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Kenan Thompson is an American actor, voice actor, and comedian. He has two siblings, an older brother and a younger sister. He began acting at age 15, appearing in the school play The Gingerbread Duck. Kenan has starred in several films including Good Burger, based on the All That sketch of the same name, and Fat Albert, in which he played the title character.

In , Thompson was a regular voice actor in the Fox cartoon series, Sit Down, Shut Up, portraying Sue Sezno, who, as evidenced by her last name, always says no. The series premiered on April 19, , but was canceled after only four episodes due to low ratings and less than favorable reviews. He played an estranged college singing buddy of the character Gus. In he briefly returned to Nickelodeon, as he guest starred in "iParty with Victorious", a crossover episode of TV sitcoms "iCarly" and "Victorious".

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Edit Did You Know? Personal Quote: "I've been really fortunate to have gotten so many great roles. I've been doing sketch comedy since I was a kid, and it still blows me away. I don't even have any talent! See more ». Star Sign: Taurus. Getting Started Contributor Zone ». Though not a box office smash, Nickelodeon fans ate it up. Parents also appreciated the good intentions the film served on the side. Kenan and Kel finished its four-year run in The following year, All That signed off the air.

Meanwhile Thompson took up residency all over teen TV. By Thompson had been starring in shows for young people for over eight years. Though still baby-faced, he was It was time to grow up. To do so, he auditioned for and landed a spot on the cast of Saturday Night Live SNL , late-night television's grand-daddy of adult sketch comedy.

On Nickelodeon, we couldn't touch certain stuff," Thompson told the Boston Herald. No one wants to see that stuff. SNL also pushed him creatively. And it's challenging too because if I don't write my own stuff, then I'll be playing somebody's daughter. In Thompson landed a bit part in Barbershop 2: Back in Business , the sequel to the wildly popular, all-black ensemble feature about life in an African American barbershop in inner-city Chicago.

However it was life in inner-city Philadelphia that gave Thompson his first leading role. Bill Cosby's cartoon Fat Albert , based on his childhood in the projects of Philadelphia, was a staple of Saturday morning television in the s.

After years of trying, Cosby finally got a film version of Fat Albert into production by Rumor has it that Cosby watched Thompson's audition tape for less than 15 seconds before choosing him for the title role. When asked why he thought Cosby chose him, Thompson told the Philadelphia Tribune , "Because the character had to be charming and compassionate and whatnot. I just believed in my likeability!