Kel Mitchell

'Kel Mitchell'
Birth Name:	Kel Johari Rice Mitchell
Birth Date:	August 25, 1978 (age 45)
Birth Place:	Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.
Occupation:	Actor, Comedian, Dancer, Musician, Writer, Director, Producer, Rapper
Years Active:	1994-present

Kel Johari Rice Mitchell is an American actor, comedian, dancer, musician, writer, director, producer and rapper. He portrayed Kel Kimble in Kenan & Kel.

Acting career

Kel Mitchell and Kenan Thompson starred in the series Kenan & Kel from 1996 to 2000, as well as a 1997 major motion picture, titled Good Burger, which grew out of one of his sketches from All That. The duo also appeared together in an episode of Sister, Sister with Tia and Tamera Mowry, a few episodes of The Steve Harvey show, and they appeared in a special two-part episode of Cousin Skeeter. They were also featured in an episode of Sabrina, the Teenage Witch.

Outside of his ventures with Kenan Thompson, Mitchell provided the voice of a mild-mannered and playful dog named T-Bone in the children's cartoon series Clifford the Big Red Dog, alongside John Ritter, from 2000 to 2003. Additionally, he made an appearance in the 2004 Kanye West music video All Falls Down as a luggage collecting valet. Mitchell co-hosted Dance 360 with Fredro Starr; the show lasted for only one season. In 2005, Mitchell portrayed Manny Sellers in the sitcom One on One with Kyla Pratt, and in 2007 Mitchell starred in BET's new series Take the Cake. Some of his other credits include Honeydripper and Mystery Men.

He auditioned for Saturday Night Live in 2003, but lost out to his Kenan & Kel co-star Kenan Thompson (who became the first cast member to be younger than the show itself – born in 1978, three years after SNL premiered).

Mitchell was the subject of a death hoax in 2006, when a rumor was spread around Myspace.

In March 2008, he filmed his writing and producing debut, Dance Fu, in which he also starred as the lead role. Also in 2008, Mitchell appeared in two Detroit-based stage productions, Affairs and Laundromat, the latter written by Carlos Faison and also starred comedian Buddy Lewis, Leanne "Lelee" Lyons of R&B group SWV, celebrity impersonator/stage actor Matt Macis, and accomplished vocalist and performer Lauren "Lexxi" Alexis. Mitchell was a part of G4's Attack of the Show!, playing various characters. He also has a recurring role on the PBS Kids show Curious George.

Mitchell appeared at the 2011 Comikaze Expo with several of his All That cast members, and recited his orange soda catchphrase from Kenan & Kel.

Mitchell made an appearance on the Nickelodeon show Sam & Cat as a rap artist named Peezy B, in the episode titled "#Peezy B".

Mitchell is currently a cast member on Dan Schneider's sitcom, Game Shakers, which premiered on Nickelodeon on September 12, 2015. Mitchell plays the role of rap-superstar and business partner of the Game Shakers company, Double G.

Personal life

Mitchell was married to Tyisha Hampton-Mitchell for six years until their divorce in 2005. During that time, the couple had two children – a daughter, Allure, and a son, Lyric. Mitchell also has two sisters, Kenyatta and Kyra. He remarried on January 8, 2012 to rapper Asia Lee. He is a converted Christian.

