as an actor and comedian, so there is little doubt that his wealth will become higher.
Thompson’s career as an actor began when he was only 15 years old, in one of his school’s plays, “The Gingerbeard Duck”. Later he received an invitation to become a reporter on the show called “Real News for Kids”, and this was the time when Kenan’s net worth began growing. In 1994 he became a part of the show called “All That”, during the making of which Kenan had an opportunity to meet such actors as Angelique Bates, Katrina Johnson, Kevin Kopelow, Josh Server and many others; the show gained a lot of attention, and had a significant impact on the growth of Kenan Thompson’s net worth.
In 1996 Kenan became one of the main characters of another famous show, “Kenan & Kel”, in which he worked with Kel Mitchell – this show became one of the most acclaimed and famous shows among teens, and undoubtedly contributed to Kenan’s net worth. Step by step Kenan’s popularity grew, as he gained more attention, and then in 2003 he became a part of the widely popular show, “Saturday Night Live”; his decision to join the cast of this show made him even more acclaimed, especially as he is now the longest serving cast member, having chalked-up 16 seasons. Other television shows that Kenan has appeared in include “Felicity”, “The Steve Harvey Show”, “Sit Down, Shut Up”, “”Crank Yankers” and “Off Centre” among others, all of which have helped his net worth to rise.
As mentioned, Kenan has also appeared in numerous movies. Some of them include “D2: The Mighty Ducks”, “Big Fat Liar”, “Stan Helsing”, “Love Don’t Cost a Thing” and “The Master of Disguise” and many others, all adding to Thompson’s net worth.
Overall, Kenan Thompson has appeared in over 20 films, and more than the same number of TV series and shows. Now he is considered to be one of the best comedians and comic actors in the US.
If to talk about Kenan’s personal life, in 2011 he married Christina Evangeline, and together they have a daughter.
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Kenan Thompson Quick Info
Full Name | Kenan Thompson |
Net Worth | $9 Million |
Date Of Birth | May 10, 1978 |
Place Of Birth | Atlanta, Georgia, United States |
Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) |
Profession | Comedian, Actor, Voice Actor |
Education | Tri-Cities High School |
Nationality | American |
Spouse | Christina Evangeline (m. 2011) |
Children | Georgia Marie Thompson |
Parents | Fletcher Thompson, Elizabeth Ann Thompson |
Siblings | Feleecia Thompson, Kerwin Thompson |
Nicknames | Kenan S. Thompson |
https://www.facebook.com/officialkenanthompson | |
https://twitter.com/officialkenan | |
IMDB | www.imdb.com/name/nm0860380 |
Allmusic | www.allmusic.com/artist/kenan-thompson-mn0000767251 |
Awards | Kids’ Choice Awards, USA – Favorite TV Actor (2000) |
Nominations | Primetime Emmy Awards (2017), Young Hollywood Awards (2014), Image Awards, Prism Award (2006) |
Movies | “D2: The Mighty Ducks”, “Big Fat Liar”, “Stan Helsing”, “Love Don’t Cost a Thing”, “The Master of Disguise” |
TV Shows | “Felicity”, “The Steve Harvey Show”, “Sit Down, Shut Up”, “”Crank Yankers”, “Off Centre”, “Saturday Night Live” (2003) |
Kenan Thompson Quotes
- “I’ve been really fortunate to have gotten so many great roles. I’ve been doing sketch comedy since I was a kid, and it still blows me away. I don’t even have any talent!” (reflecting on his career thus far)
Kenan Thompson Important Facts
- On May 9, 2015 (just 30 minutes before Mother’s Day), Kenan Thompson, his Saturday Night Live (1975) co-stars, and host Reese Witherspoon appeared alongside their mothers in the opening monologue. That year, Mother’s Day coincided with Kenan Thompson’s birthday, making it all the more a very special occasion for her and his mother.
- Has a daughter named Geogria Marie was born June 20, 2014.
