Kenan (also spelled Qenan or Kaïnan, as found in Luke 3:36, 37), Hebrew: קֵינָן, Modern Keinan Tiberian Qênān ; "possession; smith", or Cainan, was a Biblical patriarch first mentioned in the Hebrew Bible Book of Genesis as living before the Great Flood.

Family[link]

According to Genesis 5:9-14, Kenan/Cainan was a son of Enos and an unnamed woman, and a grandson of Seth. Born when Enos was ninety years old,^[1] Kenan had his only named son, Mahalalel, when he was seventy.^[2] Other sons and daughters were born to Kenan before he died at 910 years of age.

According to Book of Jubilees, Kenan's mother was Noam, wife and sister of Enos; and Kenan's wife, Mualeleth, was his sister.

Postdiluvian Cainan[link]

Two men named Cainan are mentioned in the genealogy of Jesus given in Luke 3 in the New Testament. One of these is the son of Enos above; a second Cainan is listed as the son of Arpachshad and father of Saleh, who lived in the time between Noah and Abraham.

This Cainan also appears in the Septuagint (Greek) Old Testament, but is omitted by the Hebrew Masoretic text. For this reason, this second Cainan is considered to be a scribal error by some scholars.^[3] Nevertheless, a substantial number of traditions about this other Cainan exist in the history of literature.

References[link]

Kenan & Kel is an American teen comedy sitcom produced by Tollin/Robbins Productions that originally aired on Nickelodeon from July 1996 to July 2000. The show starred friends and then-All That cast members Kenan Thompson and Kel Mitchell.^[1] Sixty-Five episodes and a made-for-TV movie were produced over four seasons. The first two seasons were filmed at Nickelodeon Studios in Orlando, Florida, and the remaining two were filmed at the Nick On Sunset theater in Hollywood.

Premise[link]

The show was set in Chicago, Illinois, and centered on the antics of two mischievous teenagers, Kenan Rockmore (Thompson) and Kel Kimble (Mitchell). Kenan is a high school student with a job at a local grocery store, while Kel is his clumsy, orange soda-loving best friend. Introduced to the show in 1998 were Sharla and Marc, both of whom had their own quirky characteristics.

Episodes of the series always opened and closed with Kenan and Kel breaking the fourth wall (while still in character) and interacting with the studio audience and each other while standing in front of a red curtain that is placed in front of the main set. A frequent running gag of the openings would be Kel never knowing what the night's episode would be about and Kenan refusing to tell him. The closings would frequently feature Kenan coming up with a new scheme – often asking Kel to get assorted, various items and meet him somewhere. Frazzled, Kel would exclaim his catchphrase, "Aww, here it goes!"

Theme song[link]

The theme song entitled "Aw, Here It Goes" is performed by rapper Coolio. He is featured in the opening credits of the show along with Kenan & Kel. The lyrics describe the format of the show and give references to other famous duos such as Abbott & Costello, Penn & Teller, and former Los Angeles Lakers teammates Magic Johnson & Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (Magic & Kareem), as well as references to Nancy Drew and The Hardy Boys.

Production[link]

The series was created by Kim Bass (who also co-created the teen sitcom Sister, Sister). It was reminiscent of the classic comedic duo stylings of Laurel and Hardy, Martin and Lewis or Abbott and Costello (who were actually mentioned in the theme song), with Kenan being the straight man and Kel his comedic foil.^[2] The show was taped in front of a live-studio audience and ran from July 15, 1996, to May 3, 2000, totaling 62 episodes. One full-length TV movie was created, titled Two Heads Are Better Than None, which aired on July 22, 2000, thus ending the series serving as its finale.

Characters[link]

• Kenan Rockmore (Kenan Thompson) - Kenan is Kel's best friend and often the "mastermind" behind the trouble created by the pair. Kenan is intelligent although he rarely does his schoolwork focusing instead on crafting various "get-rich-quick" schemes. While Kenan's plans often land him and Kel in some sort of trouble, he never seems to learn from this pattern. Although he doesn't always show it, Kenan has much love for his family, including Kel. While not as well known as Kel's catchphrase, Kenan often utters a frustrated "WHHYY?!" when Kel screws something up. Also, another thing Kenan says to Kel when Kel says something that did not make sense is "Naw man". Kenan would also squeal whenever trouble is coming. Kenan works at a local grocery store called Rigby's. Kenan rarely does anything resembling work at the store. At the end of every episode, Kenan frightens Kel by getting an idea for yet another scheme, naming several random objects for Kel to collect and a location for Kel to meet him. In the final episode "TBD Clip Show" Kel pulls back the curtain at the end to reveal that he has retrieved every single object Kenan asked for throughout the run of the series. Kenan's catchphrase has often been used in other Schneider shows, as well as the movie, Good Burger.

