Questlove
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
Jan 20, 1971 (55 years old)
Place of Birth
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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.
Known For
| 2025 | Spinal Tap II: The End ContinuesSelf | |
| 2025 | SNL50: The Homecoming ConcertSelf | |
| 2025 | We Want the Funk!Self | |
| 2025 | I Was Born This WaySelf | |
| 2025 | SLY LIVES! (aka The Burden of Black Genius)Self | |
| 2025 | Rockers Don't Stop: The Revival of Rockers Revengehimself | |
| 2025 | 2025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction CeremonySelf | |
| 2025 | My Happy PlaceSelf | |
| 2024 | Music Box: Yacht Rock: A DOCKumentarySelf | |
| 2024 | Bilal: Live at GlasshausSelf | |
| 2024 | Jimmy Fallon's Holiday Seasoning SpectacularSelf | |
| 2024 | CamdenSelf | |
| 2024 | James Brown: Say It LoudSelf | |
| 2023 | The Legacy of J DillaSelf (archive footage) | |
| 2023 | Max Roach: The Drum Also WaltzesSelf | |
| 2023 | May The Lord Watch: The Little Brother StoryHimself | |
| 2023 | American SymphonySelf (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| 2023 | A GRAMMY Salute to 50 Years of Hip-HopSelf | |
| 2023 | Mulligan(voice) | |
| 2022 | HargroveSelf | |
| 2022 | The ReverendSelf | |
| 2022 | Rise Up, Sing Out | |
| 2022 | JANET JACKSON.Self | |
| 2022 | SherriSelf - Guest | |
| 2022 | The Jennifer Hudson ShowSelf | |
| 2021 | 2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction CeremonySelf | |
| 2021 | Chris Rock Total Blackout: The Tamborine Extended CutSelf (archive footage) | |
| 2021 | Sesame Street: 50 Years of Sunny DaysSelf - Guest | |
| 2021 | Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)Self (uncredited) | |
| 2021 | Watch the Sound with Mark RonsonSelf | |
| 2021 | Quest for Craft | |
| 2021 | Abbott ElementarySelf | |
| 2020 | The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight ShowSelf | |
| 2020 | Herb Alpert Is...Self | |
| 2020 | SoulCurly (voice) | |
| 2020 | One World: Together at HomeSelf | |
| 2020 | Never Too Late: The Doc Severinsen StorySelf | |
| 2020 | Siempre, LuisSelf | |
| 2019 | Someone GreatQuestlove | |
| 2019 | Boy BandAlien | |
| 2019 | Devil's Pie: D'AngeloSelf | |
| 2019 | The Kelly Clarkson ShowSelf | |
| 2019 | Hip Hop: The Songs That Shook AmericaSelf | |
| 2018 | Rock Rubber 45sSelf | |
| 2018 | Twenty Eighteen Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction CeremonySelf | |
| 2018 | Mr. SOUL!Self | |
| 2017 | Dave Matthews Band - Concert for Charlottesville | |
| 2017 | Race Through New York Starring Jimmy FallonSelf | |
| 2016 | Popstar: Never Stop Never StoppingAhmir-Khalib Thompson | |
| 2016 | The $100,000 PyramidSelf | |
| 2016 | BillionsAhmir 'Questlove' Thompson | |
| 2016 | SoundbreakingSelf | |
| 2015 | All Things Must PassSelf | |
| 2015 | Hot OnesSelf | |
| 2015 | EmpireQuestlove (voice) | |
| 2014 | Mr. Dynamite: The Rise of James BrownSelf | |
| 2014 | Finding the FunkSelf | |
| 2014 | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy FallonSelf | |
| 2014 | Late Night with Seth MeyersSelf - Guest | |
| 2013 | Sample ThisSelf | |
| 2013 | Our Vinyl Weighs a Ton: This Is Stones Throw RecordsSelf | |
| 2013 | A Band Called DeathSelf | |
| 2013 | Drunk HistoryHimself | |
| 2013 | Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown | |
| 2013 | Lucas Bros. Moving Co. | |
| 2012 | Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’Self | |
| 2012 | Bad 25Self | |
| 2012 | Finding Your RootsSelf | |
| 2012 | The Eric Andre ShowSelf | |
| 2011 | Beats Rhymes & Life: The Travels of A Tribe Called QuestSelf | |
| 2010 | My Mic Sounds Nice: A Truth About Women and Hip HopSelf | |
| 2009 | Am I Black Enough for You | |
| 2009 | Downtown CallingSelf | |
| 2009 | Parks and RecreationLeVondrious | |
| 2009 | Watch What Happens Live with Andy CohenSelf - Guest | |
| 2009 | CommunityQuestlove | |
| 2007 | iCarlyQuestlove | |
| 2007 | Yo Gabba Gabba! | |
| 2006 | Before the Music DiesSelf - Musician: The Roots (as Questlove) | |
| 2006 | September in Brooklyn: The Making of Block PartySelf | |
| 2006 | Rachael Ray | |
| 2005 | Dave Chappelle's Block PartySelf (The Roots) | |
| 2005 | Backstage Pass | |
| 2005 | Black in the 80sSelf | |
| 2004 | And You Don't Stop: 30 Years of Hip-HopSelf | |
| 2002 | Brown SugarSelf | |
| 2001 | Brooklyn BabylonMember of The Lions | |
| 2001 | All Access: Front Row. Backstage. Live!Self | |
| 2001 | Jay-Z: MTV UnpluggedSelf | |
| 2000 | BamboozledAlabama Porch Monkeys: Levi - Musical Director | |
| 2000 | D'Angelo: Montreux Jazz Festival 2000 | |
| 1996 | The Daily ShowSelf | |
| 1994 | Stolen Moments: Red Hot + CoolSelf | |
| 1989 | The SimpsonsTour Guide (voice) | |
| 1975 | Saturday Night LiveSelf - Musical Guest | |
| 1975 | Saturday Night LiveSelf - Cameo (uncredited) | |
| 1969 | Sesame StreetSelf | |
| 1959 | The GrammysSelf | |
| 1953 | The OscarsSelf | |
| - | Ferocious Drummers | |
| - | The Roots PresentSelf | |
| - | Give the Drummer Some | |
| - | Dave Chappelle's Block Party 2Self |
| 2025 | SLY LIVES! (aka The Burden of Black Genius)Executive Producer | |
| 2025 | Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL MusicExecutive Producer | |
| 2025 | I Was Born This WayExecutive Producer | |
| 2024 | James Brown: Say It LoudExecutive Producer | |
| 2023 | The LeagueExecutive Producer | |
| 2023 | A GRAMMY Salute to 50 Years of Hip-HopExecutive Producer | |
| 2022 | DescendantExecutive Producer | |
| 2019 | Hip Hop: The Songs That Shook AmericaExecutive Producer | |
| - | Dilla TimeExecutive Producer | |
| - | Untitled Earth, Wind & Fire DocumentaryProducer |
| 2025 | SLY LIVES! (aka The Burden of Black Genius)Director | |
| 2025 | Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL MusicDirector | |
| 2021 | Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)Director | |
| - | Untitled Earth, Wind & Fire DocumentaryDirector |
| 2025 | Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL MusicWriter |
| 2016 | RootsExecutive Music Producer | |
| 2014 | Top FiveExecutive Music Producer |