Questlove, geboren am 20. Januar 1971 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, ist ein US-amerikanischer Schlagzeuger und Produzent. Er ist auch unter den Namen Ahmir-Khalib Thompson und Ahmir „Questlove“ Thompson bekannt. Als Mitbegründer und Schlagzeuger von The Roots prägte er die Hip-Hop-Gruppe über viele Jahre. Er besuchte die Philadelphia High School for the Creative and Performing Arts und die Settlement Music School. Zu seinen Auszeichnungen gehört der Oscar für den besten Dokumentarfilm; außerdem wurde er für den Oscar in derselben Kategorie nominiert. 2021 wurde er in die Time 100 aufgenommen. Sein Vater ist der Musiker Lee Andrews.
Filmografie
Filme
2026 – Travis Barker: Louder Than Fear
2026 – Earth, Wind & Fire (To Be Celestial vs. That's the Weight of the World)
2025 – 2025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
2025 – Rockers Don't Stop: The Revival of Rockers Revenge
2025 – Spinal Tap II: The End Continues
2025 – I Was Born This Way
2025 – We Want the Funk!
2025 – SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
2025 – Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
2025 – SLY LIVES! (aka The Burden of Black Genius)
2024 – Jimmy Fallon's Holiday Seasoning Spectacular
2024 – Bilal: Live at Glasshaus
2024 – Music Box: Yacht Rock: A DOCKumentary
2023 – A GRAMMY Salute to 50 Years of Hip-Hop
2023 – American Symphony
2023 – May The Lord Watch: The Little Brother Story
2023 – The League
2023 – The Legacy of J Dilla
2023 – Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes
2022 – Descendant
2022 – The Reverend
2022 – Hargrove
2021 – 2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
2021 – Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
2021 – Sesame Street: 50 Years of Sunny Days
2020 – Soul
2020 – Herb Alpert Is...
2020 – One World: Together at Home
2020 – The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show
2020 – Never Too Late: The Doc Severinsen Story
2020 – Siempre, Luis
2019 – Devil's Pie: D'Angelo
2019 – Someone Great
2019 – Boy Band
2018 – Rock Rubber 45s
2018 – Mr. SOUL!
2018 – 2018 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
2017 – Dave Matthews Band - Concert for Charlottesville
2017 – Race Through New York Starring Jimmy Fallon
2016 – Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping
2015 – All Things Must Pass
2014 – Top Five
2014 – Mr. Dynamite: The Rise of James Brown
2014 – Finding the Funk
2013 – Sample This
2013 – A Band Called Death
2013 – Our Vinyl Weighs a Ton: This Is Stones Throw Records
2012 – 25 Jahre BAD - Das Phänomen Michael Jackson
2012 – Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’
2011 – Beats Rhymes & Life: The Travels of A Tribe Called Quest
2010 – My Mic Sounds Nice: A Truth About Women and Hip Hop
2009 – Downtown Calling
2009 – Am I Black Enough for You
2006 – Before the Music Dies
2006 – September in Brooklyn: The Making of Block Party
2005 – Dave Chappelle's Block Party
2004 – American Princess
2002 – Brown Sugar
2001 – Jay-Z: MTV Unplugged
2001 – Brooklyn Babylon
2001 – All Access: Front Row. Backstage. Live!
2000 – It’s Showtime
2000 – D'Angelo: Montreux Jazz Festival 2000
1994 – Stolen Moments: Red Hot + Cool
Dave Chappelle's Block Party 2
Dilla Time
Ferocious Drummers
Give the Drummer Some
The Roots Present Serien
2026 – Not Suitable for Work
2025 – My Happy Place
2024 – Camden
2024 – James Brown: Say It Loud
2023 – Mulligan
2022 – Sherri
2022 – The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022 – Rise Up, Sing Out
2022 – JANET JACKSON.
2021 – Abbott Elementary
2021 – Quest for Craft
2021 – Mark Ronson: Watch the Sound!
2019 – Hip Hop: The Songs That Shook America
2019 – The Kelly Clarkson Show
2016 – Soundbreaking
2016 – The $100,000 Pyramid
2016 – Roots
2016 – Billions
2015 – Hot Ones
2015 – Empire
2014 – Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014 – The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2013 – Lucas Bros. Moving Co.
2013 – Drunk History
2013 – Anthony Bourdain - Kulinarische Abenteuer
2012 – The Eric Andre Show
2012 – Finding Your Roots
2009 – Community
2009 – Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009 – Parks and Recreation
2007 – iCarly
2007 – Yo Gabba Gabba!