- A fan favorite recurring role on Saturday Night Live (1975) is Kenan Thompson’s “Diondre Cole”, a BET talk-show host: “What Up With That?” His character never allows guests to be interviewed because “Diondre Cole” always interrupts them – breaking out into a song & dance number with a bizarre & comedic ensemble cast.
- Has played both “Fat Albert”, in the live-action movie, Fat Albert (2004), and the show’s creator, Bill Cosby, which he has done several times, including on a Celebrity Jeopardy sketch on Saturday Night Live (1975).
- Is an Atlanta Falcons fan.
- Is the first regular cast member on Saturday Night Live (1975) to be born after the show first premiered.
- The series on which he stared, All That (1994), aired exactly 20 years after Saturday Night Live (1975) aired. He would go on to star in the latter eight years later.
- Was on weight-loss program before getting the lead role in Fat Albert (2004). Afterward, he had to gain the weight back.
- Had to wear a fat suit for the character of Fat Albert (2004) for the title character.
- Reprised three of his All That (1994) roles on its 10th Anniversary Special: Lester Oaks: Construction Worker, Principal Pimpel, and Pierre Escargot, whom he mentions is his favorite character.
- Good friends with Kel Mitchell
- Currently lives in both Los Angeles and New York.
- His first impression on Saturday Night Live (1975) was of Bill Cosby, which he did regularly on All That (1994).
Kenan Thompson Filmography
Title | Year | Status | Character | Role |
---|---|---|---|---|
Saturday Night Live | 2003-2017 | TV Series | Various Charles Barkley Steve Harvey … |
Actor |
Brother Nature | 2016 | Miesha | Actor | |
Maya & Marty | 2016 | TV Series | Various / Steve Harvey | Actor |
Late Night with Seth Meyers | 2016 | TV Series | Mario | Actor |
Rock Dog | 2016 | Riff (voice) | Actor | |
All That 22nd Anniversary Reunion Special | 2016 | TV Movie | Actor | |
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt | 2016 | TV Series | Roland | Actor |
Nature Cat | 2015-2016 | TV Series | Ronald | Actor |
The Awesomes | 2013-2015 | TV Series | Impresario | Actor |
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | 2015 | TV Series | Lester Oates | Actor |
The Opposite Sex | 2014 | Mitch | Actor | |
They Came Together | 2014 | Teddy | Actor | |
The Smurfs 2 | 2013 | Greedy Smurf (voice) | Actor | |
Wonder Pets! | 2013 | TV Series | Lion | Actor |
Saturday Night Live: Weekend Update Thursday | 2008-2012 | TV Series | Oscar Rogers / Cornel West / Lewis / … | Actor |
Cool Kids’ Table | 2012 | TV Series 2012 | Actor | |
The Magic of Belle Isle | 2012 | Henry | Actor | |
The Smurfs | 2011 | Greedy (voice) | Actor | |
Sit Down Shut Up | 2009 | TV Series | Sue Sezno / Paramedic #1 | Actor |
Larry the Cable Guy’s Hula-Palooza Christmas Luau | 2009 | TV Movie | Ticket Agent / Security Guard / Pilot / … | Actor |
Stan Helsing | 2009 | Teddy | Actor | |
Psych | 2009 | TV Series | Joon | Actor |
Johnny B. Homeless | 2009 | TV Movie | Howie D. | Actor |
Space Chimps | 2008 | Ringmaster (voice) | Actor | |
Wieners | 2008 | Wyatt | Actor | |
The Mighty B! | 2008 | TV Series | Rocky | Actor |
Dive! Manned Submersibles and the New Explorers | 2007 | Short | Narrator | Actor |
Crank Yankers | 2007 | TV Series | Mark Thomas | Actor |
Snakes on a Plane | 2006 | Troy | Actor | |
Here Comes Peter Cottontail: The Movie | 2005 | Video | Flutter (voice) | Actor |
