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Kenan Thompson

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Kenan Thompson

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Born May 10, 1978Age 48

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2shows
99characters

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The person behind the punchline

A little backstory.

Kenan Thompson is an actor and comedian whose sketch career began as an original cast member of Nickelodeon's All That. He joined Saturday Night Live in 2003 and became the show's longest-serving cast member, working across character sketches, musical comedy and celebrity impressions.

His partnership with Kel Mitchell also led to the sitcom Kenan & Kel and the film Good Burger, in which Thompson played Dexter Reed. His other screen work includes Fat Albert and the NBC sitcom Kenan.

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