Kenan Thompson - Revision history

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Kenan was born in Columbus, not Atlanta. Even the article says he MOVED to Atlanta at age 9.

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	==Early life==		==Early life==
	Thompson was born on May 10, 1978, in [[~~Atlanta\|Atlanta~~, ~~Georgia~~]].<ref name="Bio" /> His parents are Fletcher and Elizabeth Ann Thompson. He has two siblings: an older brother and a younger sister. His family moved to [[Atlanta, Georgia]], when he was 9 months old.<ref name="youtube.com">{{cite web\|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h4dO3SJsmc0\|title=Kenan Thompson Talks New Sitcom, SNL Sports, 'Miami Vice' & More with Rich Eisen \| Full Interview\|date=February 23, 2021 \|via=www.youtube.com}}</ref> Thompson's mother enrolled him in acting classes at age five. His first role as Toto in a church production of ''The Wiz'' had no lines.<ref name=":0" /> He continued acting throughout his youth, appearing in school plays such as ''The Gingerbread Duck''.<ref>[https://movies.yahoo.com/movie/contributor/1800022097/bio Kenan Thompson Biography – Yahoo! Movies<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> He auditioned for a theater company, The Youth Ensemble of Atlanta (YEA).<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.myajc.com/news/entertainment/arts-theater/for-25-years-group-for-young-atlanta-performers-ha/nnC2K/\|title=For 25 years, group for young Atlanta performers has mixed art, issues\|last=Tuck\|first=Angela\|work=[[The Atlanta Journal-Constitution]]\|date=August 5, 2015\|access-date=March 13, 2016}}</ref> As a child, he was a fan of ''[[The Price Is Right (American game show)\|The Price Is Right]],'' which he has called "my first love" and "very joyful viewing" that shaped his acting style.<ref name=Vanityfair>{{cite magazine \|last=Collings \|first=Austin \|title=Kenan Thompson's 17-Year Itch \|url=https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2019/06/kenan-thompsons-17-year-itch \|magazine=Vanity Fair \|date=June 13, 2019 \|access-date=8 October 2019}}</ref>		Thompson was born on May 10, 1978, in [[Columbus, Ohio]].<ref name="Bio" /> His parents are Fletcher and Elizabeth Ann Thompson. He has two siblings: an older brother and a younger sister. His family moved to [[Atlanta, Georgia]], when he was 9 months old.<ref name="youtube.com">{{cite web\|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h4dO3SJsmc0\|title=Kenan Thompson Talks New Sitcom, SNL Sports, 'Miami Vice' & More with Rich Eisen \| Full Interview\|date=February 23, 2021 \|via=www.youtube.com}}</ref> Thompson's mother enrolled him in acting classes at age five. His first role as Toto in a church production of ''The Wiz'' had no lines.<ref name=":0" /> He continued acting throughout his youth, appearing in school plays such as ''The Gingerbread Duck''.<ref>[https://movies.yahoo.com/movie/contributor/1800022097/bio Kenan Thompson Biography – Yahoo! Movies<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> He auditioned for a theater company, The Youth Ensemble of Atlanta (YEA).<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.myajc.com/news/entertainment/arts-theater/for-25-years-group-for-young-atlanta-performers-ha/nnC2K/\|title=For 25 years, group for young Atlanta performers has mixed art, issues\|last=Tuck\|first=Angela\|work=[[The Atlanta Journal-Constitution]]\|date=August 5, 2015\|access-date=March 13, 2016}}</ref> As a child, he was a fan of ''[[The Price Is Right (American game show)\|The Price Is Right]],'' which he has called "my first love" and "very joyful viewing" that shaped his acting style.<ref name=Vanityfair>{{cite magazine \|last=Collings \|first=Austin \|title=Kenan Thompson's 17-Year Itch \|url=https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2019/06/kenan-thompsons-17-year-itch \|magazine=Vanity Fair \|date=June 13, 2019 \|access-date=8 October 2019}}</ref>

