Questlove
Known for: Acting
Born: January 20, 1971
Place of birth: 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.
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Filmography
71 movies · 43 TV shows, newest first
8.3
Travis Barker: Louder Than Fear
2026
5.7
Earth, Wind & Fire (To Be Celestial vs. That's the Weight of the World)
2026
6.5
Not Suitable for Work
2026
6.0
The Roast of Kevin Hart
2026
NR
Rockers Don't Stop: The Revival of Rockers Revenge
2025
4.8
2025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
2025
6.1
Spinal Tap II: The End Continues
2025
1.0
I Was Born This Way
2025
1.5
My Happy Place
2025
6.3
We Want the Funk!
2025
6.8
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
2025
7.7
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
2025
7.1
SLY LIVES! (aka The Burden of Black Genius)
2025
6.0
Jimmy Fallon's Holiday Seasoning Spectacular
2024
NR
Bilal: Live at Glasshaus
2024
6.9
Music Box: Yacht Rock: A DOCKumentary
2024
5.8
Camden
2024
8.0
James Brown: Say It Loud
2024
9.0
A GRAMMY Salute to 50 Years of Hip-Hop
2023
6.5
American Symphony
2023
NR
May The Lord Watch: The Little Brother Story
2023
6.2
The League
2023
5.5
Mulligan
2023
8.0
The Legacy of J Dilla
2023
NR
Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes
2023
6.3
Descendant
2022
2.6
Sherri
2022
5.6
The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022
10.0
The Reverend
2022
7.0
Hargrove
2022
3.5
Rise Up, Sing Out
2022
7.5
JANET JACKSON.
2022
7.5
Abbott Elementary
2021
4.0
2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
2021
9.0
Quest for Craft
2021
7.4
Watch the Sound with Mark Ronson
2021
7.6
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
2021
6.5
Sesame Street: 50 Years of Sunny Days
2021
8.1
Soul
2020
7.6
Herb Alpert Is...
2020
7.1
One World: Together at Home
2020
5.9
The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show
2020
NR
Never Too Late: The Doc Severinsen Story
2020
6.3
Siempre, Luis
2020
7.5
Hip Hop: The Songs That Shook America
2019
6.3
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
5.3
Stucco
2019
10.0
Devil's Pie: D'Angelo
2019
6.4
Someone Great
2019
5.5
Boy Band
2019
NR
Rock Rubber 45s
2018
7.0
Mr. SOUL!
2018
NR
Twenty Eighteen Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
2018
NR
Dave Matthews Band - Concert for Charlottesville
2017
7.0
Race Through New York Starring Jimmy Fallon
2017
7.8
Soundbreaking
2016
7.0
The $100,000 Pyramid
2016
6.6
Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping
2016
6.9
Roots
2016
7.8
Billions
2016
7.2
All Things Must Pass
2015
7.1
Hot Ones
2015
7.1
Empire
2015
6.1
Top Five
2014
6.9
Mr. Dynamite: The Rise of James Brown
2014
5.1
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
5.8
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
7.2
Finding the Funk
2014
6.0
Lucas Bros. Moving Co.
2013
6.7
Sample This
2013
6.8
Drunk History
2013
7.2
A Band Called Death
2013
7.0
Our Vinyl Weighs a Ton: This Is Stones Throw Records
2013
7.7
Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown
2013
7.3
Bad 25
2012
5.0
Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’
2012
7.9
The Eric Andre Show
2012
6.5
Finding Your Roots
2012
7.1
Beats Rhymes & Life: The Travels of A Tribe Called Quest
2011
3.5
My Mic Sounds Nice: A Truth About Women and Hip Hop
2010
NR
Downtown Calling
2009
8.0
Community
2009
4.9
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
8.0
Parks and Recreation
2009
8.0
Am I Black Enough for You
2009
8.0
iCarly
2007
7.1
Yo Gabba Gabba!
2007
7.0
Before the Music Dies
2006
5.1
Rachael Ray
2006
NR
September in Brooklyn: The Making of Block Party
2006
6.8
Dave Chappelle's Block Party
20057.0
Backstage Pass
2005
NR
Black in the 80s
2005
NR
And You Don't Stop: 30 Years of Hip-Hop
2004
6.6
Brown Sugar
2002
5.1
Jay-Z: MTV Unplugged
2001
5.1
Brooklyn Babylon
2001
7.0
All Access: Front Row. Backstage. Live!
2001
6.3
Bamboozled
2000
NR
D'Angelo: Montreux Jazz Festival 2000
2000
7.2
Men in Black
1997
6.4
The Daily Show
1996
9.0
Stolen Moments: Red Hot + Cool
1994
8.0
The Simpsons
1989
6.9
Saturday Night Live
1975
7.1
Sesame Street
1969
8.6
The Grammys
1959
NR
Tony Awards
1956
7.0
The Oscars
1953
NR
Ferocious Drummers
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NR
The Roots Present
—
NR
Give the Drummer Some
—NR
Dave Chappelle's Block Party 2
—NR
Dilla Time
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