Kenan Thompson

Kenan Thompson (born May 18, 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.

In 2019, it was announced that Thompson would be one of the main judges for the reality competition series Bring the Funny. It was also announced in February 2019 that Thompson would be a executive producer for the revival of All That with Kel Mitchell also being confirmed in the same role as well. In May 2019, it was announced that Thompson's NBC series "The Kenan Show" was officially picked up as a series.

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.