Kel Mitchell

**Kel Johari Rice Mitchell** (born August 25, 1978) is a American actor, comedian, musician, singer, and rapper best known for being a cast member for the first five seasons of the Nickelodeon sketch-comedy series *All That*, portraying "Kel Kimble" in the sitcom *Kenan & Kel*, "Ed" in the film and recurring sketch, *Good Burger*, "Invisible Boy" in the 1999 superhero satire film *Mystery Men*, and as "Double G" in the Nickelodeon sitcom, *Game Shakers*.

## Biography

Mitchell was born on the south-side of Chicago, he was introduced to acting at the age of 12 with the ETA Creative Arts Foundation. He starred in Chicago productions such as "Kasimu and the Coconut Palm" and "Dirt". At the age of 14, Mitchell auditioned for a new show called "All That" for a children's network known as "Nickelodeon", Kel was later chosen to be apart of the main cast. After *All That* premiered on Nickelodeon in 1994 and grew in popularity, Mitchell became one of the show's most popular cast members and was known for his characters: "Ed" from the sketch "Good Burger", Coach Kreeton, Repairman, and Okrah.

Around the time while filming *All That*, the producers noticed the great chemistry that Mitchell and castmate Kenan Thompson shared as they decided to give them their own spin-off series which would become *Kenan & Kel*. The show aired on Nickelodeon from 1996 to 2000 for four seasons and a television film which served as the series finale. In 1997, Mitchell reprised his role as "Ed" for the theatrical film *Good Burger*, which was based off of the recurring sketch on *All That*. In 1999, Mitchell starred as "Invisible Boy" in the superhero satire film, *Mystery Men*, starring Ben Stiller and Geoffrey Rush.

From 2000 to 2003, Mitchell voiced "T-Bone" in the PBS Kids animated program *Clifford the Big Red Dog*, alongside actor John Ritter. Then in 2004, he co-hosted a hip-hop dance television series *Dance 360* with Fredo Starr but the show only lasted one season.

In 2008, Mitchell co-wrote and produced the martial arts comedy film *Dance Fu*, starring as the lead role of Chicago and the villain Pretty Eyed Willy.

In 2013, Mitchell guest starred as rapper "Peezy B" in the Nickelodeon sitcom, *Sam & Cat*.

In 2015, Mitchell began starring as "Double G" in the Nickelodeon sitcom *Game Shakers*, making it his first main role in a Nickelodeon program since *Kenan & Kel*. In the same year, Mitchell reprised his role as "Ed" from Good Burger in a skit on *The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon*, which also reunited him with his former co-star Kenan Thompson, who reprised his role as "Lester Oakes, Construction Worker". They also reunited again to compete against each other in a episode of the rebooted *Double Dare* in 2018.

## Characters

* Ed - A clueless counter clerk who works at the fast food restaurant "Good Burger" who always messes up a customer's order.
* Okrah - Parody of talk show host, Oprah Winfrey.
* Pizzaface - Best friend of Earboy, has a slice of pepperoni pizza for a face.
* Lump Maroon - Emily and Chuck Maroon's brother who says nothing but the word "jupiter!".
* Clavis - The eldery friend of Mavis.
* Peter - A well-mannered teen who usually appears in the sketch, *Peter & Flem*.
* Coach Kreeton - The gym coach of Dullmont High School who suffers a variety of unfortunate accidents.
* Repairman - A repairman who "repairs" things with a sledgehammer or any dangerous tool while echoing his own name.
* Officer Colby - Officer of the "Cheese Police".
* Singo - Navigator of the USS Spaceship who sings everything that he says.

## Trivia

* He has been married to rapper Asia Lee since 2012.
* He has three children: Lyric, Allure, and Wisdom.
* He auditioned for *Saturday Night Live* in 2003 but didn't make it.
* He has appeared in Kanye West's "All Falls Down" music video and Khalid's "Young, Dumb, and Broke" music video.
* He was a featured artist on IMX's track "Watch Me Do My Thing".
* He wrote and performed the song "We're All Dudes" with Less Than Jake for the *Good Burger* movie soundtrack.
* *Kenan & Kel* takes place in Chicago which is also Mitchell's hometown.
* He was apart of a death hoax back in 2006.
* He won the Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Award "Best TV Actor" Award in 1999.
* He performed as a featured "Musical Guest" in Season 1 with the group Aftermath.