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 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
Self (The Roots)
Dave Chappelle's Block Party
Self
The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show
Self
2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Self
Herb Alpert Is...
Self
Beats Rhymes & Life: The Travels of A Tribe Called Quest
Self (archive footage)
The Legacy of J Dilla
Self
Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes
Self
Sample This
Himself
May The Lord Watch: The Little Brother Story
Self
Hargrove
Self
Our Vinyl Weighs a Ton: This Is Stones Throw Records
Member of The Lions
Brooklyn Babylon
Self
The Reverend
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
American Symphony
Self
All Things Must Pass
Self
Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’
Self
Mr. Dynamite: The Rise of James Brown
Self
A GRAMMY Salute to 50 Years of Hip-Hop
Self (archive footage)
Chris Rock Total Blackout: The Tamborine Extended Cut
Questlove
Spinal Tap II: The End Continues
Self
My Mic Sounds Nice: A Truth About Women and Hip Hop
Self
Finding the Funk
Self
Bad 25
Ferocious Drummers
Am I Black Enough for You
Ahmir-Khalib Thompson
Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping
Self
Brown Sugar
Self
Rock Rubber 45s
Self
All Access: Front Row. Backstage. Live!
Self
2018 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Self
Downtown Calling
Self
And You Don't Stop: 30 Years of Hip-Hop
Questlove
Someone Great
Curly (voice)
Soul
Alabama Porch Monkeys: Levi - Musical Director
Bamboozled
Alien
Boy Band
Self
One World: Together at Home
Self - Musician: The Roots (as Questlove)
Before the Music Dies
Self
Stolen Moments: Red Hot + Cool
Self
Never Too Late: The Doc Severinsen Story
Self
Siempre, Luis
Self
Mr. SOUL!
Self
Devil's Pie: D'Angelo
Self - Guest
Sesame Street: 50 Years of Sunny Days
Self (uncredited)
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
Self
A Band Called Death
Self
Jay-Z: MTV Unplugged
Self
Music Box: Yacht Rock: A DOCKumentary
Self
Bilal: Live at Glasshaus
Self
Jimmy Fallon's Holiday Seasoning Spectacular
Self
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
Dave Matthews Band - Concert for Charlottesville
Self
September in Brooklyn: The Making of Block Party
Self
We Want the Funk!
Self
I Was Born This Way
Self
SLY LIVES! (aka The Burden of Black Genius)
D'Angelo: Montreux Jazz Festival 2000
himself
Rockers Don't Stop: The Revival of Rockers Revenge
Self
2025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Self
Race Through New York Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self
The Roots Present
Give the Drummer Some
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
62
Gender
Male
Birthday
1971-01-20
Place of Birth
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Also Known As
?uestlove