Rugrats | 2005 | TV Series | Mirror | Actor |
Myopia | 2005/I | Short | Don | Actor |
Candy Paint | 2005 | Short | Tyrell | Actor |
Fat Albert | 2004 | Fat Albert | Actor | |
Public Lighting | 2004 | Actor | ||
Barbershop 2: Back in Business | 2004 | Kenard | Actor | |
Love Don’t Cost a Thing | 2003 | Walter Colley | Actor | |
My Boss’s Daughter | 2003 | Hans | Actor | |
Clifford the Big Red Dog | 2003 | TV Series short | Hamburger | Actor |
The Nick Cannon Show | 2003 | TV Series | LaNeesha | Actor |
Are We There Yet? | 2003 | TV Movie | Actor | |
The Master of Disguise | 2002 | Kenan | Actor | |
Off Centre | 2002 | TV Series | MC French | Actor |
Big Fat Liar | 2002 | Party Goer | Actor | |
Felicity | 2001 | TV Series | DeForrest Ingram | Actor |
All That | 1994-2000 | TV Series | Various / Regular Performer / Mavis | Actor |
Kenan & Kel: Two Heads Are Better Than None | 2000 | TV Movie | Kenan Rockmore | Actor |
The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle | 2000 | Lewis | Actor | |
Kenan & Kel | 1996-2000 | TV Series | Kenan Rockmore | Actor |
The Parkers | 2000 | TV Series | Damon | Actor |
Cousin Skeeter | 1999 | TV Series | Kenan Rockmore | Actor |
The Steve Harvey Show | 1996-1998 | TV Series | Junior | Actor |
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch | 1998 | TV Series | Kenan Rockmore | Actor |
Sports Theater with Shaquille O’Neal | 1997 | TV Series | Kadeem | Actor |
Good Burger | 1997 | Dexter Reed | Actor | |
Sister, Sister | 1997 | TV Series | Trevor | Actor |
D3: The Mighty Ducks | 1996 | Russ Tyler | Actor | |
Heavy Weights | 1995 | Roy | Actor | |
D2: The Mighty Ducks | 1994 | Russ Tyler | Actor | |
Saturday Night Live | 2003-2014 | TV Series performer – 37 episodes | Soundtrack | |
Psych | 2009 | TV Series performer – 1 episode | Soundtrack | |
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Jimmy Fallon | 2005 | TV Special performer: “Summertime, Summertime”, “Summer Nights” | Soundtrack | |
Fat Albert | 2004 | writer: “Save the Day”, “To the Park” | Soundtrack | |
All That | 1997 | TV Series performer – 1 episode | Soundtrack | |
Kenan & Kel | 1999 | TV Series written by – 1 episode | Writer | |
Wieners | 2008 | executive producer | Producer | |
Saturday Night | 2010 | Documentary thanks | Thanks | |
Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards ’07 | 2007 | TV Special | Himself | Self |
mtvU Woodie Awards 2007 | 2007 | TV Special | Himself – Presenter | Self |
Meet the Reptiles | 2006 | Video documentary short | Himself – ‘Troy’ | Self |
Pure Venom: The Making of ‘Snakes on a Plane’ | 2006 | Video documentary short | Himself – ‘Troy’ | Self |
Snakes on a Blog | 2006 | Video documentary short | Himself (uncredited) | Self |
Jimmy Kimmel Live! | 2005-2006 | TV Series | Himself – Guest | Self |
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Saturday TV Funhouse | 2006 | TV Special | Himself | Self |
Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards ’06 | 2006 | TV Special | Himself | Self |
Snakes on a Set: Behind the Scenes | 2006 | Video documentary short | Himself | Self |
The Snake Pit: On the Set of ‘Snakes on a Plane’ | 2006 | Video documentary short | Himself | Self |
Wild ‘N Out | 2005 | TV Series | Himself / Black Team Leader | Self |
Steve Harvey’s Big Time Challenge | 2005 | TV Series | Himself | Self |
All That | 2005 | TV Series | Himself | Self |