2006 – Rachael Ray
2005 – Backstage Pass
2005 – Black in the 80s
2004 – And You Don't Stop: 30 Years of Hip-Hop
2003 – Jimmy Kimmel Live!
1996 – The Daily Show
1989 – Die Simpsons
1975 – Saturday Night Live
1969 – Sesame Street
1959 – The Grammys
1953 – Oscar Verleihung
Filme
2026 – Travis Barker: Louder Than Fear
2026 – Earth, Wind & Fire (To Be Celestial vs. That's the Weight of the World)
2025 – 2025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
2025 – Rockers Don't Stop: The Revival of Rockers Revenge
2025 – Spinal Tap II: The End Continues
2025 – I Was Born This Way
2025 – We Want the Funk!
2025 – SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
2025 – Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
2025 – SLY LIVES! (aka The Burden of Black Genius)
2024 – Jimmy Fallon's Holiday Seasoning Spectacular
2024 – Bilal: Live at Glasshaus
2024 – Music Box: Yacht Rock: A DOCKumentary
2023 – A GRAMMY Salute to 50 Years of Hip-Hop
2023 – American Symphony
2023 – May The Lord Watch: The Little Brother Story
2023 – The League
2023 – The Legacy of J Dilla
2023 – Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes
2022 – Descendant
2022 – The Reverend
2022 – Hargrove
2021 – 2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
2021 – Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
2021 – Sesame Street: 50 Years of Sunny Days
2020 – Soul
2020 – Herb Alpert Is...
2020 – One World: Together at Home
2020 – The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show
2020 – Never Too Late: The Doc Severinsen Story
2020 – Siempre, Luis
2019 – Devil's Pie: D'Angelo
2019 – Someone Great
2019 – Boy Band
2018 – Rock Rubber 45s
2018 – Mr. SOUL!
2018 – 2018 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
2017 – Dave Matthews Band - Concert for Charlottesville
2017 – Race Through New York Starring Jimmy Fallon
2016 – Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping
2015 – All Things Must Pass
2014 – Top Five
2014 – Mr. Dynamite: The Rise of James Brown
2014 – Finding the Funk
2013 – Sample This
2013 – A Band Called Death
2013 – Our Vinyl Weighs a Ton: This Is Stones Throw Records
2012 – 25 Jahre BAD - Das Phänomen Michael Jackson
2012 – Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’
2011 – Beats Rhymes & Life: The Travels of A Tribe Called Quest
2010 – My Mic Sounds Nice: A Truth About Women and Hip Hop
2009 – Downtown Calling
2009 – Am I Black Enough for You
2006 – Before the Music Dies
2006 – September in Brooklyn: The Making of Block Party
2005 – Dave Chappelle's Block Party
2004 – American Princess
2002 – Brown Sugar
2001 – Jay-Z: MTV Unplugged
2001 – Brooklyn Babylon
2001 – All Access: Front Row. Backstage. Live!
2000 – It’s Showtime
2000 – D'Angelo: Montreux Jazz Festival 2000
1994 – Stolen Moments: Red Hot + Cool
Dave Chappelle's Block Party 2
Dilla Time
Ferocious Drummers
Give the Drummer Some
The Roots Present Serien
2026 – Not Suitable for Work
2025 – My Happy Place
2024 – Camden
2024 – James Brown: Say It Loud
2023 – Mulligan
2022 – Sherri
2022 – The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022 – Rise Up, Sing Out
2022 – JANET JACKSON.
2021 – Abbott Elementary
2021 – Quest for Craft
2021 – Mark Ronson: Watch the Sound!
2019 – Hip Hop: The Songs That Shook America
2019 – The Kelly Clarkson Show
2016 – Soundbreaking
2016 – The $100,000 Pyramid
2016 – Roots
2016 – Billions
2015 – Hot Ones
2015 – Empire
2014 – Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014 – The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2013 – Lucas Bros. Moving Co.
2013 – Drunk History
2013 – Anthony Bourdain - Kulinarische Abenteuer
2012 – The Eric Andre Show
2012 – Finding Your Roots
2009 – Community
2009 – Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009 – Parks and Recreation
2007 – iCarly
2007 – Yo Gabba Gabba!
2006 – Rachael Ray
2005 – Backstage Pass
2005 – Black in the 80s
2004 – And You Don't Stop: 30 Years of Hip-Hop
2003 – Jimmy Kimmel Live!
1996 – The Daily Show
1989 – Die Simpsons
1975 – Saturday Night Live
1969 – Sesame Street
1959 – The Grammys
1953 – Oscar Verleihung
