Questlove
Age: N/A | From: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Person Details
Birthday:
Aliases: ?uestlove , Ahmir-Khalib Thompson , Ahmir 'Questlove' Thompson , Ahmir '?uestlove' Thompson , Ahmir Thompson
Gender: Male
Place of birth: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Homepage:
Movie Involvements: 56
TV Involvements: 15
Most Famous Work
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.
Most Famous Work
Finding Your Roots
(2012) Self
The Oscars
(1953) Self
American Symphony
(2023) Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Mr. Dynamite: The Rise of James Brown
(2014) Self
The Legacy of J Dilla
(2023) Self (archive footage)
SLY LIVES! (aka The Burden of Black Genius)
(2025) Self
Brooklyn Babylon
(2001) Member of The LionsActing
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| 2025 | Questlove | |
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| 2024 | Self | |
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| 2023 | Self | |
| Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | ||
| Himself | ||
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| 2022 | Self - Guest | |
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| 2021 | Self | |
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| 2020 | Curly (voice) | |
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| 2019 | Self | |
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| Questlove | ||
| Alien | ||
| 2018 | Self | |
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| 2017 | N/A | |
| 2016 | Self | |
| Ahmir-Khalib Thompson | ||
| 2015 | Self | |
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| 2014 | Self | |
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| 2013 | Self | |
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| 2012 | Self | |
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| 2011 | Self | |
| 2010 | Self | |
| 2009 | Self | |
| Questlove | ||
| Self - Guest | ||
| LeVondrious | ||
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| 2007 | Questlove | |
| 2006 | Self - Musician: The Roots (as Questlove) | |
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| 2005 | Self (The Roots) | |
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| 2004 | Self | |
| 2002 | Self | |
| 2001 | Self | |
| Member of The Lions | ||
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| 2000 | Alabama Porch Monkeys: Levi - Musical Director | |
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| 1996 | Self | |
| 1994 | Self | |
| 1975 | Self - Musical Guest | |
| Self - Cameo (uncredited) | ||
| 1969 | Self | |
| 1959 | Self | |
| 1953 | Self | |
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| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
Production
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
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| 2025 | Executive Producer | |
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| 2024 | Executive Producer | |
| 2023 | Executive Producer | |
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| 2022 | Executive Producer | |
| 2019 | Executive Producer | |
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| Producer | ||
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Directing
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Director | |
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| 2021 | Director | |
| Director | ||
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Writing
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
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| 2025 | Writer | |
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Creator
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
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| 2019 | Creator | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Sound
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
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| 2019 | Music | |
| 2014 | Original Music Composer | |
| 2001 | Music Producer | |
| 1956 | Music Arranger | |
| 1953 | Music | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Crew
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Executive Music Producer | |
| 2014 | Executive Music Producer | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
