Kenan Thompson

**Kenan Thompson** (born May 10, 1978) is a American actor and comedian best known for being a cast member on the Nickelodeon sketch-comedy series *All That*, portraying "Kenan Rockmore" on the Nickelodeon sitcom *Kenan & Kel*, and for being a cast member on the NBC long-running sketch comedy series, *Saturday Night Live* since 2003. He has also starred in films such as *Good Burger*, *Fat Albert*, and *The Mighty Ducks* franchise.

## Biography

Thompson was born in Atlanta, Georgia as he began acting at the age of 15. One of his first entertainment roles was a reporter for CNN's "Real News for Kids" and soon had his film debut in *D2: The Mighty Ducks* in 1994. Soon after, he became a cast member on the Nickelodeon sketch-comedy show, *All That* and would be known for portraying characters such as "Superdude", "Ms. Piddlin", "Pierre Escargot", and "Principal Pimpell". Aside from being a cast member on *All That*, Thompson also began starring as "Kenan Rockmore" in the Nickelodeon sitcom, *Kenan & Kel* with his cast-mate Kel Mitchell in 1996. The duo also starred as the lead roles in the 1997 theatrical film *Good Burger*, which was also based off of a skit from *All That*.

In 2003, Thompson became a cast member on the long-running NBC sketch-comedy series, *Saturday Night Live* as he would continue to be a featured player until being upgraded to a repertory player in 2005. He also had roles in films such as *Fat Albert*, *Barbershop 2: Back in Business*, *Love Don't Cost a Thing*, and *Snakes on a Plane*.

In 2011, Thompson briefly returned to Nickelodeon as a special guest in the special *iParty with Victorious*, which was a crossover between television sitcoms *iCarly* and *Victorious*. He also appeared as a host for TeenNick's programming block, *The '90s Are All That*.

In 2015, Thompson started portraying the brand character "Miles Mouvay" for Fandango as he appeared in a total of 18 videos, eight 30-second commercials, and some comedic skits. In the same year, he reunited with his former co-star Kel Mitchell on *The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon* as the duo reprised their roles as "Ed" and "Lester Oakes, Construction Worker". The duo also competed against each other in a episode of the rebooted *Double Dare* on Nickelodeon in 2018.

## Characters

* Pierre Escargot - A man who sits in a bathtub and teaches absurd French phrases.
* Lester Oakes, Construction Worker - A construction worker who is a frequent customer at the fast food restaurant, Good Burger.
* Superdude - A lactose-intolerant teenage superhero
* Bill Cosby - Parody of the real-life comedian.
* Randy - A television host who is obsessed with chocolate.
* Baggin' Saggin' Barry - A teenager with enormous pants that contains strange items.
* Mavis - Eldery best friend of Clavis.
* Miss Piddlin - A violent lunch lady who loves peas.
* Officer Ulcer - A space cadet who serves under Captain Tantrum on the USS Spaceship.
* Principal William Pimpell - The principal of Dullmond High School who has a throbbing blemish on his forehead and a lisp.
* Ishboo - A possibly fraudulent foreign exchange student who relies on pity to get what he wants.
* Burt Spice/Spice Cube - A Spice Boy who was kicked out for being nerdy until he came back as a rapper.
* Bradley the Big-Ol Baby - A enormous bratty infant.
* LaNeesha - A convenience store employee and LaTanya's best friend.

## Trivia

* He has been married to Christina Evangeline since November 11, 2011, the couple has two children.
* He is the only cast member to be a cast member on the NBC sketch-comedy series, *Saturday Night Live* which is the show *All That* was inspired from.
* As of 2017, he is the longest-tentured cast member on *Saturday Night Live*, surpassing Darrell Hammond.
* He was the host for the second season of *Oh Yeah! Cartoons* on Nickelodeon.
* He had to wear a fat-suit while filming the movie *Fat Albert* as he had already started a weight loss program before being chosen for the role.
* He is a Atlanta Falcons fan.
* He has the same birth date and place with actress Corri English.