Kel Mitchell

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Kel Mitchell
Birth name	Kel Johari Rice Mitchell
Born	August 25 1978 (1978-08-25) (age 30) Image:Flag of Illinois.svg Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Spouse(s)	Tyisha Hampton-Mitchell (m. October 16, 1999 div. 2005) 3 children

Kel Johari Rice Mitchell (born August 25, 1978 in Chicago, Illinois), is an American actor and comedian.

1 TV series roles
2 Music
3 Filmography
4 References
5 External links

[edit] TV series roles

Most famous for his role in Kenan & Kel which ran from 1996 to 2000, totaling 61 episodes. He starred alongside his good friend Kenan Thompson. He began his acting career when he was 13, and at 17 became well-known as an original cast member on Nickelodeon's All That from 1995 to 1999, before he and co-star Kenan Thompson then starred in Kenan & Kel. Mitchell also starred in a 1997 major motion picture, titled Good Burger, which is the movie version of one of his and Thompson's sketches from All That. Kel Mitchell's character in Kenan & Kel made him famous for antics and persona. The duo also appeared together in Sister, Sister. Between 2000 and 2003, he was the voice of T-Bone in the children's cartoon series Clifford the Big Red Dog. In 2006, Mitchell played a one-time spokesmodel for KFC, constantly using the phrase "____ a little". Kel Mitchell also made an appearance in the 2004 Kanye West music video 'all falls down' as the luggage collector at the beginning of the video. In 2005, Mitchell portrayed Manny Sellers in the sitcom One on One. In 2007 Kel started appearing on BET's 'Take the Cake'.

[edit] Music

Kel Mitchell has also been focusing on his music career. In 1996 he was a featured rapper on Immature's Billboard Hot 100 Top 40 hit "Watch Me Do My Thang". On his official MySpace page, he has done several parodies of hit songs including, "Scariest Girl" which is a parody of "Beautiful Girls" by Sean Kingston, "Hot Grease Poppin" which is a parody of "Big Things Poppin' (Do It)" by T.I., 'Same Curl" which A parody of "Same Girl By R. Kelly And Usher Raymond. In "Same Curl", he makes fun of Michael Jackson's curly hair in the 80s from his Thriller days.

[edit] Filmography

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