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Questlove

Acting • 1971-01-20 • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

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

Soul

Soul

2020

Someone Great

Someone Great

2019

Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping

Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping

2016

Rise Up, Sing Out

Rise Up, Sing Out

2022

Quest for Craft

Quest for Craft

2021

Boy Band

Boy Band

2019

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Filmography

2026
Not Suitable for WorkTV
Questlove • 1 episodes
★ 6.7
2026
Travis Barker: Louder Than FearFilm
Self
★ 8.2
2026
Spark Into a FlameFilm
Self
★ 4.0
2025
Spinal Tap II: The End ContinuesFilm
Self
★ 6.1
2025
SNL50: The Homecoming ConcertFilm
Self
★ 6.8
2025
SLY LIVES! (aka The Burden of Black Genius)Film
Self
★ 7.1
2025
We Want the Funk!Film
Self
★ 6.3
2025
2025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction CeremonyFilm
Self
★ 4.8
2025
My Happy PlaceTV
Self • 6 episodes
★ 1.5
2025
I Was Born This WayFilm
Self
★ 1.0
2025
Rockers Don't Stop: The Revival of Rockers RevengeFilm
Self
2024
Music Box: Yacht Rock: A DOCKumentaryFilm
Self
★ 6.9
2024
CamdenTV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 5.8
2024
Jimmy Fallon's Holiday Seasoning SpectacularFilm
Self
★ 6.0
2024
James Brown: Say It LoudTV
Self • 4 episodes
★ 8.0
2024
Bilal: Live at GlasshausFilm
Self
2023
American SymphonyFilm
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
★ 6.5
2023
MulliganTV
(voice) • 2 episodes
★ 5.4
2023
A GRAMMY Salute to 50 Years of Hip-HopFilm
Self
★ 9.0
2023
The Legacy of J DillaFilm
Self (archive footage)
★ 8.0
2023
Max Roach: The Drum Also WaltzesFilm
Self
2023
May the Lord Watch: The Little Brother StoryFilm
Self
2022
The Jennifer Hudson ShowTV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 5.6
2022
SherriTV
Self - Guest • 1 episodes
★ 2.6
2022
JANET JACKSON.TV
Self • 3 episodes
★ 7.5
2022
The ReverendFilm
Self
★ 10.0
2022
Rise Up, Sing OutTV
★ 3.5
2022
HargroveFilm
Self
★ 7.0
2021
Abbott ElementaryTV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 7.5
2021
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)Film
Self (uncredited)
★ 7.6
2021
Watch the Sound with Mark RonsonTV
Self • 2 episodes
★ 7.3
2021
Sesame Street: 50 Years of Sunny DaysFilm
Self - Guest
★ 6.5
2021
Quest for CraftTV
★ 9.0
2021
2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction CeremonyFilm
Self
★ 4.0
2020
SoulFilm
Curly (voice)
★ 8.1
2020
One World: Together at HomeFilm
Self
★ 7.1
2020
Herb Alpert Is...Film
Self
★ 7.6
2020
The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight ShowFilm
Self
★ 5.9
2020
Siempre, LuisFilm
Self
★ 6.3
2020
Never Too Late: The Doc Severinsen StoryFilm
Self
2019
The Kelly Clarkson ShowTV
Self • 2 episodes
★ 6.2
2019
Someone GreatFilm
Questlove
★ 6.4
2019
Hip Hop: The Songs That Shook AmericaTV
Self • 6 episodes
★ 7.5
2019
Boy BandFilm
Alien
★ 5.5
2019
Devil's Pie: D'AngeloFilm
Self
★ 10.0
2018
Mr. SOUL!Film
Self
★ 7.0
2018
Twenty Eighteen Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction CeremonyFilm
