Questlove
Known for acting · Born 20 January 1971 · 55 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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Ahmir Khalib Thompson (born on January 20, 1971), known professionally as ?uestlove or Questlove (also known as BROther ?uestion, Questo or Brother Question), is an American drummer, DJ, music journalist and record producer. He is best known as the drummer for the Grammy Award-winning band The Roots, which is now the in-house band for Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. He has produced for artists such as Common, D'Angelo, Jill Scott, Erykah Badu, Bilal, Jay-Z, Nikka Costa and more recently, Al Green, Amy Winehouse and John Legend. He is a member of the production teams the Soulquarians, The Randy Watson Experience, and The Grand Wizzards. Description above from the Wikipedia article Questlove,licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
2021
Soul
2020
All Things Must Pass
2015
The Roast of Kevin Hart
2026
Bad 25
2012
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
2025
SLY LIVES! (aka The Burden of Black Genius)
2025
We Want the Funk!
2025
Roots
2016
Mr. Dynamite: The Rise of James Brown
2014
Saturday Night Live
1975
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
Acting (103)
2026Not Suitable for WorkQuestloveSeries
2026Travis Barker: Louder Than FearSelfFilm
2025Spinal Tap II: The End ContinuesSelfFilm
2025SLY LIVES! (aka The Burden of Black Genius)SelfFilm
2025SNL50: The Homecoming ConcertSelfFilm
2025We Want the Funk!SelfFilm
2025My Happy PlaceSelf · 6 episodesSeries
20252025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction CeremonySelfFilm
2025I Was Born This WaySelfFilm
2025Rockers Don't Stop: The Revival of Rockers RevengeSelfFilm
2024Music Box: Yacht Rock: A DOCKumentarySelfFilm
2024CamdenSelfSeries
2024Jimmy Fallon's Holiday Seasoning SpectacularSelfFilm
2024James Brown: Say It LoudSelf · 4 episodesSeries
2024Bilal: Live at GlasshausSelfFilm
2023American SymphonySelf (archive footage) (uncredited)Film
2023Mulligan(voice) · 2 episodesSeries
2023A GRAMMY Salute to 50 Years of Hip-HopSelfFilm
2023The Legacy of J DillaSelf (archive footage)Film
2023Max Roach: The Drum Also WaltzesSelfFilm
2023May The Lord Watch: The Little Brother StoryHimselfFilm
2022The Jennifer Hudson ShowSelfSeries
2022JANET JACKSON.Self · 3 episodesSeries
2022SherriSelf - GuestSeries
2022Rise Up, Sing Out · 8 episodesSeries
2022HargroveSelfFilm
2022The ReverendSelfFilm
2021Abbott ElementarySelfSeries
2021Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)Self (uncredited)Film
2021Watch the Sound with Mark RonsonSelf · 2 episodesSeries
2021Sesame Street: 50 Years of Sunny DaysSelf - GuestFilm
20212021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction CeremonySelfFilm
2021Quest for Craft · 8 episodesSeries
2020SoulCurly (voice)Film
2020One World: Together at HomeSelfFilm
2020Herb Alpert Is...SelfFilm
2020The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight ShowSelfFilm
2020Siempre, LuisSelfFilm
2020Never Too Late: The Doc Severinsen StorySelfFilm
2019Someone GreatQuestloveFilm
2019The Kelly Clarkson ShowSelf · 2 episodesSeries
2019Boy BandAlienFilm
2019Hip Hop: The Songs That Shook AmericaSelf · 6 episodesSeries
2019Devil's Pie: D'AngeloSelfFilm
2018Mr. SOUL!SelfFilm
2018Rock Rubber 45sSelfFilm
2018Twenty Eighteen Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction CeremonySelfFilm
2017Race Through New York Starring Jimmy FallonSelfFilm