All That 10th Anniversary Reunion Special | 2005 | TV Movie | Himself / Various Characters | Self |
Last Call with Carson Daly | 2005 | TV Series | Himself – Guest | Self |
The Tony Danza Show | 2005 | TV Series | Himself – Guest | Self |
The 19th Annual Soul Train Music Awards | 2005 | TV Special | Himself | Self |
Dr. Phil | 2005 | TV Series | Himself | Self |
Late Night with Conan O’Brien | 2004 | TV Series | Himself – Guest | Self |
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno | 1997-2004 | TV Series | Himself – Guest | Self |
Hey Hey Hey: Behind the Scenes of ‘Fat Albert’ | 2004 | TV Movie | Himself | Self |
Total Request Live | 2004 | TV Series | Himself | Self |
60 Minutes | 2004 | TV Series documentary | Himself – Comedian (segment “Live from New York”) | Self |
Coming Attractions | 2004 | TV Series | Himself | Self |
The Making of ‘Love Don’t Cost a Thing’ | 2004 | Video documentary short | Himself | Self |
Tinseltown TV | 2004 | TV Series | Himself | Self |
The Sharon Osbourne Show | 2004 | TV Series | Himself – Guest | Self |
The Saturday Show | 2002 | TV Series | Himself | Self |
The Nick Cannon Show | 2002 | TV Series | Himself | Self |
Rendez-View | 2002 | TV Series | Himself | Self |
Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards ’99 | 1999 | TV Special | Himself | Self |
The Amanda Show | 1999 | TV Series | Himself | Self |
Oh Yeah! Cartoons | 1999 | TV Series | Himself – Host | Self |
The Rosie O’Donnell Show | 1998-1999 | TV Series | Himself – Guest | Self |
30th NAACP Image Awards | 1999 | TV Special | Himself | Self |
The 1998 Annual Kid’s Choice Awards | 1998 | TV Special | Himself | Self |
Oddville, MTV | 1997 | TV Series | Himself | Self |
Figure It Out | 1997 | TV Series | Himself / panelist (1998-1999) | Self |
The Chew | 2017 | TV Series | Himself | Self |
Live with Kelly and Michael | 2004-2016 | TV Series | Himself – Guest | Self |
Late Night with Seth Meyers | 2014-2016 | TV Series | Himself / Himself – ‘Game of Jones’ / Mike / … | Self |
The View | 2013-2016 | TV Series | Himself – Guest / Himself | Self |
Today | 2013-2016 | TV Series | Himself – Guest / Himself | Self |
Park Bench with Steve Buscemi | 2015 | TV Series | Himself | Self |
Live from New York! | 2015 | Documentary | Herself – Featuring | Self |
Night of Too Many Stars: America Comes Together for Autism Programs | 2015 | TV Special | Himself | Self |
Saturday Night Live: 40th Anniversary Special | 2015 | TV Special | Himself Bill Cosby Trey … |
Self |
Politics Nation with Al Sharpton | 2015 | TV Series | Himself | Self |
Nickelodeon Kids Choice Awards 2014 | 2014 | TV Special | Himself – Presenter | Self |
Hub Network’s First Annual Halloween Bash | 2013 | TV Movie | Himself – Host | Self |
Rachael Ray | 2013 | TV Series | Himself – Guest | Self |
Hollywood Game Night | 2013 | TV Series | Himself – Panelist | Self |
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon | 2010-2012 | TV Series | Himself – Guest | Self |
The Wendy Williams Show | 2010-2012 | TV Series | Himself – Guest | Self |
iCarly | 2011 | TV Series | Himself | Self |
Saturday Night Live Backstage | 2011 | TV Special documentary | Diondre Cole / Various | Self |
Watch What Happens: Live | 2010 | TV Series | Himself – Guest | Self |
2010 CMT Music Awards | 2010 | TV Special | Himself | Self |
The Mo’Nique Show | 2010 | TV Series | Himself – Guest | Self |
