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Questlove
Actor, Producer, Director, Writer, Composer, Additional CreditsBorn January 20, 1971 (54 years)
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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Questlove Filmography
| 2023 | Mulligan (TV Series) · as (voice) |
| 2022 | Rise Up, Sing Out (TV Series) |
| 2021 | |
| 2020 | Soul · as Curly (voice) |
| 2018 | Boy Band · as Alien |
| 2016 | Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping · as Ahmir-Khalib Thompson |
| 2016 | Billions (TV Series) · as Ahmir 'questlove' Thompson |
| 2014 | The Sixties (TV Series) · as Record Producer (as Questlove) |
| 2013 | Lucas Bros. Moving Co. (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 2013 | Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown (TV Series) |
| 2009 | Parks and Recreation (TV Series) · as Levondrious |
| 2009 | |
| 2006 | Rachael Ray (TV Series) |
| 2006 | Top Chef (TV Series) · as Musician |
| 2001 | Brooklyn Babylon · as Member Of The Lions |
| 2000 | Bamboozled · as Alabama Porch Monkeys: Levi - Musical Director |
| 1999 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (TV Series) · as Corpse |
| 1996 | BackStage Pass (TV Series) |
| 2025 | Rockers Don't Stop: The Revival of Rockers Revenge · as Himself |
| 2025 | Spinal Tap II: The End Continues · as Questlove |
| 2025 | My Happy Place (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2025 | We Want the Funk! · as Self |
| 2025 | SNL50: The Anniversary Special · as Self |
| 2025 | SNL50: The Homecoming Concert · as Self |
| 2025 | |
| 2024 | |
| 2024 | Yacht Rock: A Dockumentary · as Self |
| 2024 | |
| 2024 | Camden (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2024 | James Brown: Say It Loud (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2024 | Kings From Queens: The Run DMC Story (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2023 | A Grammy Salute to 50 Years of Hip Hop · as Self |
| 2023 | American Symphony · as Self (archive Footage) (uncredited) |
| 2023 | |
| 2023 | TLC Forever · as Self - Musician And Filmaker |
| 2023 | The Legacy of J Dilla · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2023 | The Oscars · as Self - Presenter |
| 2023 | Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes · as Self |
| 2022 | Idina Menzel: Which Way to the Stage? · as Self |
| 2022 | Next at the Kennedy Center (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2022 | The Jennifer Hudson Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2022 | Sherri (2022) (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2022 | |
| 2022 | The 64th Annual Grammy Awards · as Self - Presenter & Winner |
| 2022 | The Oscars · as Self - Winner |
| 2022 | 2022 EE BAFTA Film Awards · as Self - Winner |
| 2022 | Janet Jackson. (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2021 | Abbott Elementary (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2021 | |
| 2021 | |
| 2021 | The Kids Tonight Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2021 | Watch the Sound with Mark Ronson (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2021 | That Damn Michael Che (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2021 | Sesame Street: 50 Years of Sunny Days · as Self - Guest |
| 2021 | Soul of a Nation (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2021 | Chris Rock Total Blackout: The Tamborine Extended Cut · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2020 | Siempre, Luis · as Self |
| 2020 | Herb Alpert Is... · as Self |
| 2020 | |
| 2020 | The ReidOut (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2020 | Expecting Amy (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2020 | BET Awards 2020 · as Self - Performer |
| 2020 | GMA3: What You Need to Know (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2020 | Questlove's Potluck (TV Series) · as Himself |
| 2020 | One World: Together at Home · as Self |
| 2020 | You Ain't Got These (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2020 | Never Too Late: The Doc Severinsen Story · as Self |
| 2020 | The Oscars · as Self - Performer |
| 2019 | Hip Hop: The Songs That Shook America (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2019 | The Kelly Clarkson Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2019 | Devil's Pie: D'Angelo · as Self |
| 2019 | Someone Great · as Questlove |
| 2018 | 7 Days Out (TV Series) · as Self - Musician, Author, Producer (questlove) |
| 2018 | Teddy Pendergrass: If You Don't Know Me · as Self - The Roots |
| 2018 | |
| 2018 | Rock Rubber 45s · as Self |
| 2018 | Mr. Soul! · as Self |
| 2018 | |
| 2017 | The Nineties (TV Series) · as Self - Musician And Record Producer |
| 2017 | The 74th Annual Golden Globe Awards 2017 · as Self - Dj |
| 2016 | HR Finding Joseph I · as Self |
| 2016 | Soundbreaking (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2016 | Hamilton's America · as Self |
| 2016 | VerseAtility III: Rewind · as Questlove |
| 2016 | Night Train with Wyatt Cenac (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2016 | The $100,000 Pyramid (2016) (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2016 | The Eighties (TV Series) · as Self - Musician And Record Producer |
| 2016 | |
| 2015 | The 89th Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade · as Self - Performer |
| 2015 | All Things Must Pass · as Self |
| 2015 | The Jim Gaffigan Show (TV Series) · as Questlove |
| 2015 | |
| 2015 | The Seventies (2015) (TV Series) · as Self - Musician And Record Producer |
| 2015 | 808 · as Self |
| 2015 | |
| 2015 | The Oscars · as Self - Performer |
| 2015 | The 57th Annual Grammy Awards · as Self - Performer |
| 2015 | Empire (2015) (TV Series) · as Questlove |
| 2014 | Finding Fela · as Self |
| 2014 | The 2014 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony · as Self (inducting Hall And Oates) |
| 2014 | Mr. Dynamite: The Rise of James Brown · as Self |