	==Career==		==Career==

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	'''Kenan Thompson''' ({{IPAc-en\|k\|i:\|n\|ə\|n\|}}; born May 10, 1978)<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/kenan-thompson/160421/ \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160727042434/http://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/kenan-thompson/160421/ \|title=Kenan Thompson \|work=[[TV Guide]] \|archive-date=July 27, 2016}}</ref> is an American actor and comedian. He has been a cast member on the [[NBC]] [[sketch comedy]] series ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'' since [[Saturday Night Live season 29\|2003]], making him the longest-tenured cast member in the show's history.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news \|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/arts-entertainment/2019/08/28/quiet-brilliance-kenan-thompson-snls-longest-tenured-cast-member/ \|title=The quiet brilliance of Kenan Thompson, SNL's longest-tenured cast member \|last=Izadi \|first=Elahe \|newspaper=The Washington Post \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190828190308/https://www.washingtonpost.com/arts-entertainment/2019/08/28/quiet-brilliance-kenan-thompson-snls-longest-tenured-cast-member/ \|archive-date=2019-08-28 \|access-date=2019-12-24}}</ref> He was also the first regular cast member born after the show's premiere in 1975. Outside of ''SNL'', Thompson starred on NBC's sitcom ''[[Kenan (TV series)\|Kenan]]'' from 2021 to 2022.		'''Kenan Thompson''' ({{IPAc-en\|k\|i:\|n\|ə\|n\|}}; born May 10, 1978)<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/kenan-thompson/160421/ \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160727042434/http://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/kenan-thompson/160421/ \|title=Kenan Thompson \|work=[[TV Guide]] \|archive-date=July 27, 2016}}</ref> is an American actor and comedian. He has been a cast member on the [[NBC]] [[sketch comedy]] series ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'' since [[Saturday Night Live season 29\|2003]], making him the longest-tenured cast member in the show's history.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news \|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/arts-entertainment/2019/08/28/quiet-brilliance-kenan-thompson-snls-longest-tenured-cast-member/ \|title=The quiet brilliance of Kenan Thompson, SNL's longest-tenured cast member \|last=Izadi \|first=Elahe \|newspaper=The Washington Post \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190828190308/https://www.washingtonpost.com/arts-entertainment/2019/08/28/quiet-brilliance-kenan-thompson-snls-longest-tenured-cast-member/ \|archive-date=2019-08-28 \|access-date=2019-12-24}}</ref> He was also the first regular cast member born after the show's premiere in 1975. Outside of ''SNL'', Thompson starred on NBC's sitcom ''[[Kenan (TV series)\|Kenan]]'' from 2021 to 2022.

	Thompson began his acting career in the early 1990s, and was an original cast member of [[Nickelodeon]]'s sketch comedy series ''[[All That]]'' (1994–2005), where he often collaborated with co-star [[Kel Mitchell]]. Beginning in 1996, they starred in their own [[sitcom]] ''[[Kenan & Kel]]'' (~~1996–2001~~). Thompson also had roles in ''[[The Mighty Ducks (film series)\|The Mighty Ducks]]'' franchise, ''[[Good Burger]]'' and its sequel ''[[Good Burger 2]]'', and as the title character in the 2004 film ''[[Fat Albert (film)\|Fat Albert]]''.		Thompson began his acting career in the early 1990s, and was an original cast member of [[Nickelodeon]]'s sketch comedy series ''[[All That]]'' (1994–2005), where he often collaborated with co-star [[Kel Mitchell]]. Beginning in 1996, they starred in their own [[sitcom]] ''[[Kenan & Kel]]'' (1996–2000). Thompson also had roles in ''[[The Mighty Ducks (film series)\|The Mighty Ducks]]'' franchise, ''[[Good Burger]]'' and its sequel ''[[Good Burger 2]]'', and as the title character in the 2004 film ''[[Fat Albert (film)\|Fat Albert]]''.

	He has been nominated six times for a [[Primetime Emmy Award]] for his work on ''SNL'', winning once.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.emmys.com/bios/kenan-thompson \|title=Kenan Thompson \|publisher=emmy.com \|access-date=September 10, 2018}}</ref> He is ranked at No. 88 on [[VH1]]'s 100 Greatest Teen Stars.		He has been nominated six times for a [[Primetime Emmy Award]] for his work on ''SNL'', winning once.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.emmys.com/bios/kenan-thompson \|title=Kenan Thompson \|publisher=emmy.com \|access-date=September 10, 2018}}</ref> He is ranked at No. 88 on [[VH1]]'s 100 Greatest Teen Stars.