• Kel Einstein Hypothalamus Kimble (Kel Mitchell) - Kel is Kenan's best friend who is extremely clumsy and somewhat stupid. He loves orange soda (which he professes by talking in the third person: "Who loves orange soda? Kelllll loves orange soda. Is it true? Mm-hmm! I do, I do, I do-ooh!" and never pays for the soda he drinks at Kenan's place of business, Rigby's). Since Kel's parents are rich, busy scientists, he often visits and stays in Kenan's home to keep him company. He might resist following Kenan's schemes at first, but ultimately he is included anyway and Kel somehow usually ruins them, although there are a few episodes that end on a high note. Kel is also an incredible painter, and is always wearing at least one colourful hat during each episode. He is scared of pancakes, airplanes, butterflies, brassieres, Berlin, and monkeys. His catchphrase is "AWWWW, HERE IT GOES!" which he says at the beginning and end of each show. In the first episode "pilot" and throughout the first and second season, Kel is a tad smarter, noticeably more "paranoid" (neurotic, actually) to Kenan's schemes, and a little more independent but then is changed to become more of a comic relief for the rest of the series. It was revealed in "I.Q Can Do Better" that Kel is actually a "genius" after scoring a 98 on his IQ test to Kenan's 90.

Episodes[link]

Syndication[link]

After having not aired on Nickelodeon since 2004, it began airing on its sister network The N on October 13, 2007. It eventually left the channel, then returned on July 6, 2009. After that, the show left The N again on August 2, 2009. Nickelodeon UK also aired the show until June 2007, and on June 2, 2008, the repeats returned. Kenan and Kel started airing on TeenNick on July 25, 2011, as part of its The '90s Are All That programming block.

Nickelodeon UK began airing reruns of the show on July 30, 2010, along with The Amanda Show. The Amanda Show and Kenan & Kel were eventually removed from the lineup, but it has returned for showings at 2:30pm on Nickelodeon UK on weekdays since November 1, 2010. It returned again on May 16, 2011 this time on Nicktoons every night at 9:30pm. Starting July 11, 2011, on Nicktoons it only shows weekends at 9:00pm. Starting July 2, 2011, it returned on Nickelodeon UK showing weekends at 9:30pm and 10:00pm. Reruns still air as part of Nick@Nite on Nickelodeon in Latin America. The show will return to Nickelodeon UK on weekends from January 7, 2012.

Currently there are no DVD releases of Kenan and Kel despite a large number of fans requesting it.

Nickelodeon Canada began airing the series on September 5, 2011.

iTunes[link]

On July 28, 2011, the first season of Kenan & Kel was released on the iTunes digital music store.^[3] On November 29, 2011, the second season of Kenan & Kel was released on the iTunes digital music store.

References[link]

External links[link]

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Kenan Doğulu
Kenan Doğulu in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007
Background information
Born	(1974-05-31) May 31, 1974 (age 38)
Origin	Istanbul, Turkey
Genres	Pop, urban, soul, R&B, jazz
Website	http://www.kenandogulu.com.tr/

Kenan Doğulu (born 31 May 1974 in Cihangir, Beyoğlu, Istanbul) is a Turkish pop musician. He represented Turkey at the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 in Helsinki, where he placed fourth, with 163 points.

Early years[link]

He is second son of Yurdaer Doğulu (1941–1987). His father was also a musician and released 4 LPs and 30 45rpms. At the early age of five, he enrolled into the piano class of the School of Music with the highest scores. Having completed six years of education in the piano class, he started flute classes from Erkan Alpay, his instructor, and continued with guitar classes from Erdem Sökmen with the establishment of the class. In the mean time he continued his education in drama and rhythmic instruments, and he carried on singing as a soloist in the children's chorus. Later, he successfully graduated from Kültür Koleji and completed the Communications certificate program at Hesser College.

Rise[link]

His first album, Yaparım Bilirsin was released in August 1993. 93 concerts held that year was a considerable achievement in Turkey. His second album Sımsıkı Sıkı Sıkı was released in December 1994 and achieved an unbelievable success with 175 live performances of the singer that year. The album Kenan Doğulu 3 which was launched in the music shops in August 1996 achieved great appreciation of his fans.

Decennial March, a symbol of the Republic of Turkey, was arranged and presented by Kenan Doğulu to contemporary Turkey and Turkish people on October 29, 1997, the Republic Day. The maxi single Kenan Doğulu 3.5 including the mentioned arrangement of the Decennial March was released in 1997. He has contributed to a great extent in making the Republic March put on the agenda, become popular and to be embedded in children's and youth's minds again. Within the celebration programmes of the 75th anniversary of the Republic of Turkey in 1998, he also successfully accomplished a Republic Road Show starting in Bursa, followed by Antalya, İstanbul, Ankara, İskenderun, Samsun, Selçuk and ended in İzmir.

In 1999, inspired by the great attention of the Turkish people on the rearrangement of the Decennial March, the artist released a new album with the rearrangement of the Youth March in the memory of Atatürk, the founder of the Republic of Turkey. He believes these works play an important role in conveying the spirit of nationalism to younger generations. The new album Ben Senin Herşeyinim was released the same year. Keeping silent for two years, he fulfilled the expectations of his fans with his album Ex Aşkım which became a hit in 2001. In 2002 Kenan Doğulu 5.5, the unplugged version of Ex Aşkım was released and it reached mass audiences gaining as much appreciation as Ex Aşkım. He addressed his fans again in 2003 with a brand new album Demedi Deme. In the summer of 2006, Doğulu released the album Festival, containing the hit single Çakkıdı,^[1] in collaboration with Sezen Aksu.

