Kenan Thompson

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Kenan Thompson

Thompson at the 2006 San Diego Comic-Con
Born May 10, 1978 (1978-05-10) (age 29)
Flag of the United States Atlanta, Georgia
Years active 1992 - present

Kenan Thompson (born May 10, 1978 in Atlanta, Georgia), is an American actor and comedian.

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Thompson's first appearance was in the movie D2: The Mighty Ducks. He also appeared in Heavyweights. Thompson got his first big break when he was 16. He started on Nickelodeon's All That from 1994 to 1999. He and co-star Kel Mitchell had their own spin-off television series Kenan & Kel which ran 1996 to 2000. In 2001 his official fan club was started. Thompson was also the host of the second season of Nickelodeon's animation showcase Oh Yeah! Cartoons.

Thompson has starred in several films including: Good Burger (1997), based on the All That sketch of the same name, playing Dexter Reed; and Fat Albert (2004), in which he played the title character. He has also had supporting roles in the movies Snakes on a Plane (2006), Love Don't Cost a Thing (2003), Barbershop 2: Back in Business (2004) Heavyweights (1995) and D3: The Mighty Ducks (1996).

In 2003, after Dean Edwards and Tracy Morgan left the regular cast of Saturday Night Live, Kenan Thompson and Finesse Mitchell joined the cast as featured players. In the 2005-06 season, Mitchell and Thompson became full-fledged cast members (with their places in the feature player credit taken by Bill Hader, Andy Samberg, and, later, Kristin Wiig).

Born in 1978, he was the first SNL cast member to be born after the series began in 1975. He is also the only All That alumnus to date to be a SNL cast member.

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In 2002, Thompson recorded The Good Times Comedy CD.

He wrote the introduction for the book Chicken Soup for the Preteen Soul, as well as the short story entitled "The Little Notice" for Chicken Soup for the Kid's Soul.

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Current Saturday Night Live Cast Members
Repertory Players Fred Armisen | Will Forte | Bill Hader | Darrell Hammond | Seth Meyers | Amy Poehler | Maya Rudolph | Andy Samberg | Jason Sudeikis | Kenan Thompson | Kristen Wiig
Featured Players none
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