Questlove
Ahmir Khalib Thompson (born January 20, 1971), known professionally as Questlove (stylized as ?uestlove), is an American musician and music journalist. He is the drummer and joint frontman (with Black Thought) for the hip hop band, the Roots. The Roots has been serving as the in-house band for The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon since February 17, 2014. Questlove is also one of the producers of the cast album of the Broadway musical Hamilton. He is the co-founder of the websites Okayplayer and OkayAfrica. Additionally, he is an adjunct instructor at the Clive Davis Institute of Recorded Music at New York University.
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| Full name at birth | Ahmir Khalib Thompson
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| Claim to fame | the Roots
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| Date of birth | 20 January 1971
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| Place of birth | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
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| Occupation | Drummer, DJ, journalist, record producer
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| Height | 6' 4" (193 cm)
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| Net worth | $16,000,000 USD
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![Quest Love - Batterie Magazine Cover [France] (March 2021)](http://img3.bdbphotos.com/images/130x130/j/s/jsxtu2vr8xhvhsru.jpg?skj2io4l)
Questlove is known for his role in the film Soul (2020) as music consultant - as Ahmir-Khalib Thompson a.k.a. Questlove.
He is also known for his role in the TV special documentary The Oscars (2023) as Self - Presenter (as Ahmir 'Questlove' Thompson).
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