Kenan Thompson is an Emmy grant winning American entertainer and joke artist who is notable for being a star projected individual from the NBC sketch satire series “Saturday Night Live”. Thompson has been chipping away at the show since 2003 promotion is the longest-tenured cast part in the show’s set of experiences. He has won a Primetime Emmy Award from four assignments for his work on Saturday Night Live. He additionally positions at 88th situation on VH1’s 100 Greatest Teen Stars. He is one of the first cast individuals from Nickelodeon’s sketch parody series “All That”. Thompson has acted in different films, for example, “Great Burger”, “The Mighty Ducks establishment”, “Big Fat Liar” and “Fat Albert”.
He is additionally dynamic in the online media stage with around 568k devotees on his checked Instagram account: @kenanthompson and has around 150k adherents on his Twitter account: @kenanthompson
| Celebrated Name | Kenan Thompson |
|---|---|
| Age | 43 Years |
| Nick Name | Kenan Thompson |
| Birth Name | Kenan Thompson |
| Birth Date | 1978-05-10 |
| Gender | Male |
| Profession | Actor |
| Birth Nation | United States |
| Place Of Birth | Atlanta, Georgia |
| Nationality | American |
| Ethnicity | African-American |
| Horoscope | Taurus |
| Famous For | Famous as an Emmy award winning American actor and comedian |
| Best Known For | Known for being a star cast member of the NBC sketch comedy series “Saturday Night Live” |
| Father | Fletcher Thompson |
| Mother | Elizabeth Ann Thompson |
| Siblings | 2 |
| Sexual Orientation | Straight |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Hair Color | Black |
| Eye Color | Brown |
| Height | 5ft 8 inches(1.73m) |
| Weight | 78kg |
| Net Worth | $12 million |
| Wife | Christina Evangeline |
Renowned as an Emmy grant winning American entertainer and joke artist
Known for being a star projected individual from the NBC sketch parody series “Saturday Night Live”
Kenan Thompson was born on May 10, 1978, in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. His original name is Kenan Thompson. He holds an American identity. His identity is African-American. Tauras is his zodiac sign.
Thompson was born as the second child to Fletcher Thompson(father) and Elizabeth Ann Thompson(mother). He has a more established brother and a more youthful sister. He was brought up in his old neighborhood, Atlanta alongside his kin. At the point when he was 5 years of age, his mom made him join the acting classes. He got his first job as Toto in a congregation creation of The Wiz where he had no lines.
He did his tutoring at a Tri-Cities High School in Georgia. While selecting at the school, he took an interest in the school plays like “The Gingerbread Duck”. Growing up, he was a big fanatic of the American TV game show “The Price of Right” and adored watching it.
He likewise tried out for a venue organization “The Youth Ensemble of Atlanta(YEA)”. His family upheld his choice to proceed with his profession as an entertainer.
Then, at that point, Thompson proceeded with his acting vocation by showing up as a diversion journalist for CNN’s “Genuine News for Kids”. In the year 1994, he started showing up in the American sketch satire series “All That”.
Kenan Thompson made his film debut with the job of Russ Tyler in the 1994 American games parody show film “D2: The Mighty Ducks”.
He kept showing up in different jobs in the American sketch parody series “All That” from 1994 to 1999.
He additionally showed up in the series in its seventh and tenth season.
From 1996-2000, he worked together with All That costar, Kel Mitchell, and started featuring in their own sitcom “Kenan and Kei”.
He depicted the job of Junior in the American TV sitcom “The Steve Harvey Show” from 1996-1998.
In 1996, he again repeated the job of Russ Taylor in the film “D3: The Mighty Ducks”.
He assumed the part of Dexter Ree in the American parody film “Great Burger” in 1997. The film depends on the series “All That”.
Thomson rose into conspicuousness in 2003 after he joined the cast of the American sketch satire series “Saturday Night Live”.
He has been in the show as a star cast part and is the longest-tenured cast part in the show’s set of experiences to date.
He turned into the most senior cast part in the show’s set of experiences in the second 50% of the 2013-14 season.
His work on the show has been valued a ton and has procured him a PrimeTime Emmy Award from four selections.
Thompson has showed up in the supporting job in a few movies like “Love Don’t Cost a Thing”, “Barbershop 2”, “Heavyweights”, “My Boss’ Daughter”, and “Weiner”.
He additionally gave his voice for the job of Sue Sezno in the Fox animation series “Plunk Down, Shut Up” in 2009.
He has functioned as a voice entertainer in many movies and TV series, for example, “Space Chimps”, “The Smurfs”, “The Smurfs 2”, “The Grinch”, “The Awesomes”, and “Scooby-Do and Guess Who?”
In the year 2011, he facilitated the American late-evening programming block “The ’90s Are All That”.
Around the same time, he visitor featured in “iParty with Victorious”.
He has shown up in a few TV series including “Sister, Sister”, “Cousin Skeeter”, “The Parkers”, “Wild ‘N Out”, “Wrench Yankers”, “Strong Kimmy Schmidt”, and “Twofold Dare”.
He likewise showed up on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon close by Kel Mitchell on September 23, 2015.
In 2019, he was an adjudicator for NBC’s parody rivalry series “Bring the Funny”.
Thompson likewise filled in as a visitor judge on the fifteenth period of the American ability show rivalry “America’s Got Talent” for two scenes in 2020.
He turned into the representative for 2020 Universal Parks and Resorts’ “Let YourselfWoah crusade”.
As of now, he is occupied with his impending film and TV series “Home Alone”, “Turning Gold”, and “Kenan”.
He right now co-has the American late-night digital recording “You Already Know” close by Tani Marole.
2000 Kids’ Choice Award for Favorite TV Actor
Kenan Thompson is a hitched man. He is at present hitched to his lone spouse, Christina Evangeline. Evangeline is an American model. The couple got hitched on November 11, 2011. The couple is honored with two little girls. Their first little girl, Georgia Marie Thompson was born on June 20, 2014, and their subsequent little girl, Gianna Marie Thompson was born on August 2, 2018.
Kenan Thompson has brought in a decent measure of cash from his calling as an entertainer and comic. Having begun his profession in the mid 1990s, Thompson has arrived at extraordinary statures in his vocation. With the entirety of his income, he has an expected total assets of $12 million starting at 2020. He makes $25k per scene for his appearance in the NBC sketch satire series “Saturday Night Live”. As of now, he is carrying on with an extravagant and shower way of life with his profit.
Kenan Thompson is a gorgeous man in his mid 40s. He has a dim composition with dark hair and a couple of earthy colored eyes. He stands tall with a stature of 5ft 8 inches(1.73m) and weighs around 78kg. He lost around 35 pounds(15kg) of his body weight which he credits changing his dietary patterns and cardio.