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Kenan Thompson (born May 10, 1978 in Atlanta, Georgia), is an American television and film actor and comedian.Thompson got his first big break when he was 16. He started on Nickelodeon’s All That from 1994 to 1999. He and co-star Kel Mitchell had their own spin-off television series Kenan & Kel which ran 1996 to 2000. Thompson was also the host of the second season of Nickelodeon’s animation showcase Oh Yeah! Cartoons.

Thompson has starred in several films including: Good Burger (1997), based on the All That sketch of the same name, playing Dexter Reed; and Fat Albert (2004), in which he played the title character. He has also had supporting roles in the movies Snakes on a Plane (2006), Love Don’t Cost a Thing (2003), Barbershop 2: Back in Business (2004) Heavyweights (1995) and D2: The Mighty Ducks (1994).

[edit] Saturday Night Live
In 2003, after Dean Edwards and Tracy Morgan left the regular cast of Saturday Night Live, Kenan Thompson and Finesse Mitchell joined the cast as featured players. He is the only All That alumnus to date to appear on SNL. In the 2005-06 season, Mitchell and Thompson became full-fledged cast members (with their places in the feature player credit taken by Bill Hader, Andy Samberg, and, later, Kristin Wiig).