Self
2018
Rock Rubber 45sFilm
Self
2017
Race Through New York Starring Jimmy FallonFilm
Self
★ 7.0
2017
Dave Matthews Band - Concert for CharlottesvilleFilm
2016
BillionsTV
Ahmir 'Questlove' Thompson • 1 episodes
★ 7.8
2016
Popstar: Never Stop Never StoppingFilm
Ahmir-Khalib Thompson
★ 6.6
2016
The $100,000 PyramidTV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 7.0
2016
SoundbreakingTV
Self • 6 episodes
★ 7.8
2015
EmpireTV
Questlove (voice) • 1 episodes
★ 7.1
2015
Hot OnesTV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 7.1
2015
All Things Must PassFilm
Self
★ 7.2
2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy FallonTV
Self - Guest • 3 episodes
★ 5.8
2014
Late Night with Seth MeyersTV
Self - Guest • 2 episodes
★ 5.1
2014
Mr. Dynamite: The Rise of James BrownFilm
Self
★ 6.9
2014
Finding the FunkFilm
Self
★ 7.2
2013
Drunk HistoryTV
Himself • 1 episodes
★ 6.9
2013
Anthony Bourdain: Parts UnknownTV
★ 7.7
2013
A Band Called DeathFilm
Self
★ 7.2
2013
Our Vinyl Weighs a Ton: This Is Stones Throw RecordsFilm
Self
★ 7.1
2013
Sample ThisFilm
Self
★ 6.7
2013
Lucas Bros. Moving Co.TV
★ 6.0
2012
The Eric Andre ShowTV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 7.9
2012
Finding Your RootsTV
Self • 2 episodes
★ 6.2
2012
Bad 25Film
Self
★ 7.3
2012
Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’Film
Self
★ 5.0
2011
Beats Rhymes & Life: The Travels of A Tribe Called QuestFilm
Self
★ 7.1
2010
My Mic Sounds Nice: A Truth About Women and Hip HopFilm
Self
★ 3.5
2009
Watch What Happens Live with Andy CohenTV
Self - Guest • 1 episodes
★ 4.9
2009
Parks and RecreationTV
LeVondrious • 1 episodes
★ 8.0
2009
CommunityTV
Questlove • 1 episodes
★ 8.0
2009
Silent LibraryTV
Self - Contestant • 1 episodes
★ 8.3
2009
Am I Black Enough for YouFilm
★ 8.0
2009
Downtown CallingFilm
Self
2007
iCarlyTV
Questlove • 1 episodes
★ 7.9
2007
Yo Gabba Gabba!TV
★ 7.0
2006
Rachael RayTV
★ 5.1
2006
Before the Music DiesFilm
Self - Musician: The Roots (as Questlove)
★ 7.0
2006
September in Brooklyn: The Making of Block PartyFilm
Self
2005
Dave Chappelle's Block PartyFilm
Self (The Roots)
★ 6.8
2005
Backstage PassTV
★ 7.0
2005
Black in the 80sTV
Self • 3 episodes
2004
Chasing LibertyFilm
The Roots
★ 6.2
2004
And You Don't Stop: 30 Years of Hip-HopTV
Self • 5 episodes
2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!TV
Self - Musical Guest • 1 episodes
★ 5.3
2002
Brown SugarFilm
Self
★ 6.7
2001
Brooklyn BabylonFilm
Member of The Lions
★ 5.1
2001
Jay-Z: MTV UnpluggedFilm
Self
★ 5.1
2001
All Access: Front Row. Backstage. Live!Film
Self
★ 7.0
2000
BamboozledFilm
Alabama Porch Monkeys: Levi - Musical Director
★ 6.3
2000
D'Angelo: Montreux Jazz Festival 2000Film
1996
The Daily ShowTV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 6.4
1994
Stolen Moments: Red Hot + CoolFilm
Self
★ 9.0
1989
The SimpsonsTV
Tour Guide (voice) • 1 episodes
★ 8.0
1975
Saturday Night LiveTV
Self - Cameo (uncredited) • 2 episodes
★ 6.9
1969
Sesame StreetTV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 7.1
1959
The GrammysTV
Self • 3 episodes
★ 8.6
1953
The OscarsTV
Self • 3 episodes
★ 7.1