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‘SNL’ Star Breaks Down Why He’s Stayed for 23 Seasons
April 29, 2026
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Will Heath/NBC via Getty ImagesKenan Thompson has inadvertently become Saturday Night Live‘s longest-tenured cast member because of one traumatic experience as a child star.“SNL has just been a godsend that they continue asking me to come back, in a way that allows for stability in my life, Thompson, 47, said in a new interview. Before he joined SNL, Thompson was a breakout child star on Nickelodeon’s Keenan Kel and Goodburger.
After his early success, Thompson was taken advantage of by an accountant who stole 1.5 million from the star by misleading him into granting the accountant power of attorney.Read more at The Daily Beast.
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