Itzhak Perlman Headlines Great Neck Park District’s Summer Concert Series
1 day ago
United States Kenan Thompson is a respected actor and comedian, recognized as the longest-tenured cast member on Saturday Night Live, offering brands credible and extensive experience in entertainment.
Actor and Comedian Kenan Thompson teamed up with Phathom Pharmaceuticals to raise awareness about GERD and VOQUEZNA® (vonoprazan).
Autotrader's brand partnership with Kenan Thompson includes an AI-powered campaign and placements across streaming platforms, television, social media, and cinema, demonstrating the ease of buying a car from home.
Kenan Thompson partnered with Nintendo for their holiday campaign, featuring his daughters.
Kenan Thompson featured in a T-Mobile campaign alongside Marcello Hernandez, highlighting T-Mobile services.
Range Media Partners inked a strategic partnership with Artists For Artists, the production company co-founded by Kenan Thompson and John Ryan Jr.
Kenan Thompson portrayed the brand character Miles Mouvay in 18 videos, eight 30-second commercials, and several comedic skits for the film ticketing website Fandango.
In 2020, Kenan Thompson became the spokesman for Universal Destinations & Experiences' "Let Yourself Woah" campaign.
Kenan Thompson was born on May 10, 1978, in Columbus, Ohio, to Fletcher and Elizabeth Ann Thompson. His family relocated to Atlanta, Georgia, when he was nine months old. Thompson’s mother enrolled him in acting classes at age five, where he began his performing arts journey. His early roles included playing Toto in a church production of ‘The Wiz’ and the titular character in a kindergarten play of ‘The Gingerbread Man’. Thompson developed an early interest in television comedy, watching shows like ‘The Facts of Life’, ‘The Cosby Show’, and ‘Family Ties’, which influenced his acting style. He attended Tri-Cities High School, a magnet school for visual and performing arts, where he continued to cultivate his talents.
Thompson’s professional career commenced in the early 1990s as an entertainment reporter for CNN’s ‘Real News for Kids’. His breakthrough came with Nickelodeon, where he joined the cast of ‘All That’ in 1994 at age 16, playing characters such as Principal Pimpell and Pierre Escargot. Concurrently, he starred as Kenan Rockmore in ‘Kenan & Kel’ from 1996 to 2000. These roles established him as a prominent figure in children’s television. He also ventured into film, appearing in ‘D2: The Mighty Ducks’ (1994) and ‘D3: The Mighty Ducks’ (1996), and starred in ‘Good Burger’ (1997), based on an ‘All That’ sketch. Other film credits from this period include ‘Heavyweights’ (1995), ‘Big Fat Liar’ (2002), and ‘Love Don’t Cost a Thing’ (2003).
In 2003, Thompson joined the cast of ‘Saturday Night Live’, becoming the first regular cast member born after the show’s 1975 premiere. He achieved repertory player status in 2005 and has since become the longest-tenured cast member in ‘SNL’ history, breaking the previous record of 14 years held by Darrell Hammond. His work on ‘SNL’ has earned him five Primetime Emmy nominations, including a win in 2018 for Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics for the song ‘Come Back Barack’. Thompson has also maintained a presence in film and television outside of ‘SNL’, with roles in ‘Fat Albert’ (2004), ‘Snakes on a Plane’ (2006), and voice acting in ‘The Smurfs’ (2011), ‘The Grinch’ (2018), and the ‘Trolls’ film series. He also starred in and executive produced the NBC sitcom ‘Kenan’ from 2021 to 2022 and hosted the 74th Primetime Emmy Awards in 2022. In 2022, he received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Curious about our offerings or have inquiries? We're eager to assist!
Just complete the form, and we'll respond promptly.