| 2014 | Late Night with Seth Meyers (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2014 | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2013 | Finding the Funk · as Self |
| 2013 | The African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2013 | Drunk History (TV Series) · as Himself |
| 2013 | |
| 2013 | Inside Amy Schumer (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2012 | Sample This · as Self |
| 2012 | A Band Called Death · as Self |
| 2012 | Bad 25 · as Self |
| 2012 | The Eric Andre Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2012 | |
| 2012 | Chris Hardwick's All Star Celebrity Bowling (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2012 | Finding Your Roots (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2012 | CBS Mornings (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2011 | The Chew (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2011 | |
| 2011 | |
| 2011 | Big Morning Buzz Live (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2011 | The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975 · as Self |
| 2011 | |
| 2010 | Everyday Sunshine: The Story of Fishbone · as Self |
| 2010 | |
| 2009 | The Cleveland Show (TV Series) · as Questlove |
| 2009 | Community (TV Series) · as Questlove |
| 2009 | Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2009 | Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (TV Series) · as Self - The Roots: Drummer |
| 2008 | |
| 2008 | Battleground Earth Ludacris vs Tommy Lee (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2008 | |
| 2007 | Say Yes to the Dress (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2007 | BBC World News America (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2007 | iCarly (TV Series) · as Questlove |
| 2007 | Yo Gabba Gabba! (TV Series) · as Questlove |
| 2007 | The Naked Brothers Band (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2006 | Before the Music Dies · as Self - Musician: The Roots (as Questlove) |
| 2006 | 3rd Annual VH1 Hip-Hop Honors · as Self |
| 2006 | The Drug Years (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2005 | Made In Hollywood (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2005 | Dave Chappelle's Block Party · as Self (the Roots) |
| 2005 | |
| 2005 | Black in the 80s (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2004 | Fade to Black · as Self |
| 2004 | And You Don't Stop: 30 Years of Hip-Hop (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2004 | The Soup (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2004 | The Apprentice (US) (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2003 | I Love the 70s (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2003 | Chappelle's Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2002 | American Rap Stars · as Self |
| 2002 | Brown Sugar · as Self |
| 2001 | Democracy Now! (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2001 | All Access: Front Row. Backstage. Live! · as Self |
| 2000 | Freestyle: The Art of Rhyme · as Self |
| 1999 | Independent Lens (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1997 | The View (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1997 | The Chris Rock Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1996 | Theater Talk (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1996 | Access Hollywood (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1996 | The Daily Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1995 | E! Live from the Red Carpet (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1993 | Late Night with Conan O'Brien (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1988 | LIVE with Kelly and Mark (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1984 | Jeopardy! (TV Series) · as Self - Clue Giver |
| 1981 | Entertainment Tonight (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1979 | CBS Sunday Morning With Jane Pauley (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1975 | PBS News (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1975 | Saturday Night Live (TV Series) · as Self - Musical Guest |
| 1975 | Austin City Limits (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1975 | Good Morning America (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1969 | Sesame Street (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1959 | Grammy Awards (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1953 | The Academy Awards (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1952 | Today (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2025 | Sly Lives! (aka the Burden of Black Genius) · as Executive Producer |
| 2025 | Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music · as Executive Producer |
| 2024 | James Brown: Say It Loud (TV Series) · as Executive Producer |
| 2023 | A Grammy Salute to 50 Years of Hip Hop · as Executive Producer |
| 2023 | The League · as Executive Producer |
| 2022 | Descendant · as Executive Producer |
| 2022 | Rise Up, Sing Out (TV Series) · as Executive Producer |
| 2021 | Black Woodstock · as Executive Producer |
| 2020 | 40 Years a Prisoner · as Executive Producer |
| 2020 | Ricky Powell: The Individualist · as Executive Producer |
| 2019 | Hip Hop: The Songs That Shook America · as Executive Producer |
| 2019 | Hip Hop: The Songs That Shook America (TV Series) · as Executive Producer |
| 2012 | An Oversimplification of Her Beauty · as Associate Producer |
| 2019 | |
| 1953 | The Academy Awards (TV Series) |
| 2023 | The 65th Annual Grammy Awards · as Composer |
| 2021 | The Oscars · as Composer |
| 2016 | Vincent N Roxxy · as Composer |
| 2014 | Top Five · as Original Music Composer |
| 2013 | Finding the Funk · as Co-Executive Producer |
| 2013 | Inside Amy Schumer (TV Series) · as Composer |
| 2011 | The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975 · as Composer |
| 2003 | Chappelle's Show (TV Series) · as Composer |
| 2002 | Street Time (TV Series) · as Composer |
| 1999 | Independent Lens (TV Series) · as Composer |
| 1956 | Tony Awards (TV Series) · as Music Arranger |