Kenan Thompson Biography

Kenan Thompson first appeared on the big screen in 1994, in the movie ‘D2: The Mighty Ducks’. That year, he was also cast in the comedy series titled ‘All That’. After this, he appeared in ‘The Steve Harvey Show’ and in Nickelodeon's sitcom ‘Kenan & Kel’. In 1997, Thompson did the flick ‘Good Burger’ and portrayed the character of Dexter Reed in it. Then from 2001 to 2003, he did a number of TV and film projects including ‘Felicity’, ‘Off Centre’, ‘Clifford the Big Red Dog’, ‘Hamburger’, ‘Big Fat Liar’, ‘The Master of Disguise’, ‘Love Don't Cost a Thing’ and ‘My Boss's Daughter’.

After this, the comedian cum actor appeared in ‘Saturday Night Live’. Then he starred in the films ‘Snakes on a Plane’ and ‘Space Chimps’ as well as in the TV show ‘The Mighty B’. He also got featured in the comedy album named ‘Good Times’. In 2009, Thompson appeared in an episode of ‘Psych’. He was cast as Sue Sezno in the show ‘Sit Down, Shut Up’ the same year. Two years later, he lent his voice to one of the characters in the movie ‘The Smurfs’. Following this, he did the film ‘The Magic of Belle Isle’ in 2012. One year later, he played a voice role in the show ‘The Awesomes’. In 2016, the American actor did a guest role in ‘Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt’. He also lent his voice to the movie ‘Rock Dog’ that year. Thompson was cast in the series ‘Maya & Marty’ as well. He even appeared in the flick ‘Brother Nature’. In 2017, the actor appeared in the movie ‘Going in Style’.

Kenan Thompson was born on May 10, 1978 in Atlanta, Georgia, USA, to parents Fletcher Thompson and Elizabeth Ann Thompson. He has two siblings. He studied at Tri-Cities High School and then attended Santa Monica College in California.

Thompson got married to his long-time girlfriend, Christina Evangeline in 2011. The couple was blessed with a daughter named Georgia Marie Thompson in June 2014. The couple welcomed their second child named Gianna in July 2019. The couple announced their separation in April 2022.