Questlove
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1971-01-20 (54 years old)
Place of Birth
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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
Acting
(2025)
(2025)
(2025)
I Was Born This Way
as Self
(2025)
We Want the Funk!
as Self
(2024)
(2024)
(2024)
Bilal: Live at Glasshaus
as Self
(2023)
The Legacy of J Dilla
as Self (archive footage)
(2023)
American Symphony
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
(2023)
(2023)
(2023)
(2022)
Hargrove
as Self
(2022)
(2021)
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
as Self (uncredited)
(2021)
(2021)
Chris Rock Total Blackout: The Tamborine Extended Cut
as Self (archive footage)
(2021)
Sesame Street: 50 Years of Sunny Days
as Self - Guest
(2020)
Soul
as Curly (voice)
(2020)
One World: Together at Home
as Self
(2020)
Siempre, Luis
as Self
(2020)
(2020)
(2020)
Herb Alpert Is...
as Self
(2019)
Someone Great
as Questlove
(2019)
Devil's Pie: D'Angelo
as Self
(2019)
Boy Band
as Alien
(2018)
(2018)
Mr. SOUL!
as Self
(2018)
Rock Rubber 45s
as Self
(2017)
(2016)
Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping
as Ahmir-Khalib Thompson
(2015)
All Things Must Pass
as Self
(2014)
(2014)
Finding the Funk
as Self
(2013)
A Band Called Death
as Self
(2013)
Sample This
as Self
(2013)
(2012)
Bad 25
as Self
(2012)
(2011)
(2010)
(2009)
Downtown Calling
as Self
(2009)
(2006)
(2006)
Before the Music Dies
as Self - Musician: The Roots (as Questlove)
(2005)
Dave Chappelle's Block Party
as Self (The Roots)
(2004)
(2002)
Brown Sugar
as Self
(2001)
Brooklyn Babylon
as Member of The Lions
(2001)
(2001)
Jay-Z: MTV Unplugged
as Self
(2000)
Bamboozled
as Alabama Porch Monkeys: Levi - Musical Director
(1994)
Crew
Dilla Time
Executive Producer
The AristoCats
Director
Untitled Earth, Wind & Fire Documentary
Director, Producer
(2025)
SLY LIVES! (aka The Burden of Black Genius)
Executive Producer, Director
(2025)
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
Director, Writer, Executive Producer
(2025)
I Was Born This Way
Executive Producer
(2023)
The League
Executive Producer
(2023)
A GRAMMY Salute to 50 Years of Hip-Hop
Executive Producer
(2022)
Descendant
Executive Producer
(2021)
(2019)
Stucco
Music
(2014)
Top Five
Original Music Composer, Executive Music Producer
(2001)
Jay-Z: MTV Unplugged
Music Producer