Kenan Thompson will make his Emmy host debut on September 12. And if anyone has a resume for this job, it’s him. He can be Saturday night liveThompson, 44, its oldest cast (it’s about to enter its 20th season), has been attracting live audiences since 1994, when he was cast in Nickelodeon’s new comedy show. All this.
Thompson, who grew up in Atlanta, had already landed several major film roles by age 16, including one in a Disney movie. heavy weights, a comedy written by Judd Apatow about a weight-loss camp run by a tireless businessman (Ben Stiller). It was this performance that put him in the spotlight. All this Creators Brian Robbins (now president of Paramount Pictures and Nickelodeon) and Michael Tolin.
“From the first time we met, I had no doubt that he would be an asset to our cast,” recalls Tolin. “And pairing him with Kel Mitchell was magical.”
Millennials Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis, Thompson and Mitchell went on to star in their own comedy (Kenan and Kelwhich aired on Nickelodeon from 1996 to 2000) and the film (1997 a good hamburgerbased on popular All this sketches). But Thompson’s solo sketch is in the works. All thiswhich originally aired from 1994 to 2000, stands on its own.
“I’m a fan of his unforgettable Pierre Escargot, who teaches the audience ‘everyday French,’” says Tolin of his beloved Thompson character. “And let’s not forget his SuperDude, billed as a ‘teenage superhero who makes women sweat.'”
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