Questlove

Personal Info

Known For:
Acting

Birthday:
January 20, 1971

Place of Birth:
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Social Media

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.

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Known For

Filmography

Year Movie Role
2025 Spinal Tap II: The End Continues
2025 SNL50: The Homecoming Concert Self
2025 We Want the Funk! Self
2025 I Was Born This Way Self
2024 Music Box: Yacht Rock: A DOCKumentary Self
2024 Bilal: Live at Glasshaus Self
2024 Jimmy Fallon's Holiday Seasoning Spectacular Self
2023 The Legacy of J Dilla Self (archive footage)
2023 Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes Self
2023 May The Lord Watch: The Little Brother Story Himself
2023 American Symphony Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2023 A GRAMMY Salute to 50 Years of Hip-Hop Self
2022 Hargrove Self
2022 The Reverend
2021 2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony Self
2021 Chris Rock Total Blackout: The Tamborine Extended Cut Self (archive footage)
2021 Sesame Street: 50 Years of Sunny Days Self - Guest
2021 Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) Self (uncredited)
2020 The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show Self
2020 Herb Alpert Is... Self
2020 Soul Curly (voice)
2020 One World: Together at Home Self
2020 Never Too Late: The Doc Severinsen Story Self
2020 Siempre, Luis Self
2019 Someone Great Questlove
2019 Boy Band Alien
2019 Devil's Pie: D'Angelo Self
2018 Rock Rubber 45s Self
2018 Twenty Eighteen Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony Self
2018 Mr. SOUL! Self
2017 Dave Matthews Band - Concert for Charlottesville
2016 Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping Ahmir-Khalib Thompson
2015 All Things Must Pass Self
2014 Mr. Dynamite - The Rise of James Brown Self
2014 Finding the Funk Self
2013 Sample This Self
2013 Our Vinyl Weighs a Ton: This Is Stones Throw Records Self
2013 A Band Called Death Self
2012 Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’ Self
2012 Bad 25 Self
2011 Beats Rhymes & Life: The Travels of A Tribe Called Quest Self
2010 My Mic Sounds Nice: A Truth About Women and Hip Hop Self
2009 Am I Black Enough for You
2009 Downtown Calling Self
2006 Before the Music Dies Self - Musician: The Roots (as Questlove)
2006 September in Brooklyn: The Making of Block Party Self
2005 Dave Chappelle's Block Party Self (The Roots)
2004 And You Don't Stop: 30 Years of Hip-Hop Self
2002 Brown Sugar Self
2001 Brooklyn Babylon Member of The Lions
2001 All Access: Front Row. Backstage. Live! Self
2001 Jay-Z: MTV Unplugged Self
2000 Bamboozled Alabama Porch Monkeys: Levi - Musical Director
1994 Stolen Moments: Red Hot + Cool Self
Ferocious Drummers
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