Biography
Unarguably one of the most talented of the lot, the Atlanta- born Thompson was frequently paired up in sketches with fellow cast member Kel Mitchell. Together, the two formed an informal comedy team known simply as "Kenan & Kel." As an adult, Thompson graduated to the big leagues by joining the cast of "Saturday Night Live" (NBC, 1975- ) - the first regular cast member to be born after the show premiered.
Starting his acting career in his early …
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Career Milestones
| Co-hosted the ABC special "Night Crawlers" | ||
| Was a reporter on CNN's "Real News for Kids" | ||
1983 | Made acting debut at age five in the title role of the school play "The Gingerbread Man" (date approximate) | |
1994 | Played Russ Tyler in the film sequel "D2: The Mighty Ducks" | |
1995 | Featured in the film "Heavyweights" | |
1995 | Was a regular on the ensemble sketch comedy series "All That" (Nickelodeon) | |
1996 | Appeared along with Kel Mitchell in a recurring role on The WB's comedy series "The Steve Harvey Show" | |
1996 | Reprised the role of Russ in "D3: The Mighty Ducks" | |
1996 | Starred as Kenan Rockmore in the Nickelodeon sitcom spin-off "Kenan & Kel" | |
1997 | Co-starred with Mitchell in the film "Good Burger"; directed the music video for the "Good Burger" theme song "We're All Dudes", written and performed by Kel Mitchell | |
1998 | Guest starred as himself on ABC's "Sabrina, The Teenage Witch" | |
2000 | With Mitchell, acted in "The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle" | |
2003 | Added as a feature player to the cast of "Saturday Night Live" | |
2003 | Featured in the comedy "My Boss's Daughter" | |
2004 | Cast as Kenard in "Barbershop 2" | |
2004 | Cast as the title character in the adaptation of Bill Cosby's famed CBS cartoon "Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids" | |