Filmography

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1994–1999	All That	Himself	Series regular
1996–2000	Kenan & Kel	Kel Kimble	Lead role
1996/1997/1998	The Steve Harvey Show	Vincent	4 episodes (alongside Kenan Thompson)
1997	Sister, Sister	Todd	Episode: "Inherit the Twin" (with Kenan Thompson)
1998	Sabrina, the Teenage Witch	Himself	Episode: "Sabrina's Choice" (with Kenan Thompson)
1998–1999	Figure It Out	Himself / Panelist
1999	The Amanda Show	Himself	Premiere episode
	Cousin Skeeter	Kel Kimble	"Hoo, I'm Wild Wild West" (Parts 1 & 2)
2000	Two Heads Are Better Than None		TV film, series finale of Kenan & Kel
	Nash Bridges	Stephen Dick Clark	Episode: "Hit and Run"
	The Power of One: The Pokémon 2000 Movie Special	Host	Movie
2000–2003	Clifford the Big Red Dog	T-Bone (voice)	54 episodes Nominated – Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Performer In An Animated Program (2001, 2002)
2000 2001	City Guys	Malcolm	"Makin' Up is Hard to Do" "Dances with Malcolm"
2001	The Proud Family	Carlos (voice)	Episode: "Forbidden Date"
2002	The Nick Cannon Show	Himself	Episode: "Nick Takes Over Style"
2003	The Parkers	Freddy	3 episodes
2004	Clifford's Really Big Movie	T-Bone	Voice role
	Dance 360	Co-host	TV series
	Clifford's Puppy Days	Bill Mazer (voice)	2 episodes
	Half & Half	Marlon	Episode: "The Big Not So Loyal Family Episode"
2005	My Coolest Years	Himself	Episode: "The Rich Kids"
	Celebrity Autobiography: In Their Own Words	Himself	Special
	All That 10th Anniversary Reunion Special
	Complete Savages	Sid	Episode: "The Complete Savages in.. 'Hot Water'"
2005–2006	One on One	Manny	6 episodes
2007	Polly and Marie	Kevin	Movie
2008	Attack of the Show!	Wayne-Bo, McHammer, and others	Segment, "Weeding Wayne-Bo", "McHammer", and others
2009	Nite Tales: The Series	Marty Mac	Episode: "Ima Star"
2010	Freaknik: The Musical	Various characters (voice)	Special
	Pink Panther and Pals	Ant (voice)	Series regular
2011	Good Luck Charlie]	M.C.	Episode: "Battle of the Bands"
2012	Motorcity	Dutch (voice)	Series regular
2012–2015	Wild Grinders	Jay Jay (voice)	55 episodes
2013	Sam & Cat	Peezy B	Episode: "#PeezyB"
2014	The Thundermans	Sensei	Episode: "Have An Ice Birthday"
	Friends of the People	Kel	Episode: "Hustle Gods"
	Liv & Maddie	Q pop	Episode: "Howl-A-Rooney"
2015	Ridin' with Burgess	Lamar (voice)	Pilot
	VeggieTales in the House	Tiny Pea (voice)	Episode: "You, Me & Tiny Pea"
2015–present	Game Shakers	Double G	Lead role; September 12 premiere

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1997	Good Burger	Ed
1999	Mystery Men	Invisible Boy
2000	The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle	Martin
2004	Kel Videos Live – This Face Belongs on the Tube	Himself	Direct-to-DVD
	Kel Videos Live – Is That the Mitchell's Boy?
2005	Ganked	Ricky Barry	Video
2006	Like Mike 2: Streetball	Ray
	Where Is Love Waiting	Tony
2007	Honeydripper	Junebug
2008	Don't Touch If You Ain't Prayed 2	Curtis	Video
2009	N.C.B.S.	Brannen
	See Dick Run	Rich Jones
2011	Dance Fu	Chicago Pulaski Jones/Pretty Eyed Willy	Video; also co-writer and co-producer
	Battle of Los Angeles	Lt. Tyler Laughlin	Video
2013	Caught on Tape	Marlon

Discography

Single

• 1996: "Watch Me Do My Thing" (by Immature featuring Smooth and Kel Mitchell) from All That: The Album
• 1997: "We're All Dudes" (by Less Than Jake and Kel Mitchell) from the Good Burger soundtrack
• 1999: "Who Are Those Mystery Men" (by Kel Mitchell and the M.A.F.T. Emcees featuring Romaine Jones) from the Mystery Men soundtrack
• 1999: "Pedal to the Steel" (by Youngstown featuring Kel Mitchell) from Youngstown's Let's Roll