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	'''Kenan Thompson''' ({{IPAc-en\|k\|i:\|n\|ə\|n\|}}; born May 10, 1978)<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/kenan-thompson/160421/ \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160727042434/http://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/kenan-thompson/160421/ \|title=Kenan Thompson \|work=[[TV Guide]] \|archive-date=July 27, 2016}}</ref> is an American actor and comedian. He has been a cast member on the [[NBC]] [[sketch comedy]] series ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'' since [[Saturday Night Live season 29\|2003]], making him the longest-tenured cast member in the show's history.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news \|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/arts-entertainment/2019/08/28/quiet-brilliance-kenan-thompson-snls-longest-tenured-cast-member/ \|title=The quiet brilliance of Kenan Thompson, SNL's longest-tenured cast member \|last=Izadi \|first=Elahe \|newspaper=The Washington Post \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190828190308/https://www.washingtonpost.com/arts-entertainment/2019/08/28/quiet-brilliance-kenan-thompson-snls-longest-tenured-cast-member/ \|archive-date=2019-08-28 \|access-date=2019-12-24}}</ref> He was also the first regular cast member born after the show's premiere in 1975. Outside of ''SNL'', Thompson starred on NBC's sitcom ''[[Kenan (TV series)\|Kenan]]'' from 2021 to 2022.		'''Kenan Thompson''' ({{IPAc-en\|k\|i:\|n\|ə\|n\|}}; born May 10, 1978)<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/kenan-thompson/160421/ \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160727042434/http://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/kenan-thompson/160421/ \|title=Kenan Thompson \|work=[[TV Guide]] \|archive-date=July 27, 2016}}</ref> is an American actor and comedian. He has been a cast member on the [[NBC]] [[sketch comedy]] series ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'' since [[Saturday Night Live season 29\|2003]], making him the longest-tenured cast member in the show's history.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news \|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/arts-entertainment/2019/08/28/quiet-brilliance-kenan-thompson-snls-longest-tenured-cast-member/ \|title=The quiet brilliance of Kenan Thompson, SNL's longest-tenured cast member \|last=Izadi \|first=Elahe \|newspaper=The Washington Post \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190828190308/https://www.washingtonpost.com/arts-entertainment/2019/08/28/quiet-brilliance-kenan-thompson-snls-longest-tenured-cast-member/ \|archive-date=2019-08-28 \|access-date=2019-12-24}}</ref> He was also the first regular cast member born after the show's premiere in 1975. Outside of ''SNL'', Thompson starred on NBC's sitcom ''[[Kenan (TV series)\|Kenan]]'' from 2021 to 2022.

	Thompson began his acting career in the early 1990s, and was an original cast member of [[Nickelodeon]]'s sketch comedy series ''[[All That]]'' (1994–2005), where he often collaborated with co-star [[Kel Mitchell]]. Beginning in 1996, they starred in their own [[sitcom]] ''[[Kenan & Kel]]'' (~~1996–2001~~). Thompson also had roles in ''[[The Mighty Ducks (film series)\|The Mighty Ducks]]'' franchise, ''[[Good Burger]]'' and its sequel ''[[Good Burger 2]]'', and as the title character in the 2004 film ''[[Fat Albert (film)\|Fat Albert]]''.		Thompson began his acting career in the early 1990s, and was an original cast member of [[Nickelodeon]]'s sketch comedy series ''[[All That]]'' (1994–2005), where he often collaborated with co-star [[Kel Mitchell]]. Beginning in 1996, they starred in their own [[sitcom]] ''[[Kenan & Kel]]'' (1996–2000). Thompson also had roles in ''[[The Mighty Ducks (film series)\|The Mighty Ducks]]'' franchise, ''[[Good Burger]]'' and its sequel ''[[Good Burger 2]]'', and as the title character in the 2004 film ''[[Fat Albert (film)\|Fat Albert]]''.

	He has been nominated six times for a [[Primetime Emmy Award]] for his work on ''SNL'', winning once.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.emmys.com/bios/kenan-thompson \|title=Kenan Thompson \|publisher=emmy.com \|access-date=September 10, 2018}}</ref> He is ranked at No. 88 on [[VH1]]'s 100 Greatest Teen Stars.		He has been nominated six times for a [[Primetime Emmy Award]] for his work on ''SNL'', winning once.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.emmys.com/bios/kenan-thompson \|title=Kenan Thompson \|publisher=emmy.com \|access-date=September 10, 2018}}</ref> He is ranked at No. 88 on [[VH1]]'s 100 Greatest Teen Stars.