2017Dave Matthews Band - Concert for CharlottesvilleFilm
2016Popstar: Never Stop Never StoppingAhmir-Khalib ThompsonFilm
2016BillionsAhmir 'Questlove' ThompsonSeries
2016SoundbreakingSelf · 6 episodesSeries
2016The $100,000 PyramidSelfSeries
2015EmpireQuestlove (voice)Series
2015All Things Must PassSelfFilm
2015Hot OnesSelfSeries
2014The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy FallonSelf - Guest · 3 episodesSeries
2014Late Night with Seth MeyersSelf - Guest · 2 episodesSeries
2014Mr. Dynamite: The Rise of James BrownSelfFilm
2014Finding the FunkSelfFilm
2013Drunk HistoryHimselfSeries
2013Anthony Bourdain: Parts UnknownSeries
2013A Band Called DeathSelfFilm
2013Sample ThisSelfFilm
2013Our Vinyl Weighs a Ton: This Is Stones Throw RecordsSelfFilm
2013Lucas Bros. Moving Co. · 2 episodesSeries
2012The Eric Andre ShowSelfSeries
2012Bad 25SelfFilm
2012Finding Your RootsSelf · 2 episodesSeries
2012Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’SelfFilm
2011Beats Rhymes & Life: The Travels of A Tribe Called QuestSelfFilm
2010My Mic Sounds Nice: A Truth About Women and Hip HopSelfFilm
2009CommunityQuestloveSeries
2009Parks and RecreationLeVondriousSeries
2009Watch What Happens Live with Andy CohenSelf - GuestSeries
2009Am I Black Enough for YouFilm
2009Downtown CallingSelfFilm
2007iCarlyQuestloveSeries
2007Yo Gabba Gabba! · 2 episodesSeries
2006Rachael Ray · 2 episodesSeries
2006Before the Music DiesSelf - Musician: The Roots (as Questlove)Film
2006September in Brooklyn: The Making of Block PartySelfFilm
2005Dave Chappelle's Block PartySelf (The Roots)Film
2005Backstage Pass · 5 episodesSeries
2005Black in the 80sSelf · 3 episodesSeries
2004And You Don't Stop: 30 Years of Hip-HopSelf · 5 episodesSeries
2002Brown SugarSelfFilm
2001Brooklyn BabylonMember of The LionsFilm
2001Jay-Z: MTV UnpluggedSelfFilm
2001All Access: Front Row. Backstage. Live!SelfFilm
2000BamboozledAlabama Porch Monkeys: Levi - Musical DirectorFilm
2000D'Angelo: Montreux Jazz Festival 2000Film
1996The Daily ShowSelfSeries
1994Stolen Moments: Red Hot + CoolSelfFilm
1989The SimpsonsTour Guide (voice)Series
1975Saturday Night LiveSelf - Cameo (uncredited) · 2 episodesSeries
1969Sesame StreetSelfSeries
1959The GrammysSelf · 3 episodesSeries
1953The OscarsSelf · 3 episodesSeries
—Ferocious DrummersFilm
—The Roots PresentSelfFilm
—Give the Drummer SomeFilm
—Dave Chappelle's Block Party 2SelfFilm
Crew (1)
2016RootsExecutive Music ProducerSeries
Directing (3)
2026Earth, Wind & Fire (To Be Celestial vs. That's the Weight of the World)Director, Producer, Original Music ComposerFilm
2025Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL MusicDirector, Writer, Executive ProducerFilm
2021Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)DirectorFilm
Production (8)
2025SLY LIVES! (aka The Burden of Black Genius)Executive Producer, DirectorFilm
2025I Was Born This WayExecutive ProducerFilm
2024James Brown: Say It LoudExecutive ProducerSeries
2023The LeagueExecutive ProducerFilm
2023A GRAMMY Salute to 50 Years of Hip-HopExecutive ProducerFilm
2022DescendantExecutive ProducerFilm
2019Hip Hop: The Songs That Shook AmericaExecutive Producer, CreatorSeries
—Dilla TimeExecutive ProducerFilm
Sound (8)
2026The Roast of Kevin HartMusic DirectorFilm
2019StuccoMusicFilm
2014Top FiveOriginal Music Composer, Executive Music ProducerFilm
2012Don't Divorce Me! Kids' Rules for Parents on DivorceMusicFilm
2001Jay-Z: MTV UnpluggedMusic ProducerFilm
1997Men in BlackSongsFilm
1956Tony AwardsMusic ArrangerSeries
1953The OscarsMusicSeries