Questlove

Overview

Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
Jan 20, 1971 (54 years old)

Questlove

Known For

Spinal Tap II: The End Continues
1h 23m
Movie 2025

Spinal Tap II: The End Continues

Spinal Tap, England's loudest and most punctual band, reunite following a 15-year hiatus for one final concert.

I Was Born This Way
1h 40m
Movie 2025

I Was Born This Way

Surviving childhood abuse during his upbringing in Baltimore, Archbishop Carl Bean forged a path to New York and Hollywood to do the one thing he knew he was put on earth to do: sing. Making his mark first as a gospel singer, Bean got the break of his life when Motown tapped him in 1977 to record the disco song “I Was Born This Way,” which quickly became the first gay anthem at a time when it was uncommon to be out and proud. When the AIDS crisis hit, however, Bean soon found himself drawn to a different calling: compassionate activism. Instead of pursuing the momentum of his promising music career, he founded the Minority AIDS Project and the Unity Fellowship Church — the first LGBTQ+ church for people of color.

My Happy Place
TV Show 2025

My Happy Place

My Happy Place invites viewers on an immersive excursion across the world anchored by an all-star cast of hosts including Alan Cumming, Taraji P. Henson, Simu Liu, Billy Porter, Octavia Spencer and Questlove. Across six visually stunning episodes, each host reflects on why these meaningful sites have become their escape, revealing a never-before-seen side of the person and the destination.

We Want the Funk!
1h 30m
Movie 2025

We Want the Funk!

Stanley Nelson's syncopated voyage through the history of funk music, from early roots to 1970s urban funk and beyond.

SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
3h 1m
Movie 2025

SNL50: The Homecoming Concert

Live from Radio City Music Hall, witness the concert of a lifetime with a star-studded lineup bringing together legendary Saturday Night Live hall-of-famers, iconic guests and surprise musical performances.

Jimmy Fallon's Holiday Seasoning Spectacular
0h 43m
Movie 2024

Jimmy Fallon's Holiday Seasoning Spectacular

Jimmy and his friends present a hour long special inspired by his album, "Holiday Seasoning".

Bilal: Live at Glasshaus
Movie 2024

Bilal: Live at Glasshaus

Bilal: Live at Glasshaus is a tribute to Bilal’s extraordinary vocal and musical range, as well as his status as one of the most unsung innovators in contemporary music. This film places Bilal in his enviable context as ‘your favorite artist’s favorite artist,’ with a narrative shaped by the voices of Questlove, Common and Glasper, who have witnessed his genius first hand for over two decades.

Music Box: Yacht Rock: A DOCKumentary
1h 35m
Movie 2024

Music Box: Yacht Rock: A DOCKumentary

This documentary chronicles the rise, fall, and rise again of the soft rock epitomized by artists such as Christopher Cross, Michael McDonald, Kenny Loggins, Steely Dan, and Toto in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Retroactively dubbed "Yacht Rock," the easy-listening genre came to be gently mocked and even dismissed by rock lovers and critics. However, it has since reclaimed its place in music history and is celebrated in this groove-infused film.

James Brown: Say It Loud
2h 50m
TV Show 2024

James Brown: Say It Loud

Traces the incredible trajectory of Brown’s life and career from a 7th grade drop-out arrested and jailed at the age of 16 for breaking into a car in the Jim Crow-era South, to an entertainment legend whose groundbreaking talent and unique perspective catapulted him to become a cultural force.

A GRAMMY Salute to 50 Years of Hip-Hop
1h 30m
Movie 2023

A GRAMMY Salute to 50 Years of Hip-Hop

A once-in-a-lifetime live concert special celebrating the 50th anniversary of hip-hop, the two-hour tribute special features exclusive performances from hip-hop legends and GRAMMY-winning artists, including Black Thought, Bun B, Common, De La Soul, Jermaine Dupri, J.J. Fad, Talib Kweli, The Lady of Rage, LL COOL J, MC Sha-Rock, Monie Love, The Pharcyde, Queen Latifah, Questlove, Rakim, Remy Ma, Uncle Luke, and Yo-Yo.

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.

Acting

2025
Spinal Tap II: The End Continues
2025
I Was Born This Way
2025
My Happy Place
2025
We Want the Funk!
2025
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
2024
Jimmy Fallon's Holiday Seasoning Spectacular
2024
Bilal: Live at Glasshaus
2024
Music Box: Yacht Rock: A DOCKumentary
2024
James Brown: Say It Loud
2023
A GRAMMY Salute to 50 Years of Hip-Hop
2023
American Symphony
2023
May The Lord Watch: The Little Brother Story
2023
The Legacy of J Dilla
2023
Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes
2022
The Reverend
2022
Hargrove
2022
Rise Up, Sing Out
2021
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
2021
Sesame Street: 50 Years of Sunny Days
2021
Chris Rock Total Blackout: The Tamborine Extended Cut
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
Hip Hop: The Songs That Shook America
2019
Devil's Pie: D'Angelo
2019
Someone Great
2019
Boy Band
2018
Rock Rubber 45s
2018
Mr. SOUL!
2016
Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping
2015
All Things Must Pass
2014
Mr. Dynamite - The Rise of James Brown
2014
Finding the Funk
2013
Sample This
2013
A Band Called Death
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
2006
September in Brooklyn: The Making of Block Party
2005
Backstage Pass
2005
Black in the 80s
1994
Stolen Moments: Red Hot + Cool

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