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 J
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Personal Info

Id

4719

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

1

Gender

Male

Birthday

1971-01-20

Place of Birth

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Also Known As

  • ?uestlove
  • Ahmir-Khalib Thompson
  • Ahmir 'Questlove' Thompson
  • Ahmir '?uestlove' Thompson
  • Ahmir Thompson
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    Known For

    Dave Chappelle's Block Party

    Dave Chappel

    The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show

    The Sit-In:

    2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

    2021 Rock &

    Herb Alpert Is...

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    Beats Rhymes & Life: The Travels of A Tribe Called Quest

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    Sample This

    Sample This

    May The Lord Watch: The Little Brother Story

    May The Lord

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    Hargrove

    Our Vinyl Weighs a Ton: This Is Stones Throw Records

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    Brooklyn Bab

    The Reverend

    The Reverend

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    All Things Must Pass

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    Mr. Dynamite: The Rise of James Brown

    Mr. Dynamite

    A GRAMMY Salute to 50 Years of Hip-Hop

    A GRAMMY Sal

    Chris Rock Total Blackout: The Tamborine Extended Cut

    Chris Rock T

    Spinal Tap II: The End Continues

    Spinal Tap I

    My Mic Sounds Nice: A Truth About Women and Hip Hop

    My Mic Sound

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    Am I Black Enough for You

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    Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping

    Popstar: Nev

    Brown Sugar

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    Bamboozled

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    One World: Together at Home

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    Never Too Late: The Doc Severinsen Story

    Never Too La

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    Mr. SOUL!

    Mr. SOUL!

    Devil's Pie: D'Angelo

    Devil's Pie:

    Sesame Street: 50 Years of Sunny Days

    Sesame Stree

    Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)

    Summer of So

    A Band Called Death

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    Bilal: Live at Glasshaus

    Bilal: Live

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    Jimmy Fallon

    SNL50: The Homecoming Concert

    SNL50: The H

    Dave Matthews Band - Concert for Charlottesville

    Dave Matthew

    September in Brooklyn: The Making of Block Party

    September in

    We Want the Funk!

    We Want the

    I Was Born This Way

    I Was Born T

    SLY LIVES! (aka The Burden of Black Genius)

    SLY LIVES! (

    D'Angelo: Montreux Jazz Festival 2000

    D'Angelo: Mo

    Rockers Don't Stop: The Revival of Rockers Revenge

    Rockers Don'

    2025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

    2025 Rock &

    Race Through New York Starring Jimmy Fallon

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    Spinal Tap II: The End Continues

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    Music Box: Yacht Rock: A DOCKumentary

    asSelf

    2023

    A GRAMMY Salute to 50 Years of Hip-Hop

    asSelf

    2023

    American Symphony

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    2023

    May The Lord Watch: The Little Brother Story

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    2023

    The Legacy of J Dilla

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    2023

    Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes

    asSelf

    2022

    The Reverend

    asSelf

    2022

    Hargrove

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    2021

    2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

    asSelf

    2021

    Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)

    asSelf (uncredited)

    2021

    Sesame Street: 50 Years of Sunny Days

    asSelf - Guest

    2021

    Chris Rock Total Blackout: The Tamborine Extended Cut

    asSelf (archive footage)

    2020

    Soul

    asCurly (voice)

    2020

    Herb Alpert Is...

    asSelf

    2020

    One World: Together at Home

    asSelf

    2020

    The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show

    asSelf

    2020

    Never Too Late: The Doc Severinsen Story

    asSelf

    2020

    Siempre, Luis

    asSelf

    2019

    Devil's Pie: D'Angelo

    asSelf

    2019

    Someone Great

    asQuestlove

    2019

    Boy Band

    asAlien

    2018

    Rock Rubber 45s

    asSelf

    2018

    Mr. SOUL!

    asSelf

    2018

    Twenty Eighteen Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

    asSelf

    2016

    Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping

    asAhmir-Khalib Thompson

    2015

    All Things Must Pass

    asSelf

    2014

    Mr. Dynamite: The Rise of James Brown

    asSelf

    2014

    Finding the Funk

    asSelf

    2013

    Sample This

    asSelf

    2013

    A Band Called Death

    asSelf

    2013

    Our Vinyl Weighs a Ton: This Is Stones Throw Records

    asSelf

    2012

    Bad 25

    asSelf

    2012

    Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’

    asSelf

    2011

    Beats Rhymes & Life: The Travels of A Tribe Called Quest

    asSelf

    2010

    My Mic Sounds Nice: A Truth About Women and Hip Hop

    asSelf

    2009

    Am I Black Enough for You

    as

    2005

    Dave Chappelle's Block Party

    asSelf (The Roots)

    2001

    Brooklyn Babylon

    asMember of The Lions

    Ferocious Drummers

    as

    2025

    Rockers Don't Stop: The Revival of Rockers Revenge

    ashimself

    2025

    2025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

    asSelf

    2025

    I Was Born This Way

    asSelf

    2025

    We Want the Funk!

    asSelf

    2025

    SNL50: The Homecoming Concert

    asSelf

    2025

    SLY LIVES! (aka The Burden of Black Genius)

    asSelf

    2024

    Jimmy Fallon's Holiday Seasoning Spectacular

    asSelf

    2024

    Bilal: Live at Glasshaus

    asSelf

    2017

    Dave Matthews Band - Concert for Charlottesville

    as

    2017

    Race Through New York Starring Jimmy Fallon

    asSelf

    2009

    Downtown Calling

    asSelf

    2006

    Before the Music Dies

    asSelf - Musician: The Roots (as Questlove)

    2006

    September in Brooklyn: The Making of Block Party

    asSelf

    2004

    And You Don't Stop: 30 Years of Hip-Hop

    asSelf

    2002

    Brown Sugar

    asSelf

    2001

    Jay-Z: MTV Unplugged

    asSelf

    2001

    All Access: Front Row. Backstage. Live!

    asSelf

    2000

    Bamboozled

    asAlabama Porch Monkeys: Levi - Musical Director

    2000

    D'Angelo: Montreux Jazz Festival 2000

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    1994

    Stolen Moments: Red Hot + Cool

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    The Roots Present

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