Questlove
Known for

Acting

Credits

95

Gender

Man

Birthday

20 Jan 1971 (53)

Place of birth

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Also known as
?uestlove
Ahmir-Khalib Thompson
Ahmir 'Questlove' Thompson
Ahmir '?uestlove' Thompson

Questlove

Biography

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
Acting roles
YearMovie / TV show / OtherRole
Ferocious Drummers
Spinal Tap II
2024CamdenSelf
2024James Brown: Say It LoudSelf
2023American SymphonySelf (archive footage) (uncredited)
2023Mulligan(voice)
2023A GRAMMY Salute To 50 Years Of Hip-HopSelf
2023The Legacy of J DillaSelf (archive footage)
2023Max Roach: The Drum Also WaltzesSelf
2023May The Lord Watch: The Little Brother StoryHimself
2022JANET JACKSON.Self
2022Rise Up, Sing Out
2022HargroveSelf
2022The Reverend
2021Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)Self (uncredited)
2021Abbott ElementarySelf
2021Watch the Sound with Mark RonsonSelf
2021Sesame Street: 50 Years Of Sunny DaysSelf - Guest
2021Chris Rock Total Blackout: The Tamborine Extended CutSelf (archive footage)
2021Quest for Craft
20212021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction CeremonySelf
2020SoulCurly (voice)
2020One World: Together at HomeSelf
2020The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight ShowSelf
2020Herb Alpert Is...Self
2020Siempre, LuisSelf
2020Never Too Late: The Doc Severinsen StorySelf
2019Someone GreatQuestlove
2019The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019Boy BandAlien
2019Devil's Pie: D'AngeloSelf
2019Hip Hop: The Songs That Shook AmericaSelf
2018Mr. SOUL!Self
2018Rock Rubber 45sSelf
2018Twenty Eighteen Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction CeremonySelf
2016Popstar: Never Stop Never StoppingAhmir-Khalib Thompson
2016The $100,000 PyramidSelf
2015All Things Must PassSelf
2014The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy FallonSelf
2014Mr. Dynamite: The Rise of James BrownSelf
2014Finding the FunkSelf
2013Drunk HistoryHimself
2013A Band Called DeathSelf
2013Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown
2013Sample ThisSelf
2013Our Vinyl Weighs a Ton: This Is Stones Throw RecordsSelf
2012The Eric Andre ShowSelf
2012Bad 25Self
2012Finding Your RootsSelf
2012Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’Self
2011Beats Rhymes & Life: The Travels of A Tribe Called QuestSelf
2010My Mic Sounds Nice: A Truth About Women and Hip HopSelf
2009CommunityQuestlove
2009Parks and RecreationLeVondrious
2009Watch What Happens Live with Andy CohenSelf - Guest
2009Am I Black Enough for You
2009Downtown CallingSelf
2007iCarlyQuestlove
2006Rachael Ray
2006Before the Music DiesSelf - Musician: The Roots (as Questlove)
2005Dave Chappelle's Block PartySelf
2005Backstage Pass
2005Black in the 80sSelf
2004And You Don't Stop: 30 Years of Hip-HopSelf
2002Brown SugarSelf
2001Brooklyn BabylonMember of The Lions
2001Jay-Z: MTV UnpluggedSelf
2001All Access: Front Row. Backstage. Live!Self
2000BamboozledAlabama Porch Monkeys: Levi - Musical Director
1996The Daily ShowSelf
1994Stolen Moments: Red Hot + CoolSelf
1975Saturday Night LiveSelf - Musical Guest
1975Saturday Night LiveSelf - Cameo (uncredited)
1969Sesame StreetSelf
1959The Grammy AwardsSelf
1953The OscarsSelf
Credits
YearMovie / TV show / OtherRole
Untitled Earth, Wind & Fire DocumentaryProducer
Untitled Earth, Wind & Fire DocumentaryDirector
The AristoCatsDirector
Dilla TimeExecutive Producer
Sly StoneExecutive Producer
Sly StoneDirector
2024James Brown: Say It LoudExecutive Producer
2023The LeagueExecutive Producer
2022DescendantExecutive Producer
2021Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)Director
2019StuccoMusic
2019Hip Hop: The Songs That Shook AmericaExecutive Producer
2019Hip Hop: The Songs That Shook AmericaCreator
2016RootsExecutive Music Producer
2014Top FiveOriginal Music Composer
2014Top FiveExecutive Music Producer
2001Jay-Z: MTV UnpluggedMusic Producer
1956Tony AwardsMusic Arranger
1953The OscarsMusic