Personal Info
Known Credits
55
Gender
Male
Birthdate
1971-01-20 (54 Y.O)
Place Of Birth
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Also Known For
?uestloveAhmir-Khalib ThompsonAhmir 'Questlove' ThompsonAhmir '?uestlove' ThompsonAhmir Thompson
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, ...
Known For
Acting
2025 --
Spinal Tap II: The End Continues
|
2025 --
I Was Born This Way
| Self
2025 --
We Want the Funk!
| Self
2025 --
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
| Self
2024 --
Jimmy Fallon's Holiday Seasoning Spectacular
| Self
2024 --
Bilal: Live at Glasshaus
| Self
2024 --
Music Box: Yacht Rock: A DOCKumentary
| Self
2023 --
A GRAMMY Salute to 50 Years of Hip-Hop
| Self
2023 --
American Symphony
| Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2023 --
May The Lord Watch: The Little Brother Story
| Himself
2023 --
The Legacy of J Dilla
| Self (archive footage)
2023 --
Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes
| Self
2022 --
The Reverend
|
2022 --
Hargrove
| Self
2021 --
2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
| Self
2021 --
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
| Self (uncredited)
2021 --
Sesame Street: 50 Years of Sunny Days
| Self - Guest
2021 --
Chris Rock Total Blackout: The Tamborine Extended Cut
| Self (archive footage)
2020 --
Soul
| Curly (voice)
2020 --
Herb Alpert Is...
| Self
2020 --
One World: Together at Home
| Self
2020 --
The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show
| Self
2020 --
Never Too Late: The Doc Severinsen Story
| Self
2020 --
Siempre, Luis
| Self
2019 --
Devil's Pie: D'Angelo
| Self
2019 --
Someone Great
| Questlove
2019 --
Boy Band
| Alien
2018 --
Rock Rubber 45s
| Self
2018 --
Mr. SOUL!
| Self
2018 --
Twenty Eighteen Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
| 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 --
A Band Called Death
| Self
2013 --
Our Vinyl Weighs a Ton: This Is Stones Throw Records
| Self
2012 --
Bad 25
| Self
2012 --
Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’
| 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 --
Downtown Calling
| Self
2009 --
Am I Black Enough for You
|
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 --
Jay-Z: MTV Unplugged
| Self
2001 --
Brooklyn Babylon
| Member of The Lions
2001 --
All Access: Front Row. Backstage. Live!
| Self
2000 --
Bamboozled
| Alabama Porch Monkeys: Levi - Musical Director
1994 --
Stolen Moments: Red Hot + Cool
| Self