Kenan Thompson is a comedian and actor from the United States. His first television appearance was in the comedy film “D2: The Mighty Ducks.” Kenan Thompson has received numerous accolades for his performance on “Saturday Night Live.”
Kenan Thompson was born on May 10, 1978, in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. His father is Fletcher Thompson, and his mother is Elizabeth Ann Thompson. Kenan Thompson has one sister and one brother, Feleecia Thompson and Kerwin Thompson.
Kenan Thompson was grown and raised in his hometown. He studied at the Tri-Cities High School, graduating in 1996.
Since 2011, Kenan Thompson has been married to the model Christina Evangeline. Kenan and Christina gave birth to 1 daughter, her name is Georgia Marie Thompson, and she was born on June 20, 2014.
Born on 10 May 1978, Kenan Thompson is 48 years old as of 2026. His height is 1.74 m tall, and his weight is 77 kg.
Kenan Thompson did a few theatre and stage work during his time at school. In 1994, he had his debut TV work in a comedy movie titled “D2: The Mighty Ducks”, which he also appeared in its other movie “, D3: The Mighty Ducks”. In the same year, Kenan Thompson began appearing on one of his most successful live sketch comedy shows, “All That.”
Kenan Thompson began his work with NBC’s “Saturday Night Live,” and until now, it is considered one of his most recognized roles on TV in 2003. His highest-grossing and most popular movies so far include a comedy titled “Good Burger,” the romantic comedy “Fat Albert,” the action-thriller titled “Snakes on a Plane,” and the comedy-drama movie “Barbershop 2: Back in Business”.
Kenan Thompson has also voice acted in several animated movies, including the comedy “Rock Dog” and “The Smurfs’. Another high-grossing and animated movie he appeared in is “Space Chimps,” which he worked in along with Patrick Warburton, Andy Samberg, Cheryl Hines, and others.
Kenan Thompson’s 2017 – 2018 series and shows work, including the animated series “Nature Cat,” comedy-drama “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt,” and more episodes of “Saturday Night Live” and “Saturday Night Live: Weekend Update Thursday.”
His 2017 – 2019 movie appearances include a comedy crime movie titled “Going in Style,” an animated adventure comedy “Amusement Park,” and an untitled animated comedy movie by Lani Pixels.
Kenan Thompson has only won the 2000 Kids’ Choice Award for Favorite TV Actor for the live sketch comedy show “All That.” However, he received three award nominations for the comedy series “Kenan & Kel,” including 2 Image Awards for Outstanding Performance in a Youth or Children’s Series/Special and a Kids’ Choice Award for Favorite TV Actor.
Kenan Thompson is one of the longest-running cast members of the “Saturday Night Live” comedy show. He was nominated for three awards for the show, including the Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series, Prism Award for Best Performance in a TV Comedy Series, and the 2017 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics.
The estimated net worth of the comedian and actor Kenan Thompson is up to $13 million.