Saturday Night Live in the 2000s: Time and Again | 2010 | TV Special documentary | Himself | Self |
Saturday Night | 2010 | Documentary | Himself | Self |
Make My Day | 2009 | TV Series | Himself | Self |
Up Close with Carrie Keagan | 2009 | TV Series | Himself – Guest | Self |
Rome Is Burning | 2009 | TV Series | Himself | Self |
Goodnight, Sweet Prince | 2016 | TV Special | Star Jones (uncredited) | Archive Footage |
An SNL Valentine | 2015 | TV Special | Mario | Archive Footage |
SNL’s NFL Saturday | 2015 | TV Movie | Chris Clark Rodney Harrison Various |
Archive Footage |
Saturday Night Live: Christmas Special | 2014 | TV Special | Forest Whitaker Diondre Cole Various |
Archive Footage |
Saturday Night Live: Thanksgiving Special | 2014 | TV Special | Trey / Various | Archive Footage |
SNL Shorts | 2014 | TV Movie | Ving Rhames / Pontius Pilate / Various (uncredited) | Archive Footage |
SNL Sports Spectacular | 2014 | TV Movie | Charles Barkley Diondre Cole Chris Clark … (uncredited) |
Archive Footage |
Saturday Night Live: Best of This Season | 2014 | TV Special | Thamsanqa Jantjie / Mitchell / Various (uncredited) | Archive Footage |
Crossfire | 2013 | TV Series | Santa Claus | Archive Footage |
Saturday Night Live: Christmas | 2013 | TV Special | Forest Whitaker DeAndre Cole (uncredited) |
Archive Footage |
Saturday Night Live: Thanksgiving | 2013 | TV Special | Trey / Lou (uncredited) | Archive Footage |
Saturday Night Live: Halloween | 2013 | TV Special | The Franks / Blackenstein (uncredited) | Archive Footage |
The Women of SNL | 2010 | TV Movie | Randy Jackson / Various | Archive Footage |
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Will Ferrell – Volume 3 | 2010 | Video | Bill Cosby / Charles Barkley | Archive Footage |
Saturday Night Live Presents: Sports All-Stars | 2010 | TV Special | Diondre Cole Tyger Woods Various (uncredited) |
Archive Footage |
SNL Presents: A Very Gilly Christmas | 2009 | TV Movie | Various (uncredited) | Archive Footage |
The Tonight Show with Conan O’Brien | 2009 | TV Series | Troy | Archive Footage |
Saturday Night Live: Just Shorts | 2009 | TV Special | Japanese Stanley Hudson (uncredited) | Archive Footage |
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Amy Poehler | 2009 | TV Special | Reggie Hudson / Bartender / Various | Archive Footage |
Saturday Night Live Sports Extra ’09 | 2009 | TV Special | Various (uncredited) | Archive Footage |
Saturday Night Live Presidential Bash ’08 | 2008 | TV Special | Dalton Cheeks | Archive Footage |
100 Greatest Teen Stars | 2006 | TV Mini-Series | Himself | Archive Footage |
Biography | 2005 | TV Series documentary | Himself | Archive Footage |
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Jimmy Fallon | 2005 | TV Special | Himself (uncredited) | Archive Footage |
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Commercial Parodies | 2005 | TV Movie | Various Characters (uncredited) | Archive Footage |
Spotlight on Location: The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle | 2001 | Video short | Lewis | Archive Footage |
Kenan Thompson Awards
Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie | Category |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2000 | Blimp Award | Kids’ Choice Awards, USA | Favorite Television Actor | All That (1994) | Won |
2000 | Blimp Award | Kids’ Choice Awards, USA | Favorite Television Actor | All That (1994) | Nominated |