Kenan Thompson was a guest judge in Episodes 1511 and 1512 during the Quarterfinals of America's Got Talent Season 15. He took Simon Cowell's place on the judging panel while Cowell was recovering from a back injury.
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Kenan Thompson (born May 10, 1978) is an American actor and comedian. He has been part of the cast of Saturday Night Live since 2003, making him the longest-serving cast member in series history.
Disney fans will know him best as Russ Tyler, the inventor of the "knucklepuck" in the second and third installments of The Mighty Ducks movie franchise.
Other major credits include Good Burger, Barbershop, Kenan & Kel, All That and Snakes on a Plane. He is also a frequent guest panelist on The Masked Singer and Match Game.
He was also a judge on Bring The Funny in 2019.