He represented Turkey at the 2007 Eurovision Song Contest in Helsinki with Shake It Up Şekerim. Owing to his third position in the semifinal, he passed to the final where he placed fourth with 163 points.

He is planning to release a "best of" album, which will include the most popular songs from his previous albums.

Group members[link]

• Kenan Doğulu (Lead vocal)
• Ozan Dogulu (Keyboards)
• Tahsin Endersoy (Electronic guitar)
• Hami Barutçu (Bass guitar)
• Tarik Sezer (Keyboards)
• Murat Yeter (Drums)
• Aydin Karabulut (Percussion)
• Murat Cekem (Guitar, Back Vocal)
• Toygun Sözen (Saxophone, Back Vocal)
• Duygu Soylu (Back Vocal)
• Sinem Yalçınkaya (Back Vocal)

Discography[link]

Studio albums[link]

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Remix albums[link]

Kenan Thompson
Thompson in November 2007
Born	(1978-05-10) May 10, 1978 (age 34) Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Occupation	Actor/Comedian
Years active	1994–present
Spouse	Christina Evangeline (2011 – present)
Website
www.kenanthompson.net

Kenan Thompson (born May 10, 1978) is an American actor and comedian. He is best known for his work as a cast member of NBC's long-running sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live, as well for his starring roles in the films Good Burger and Fat Albert, his portrayal of Kenan Rockmore on the Nickelodeon sitcom Kenan & Kel, and as an original cast member of the Nickelodeon sketch comedy series All That. He ranks at #88 on VH1's 100 Greatest Teen Stars. Throughout the 1990s, he frequently collaborated with fellow comedian Kel Mitchell, and the two are cultural icons for the millennial generation.

Early life and career[link]

He was born and raised in Atlanta, Georgia, the son of Fletcher and Elizabeth Ann Thompson. He has one sibling, Kerwin Thompson. He began acting at age 15, appearing in the school play The Gingerbread Duck.^[1] One of his earliest roles was as an entertainment reporter for CNN's "Real News for Kids",^[2] and he would go on to star in All That, and Kenan & Kel.^[2] While Kenan attended Tri-Cities High School, a Visual and Performing Arts Magnet School in East Point, Georgia, he began filming his first movie, D2: The Mighty Ducks.

Film and television career[link]

Kenan has starred in several films including Good Burger, based on the All That sketch of the same name, and Fat Albert, in which he played the title character. He has also had supporting roles in the movies Heavyweights, D2: The Mighty Ducks, Love Don't Cost a Thing, Barbershop 2: Back in Business, My Boss's Daughter, and Snakes on a Plane. Kenan had a recurring role on The Steve Harvey Show as Junior, with co-star Kel Mitchell. Recently, he returned to Nickelodeon for the show The Mighty B! as the voice of Rocky Rhodes.

In 2009, Thompson was a regular voice actor in the Fox cartoon series, Sit Down, Shut Up, portraying Sue Sezno, who, as evidenced by her last name, always says no.^[3] The series premiered on April 19, 2009,^[3] but was canceled after only four episodes due to low ratings and less than favorable reviews. Thompson provided the voice for the LeBron James puppet in Nike's MVP "Most Valuable Puppets" commercials, which were produced to be shown throughout the 2009 NBA Playoffs. Thompson also guest starred on the USA Network TV show Psych, Season 4's "High Top Fade Out" (episode 7). He played an estranged college singing buddy of the character Gus. In 2011 he briefly returned to Nickelodeon, as he guest starred in "iParty with Victorious", a crossover episode of TV sitcoms "iCarly" and "Victorious". Thompson is the current host of TeenNick's 1990's programming block, The '90s Are All That.

[edit] Saturday Night Live

Kenan Thompson returned to sketch comedy when he joined the cast of Saturday Night Live in 2003, becoming the first SNL cast member to be born after SNL's premiere in 1975 and the first SNL cast member to have been a cast member on children's shows (All That and Kenan and Kel). He was a feature player until 2005 (spanning the 29th and 30th seasons), and was promoted to repertory player at the beginning of season 31 (the 2005-2006 season).

Personal life[link]

On September 30, 2010, US Weekly announced that Thompson and his girlfriend Christina Evangeline had become engaged. They married on November 11, 2011.^[4]

SNL characters[link]

Thompson's recurring characters on Saturday Night Live include:

• Deandre Cole (a talk-show host whose entire show, BET's "What Up With That?," is little more than an extended musical number)
• Barbara Birmingham (a chain-smoking nanny with outre advice on disciplining children)
• DJ Dynasty Handbag from MTV4's Deep House Dish
• Jake Denmont (Mrs. Denmont's son on Appalachian Emergency Room)
• Jean K. Jean (a French Def Comedy Jam performer)
• Lorenzo McIntosh (an imprisoned convict hired by local authorities to scare juvenile delinquents straight by using movie references. Is often partnered with other criminals -- played by the host, including a memorable role in which Lindsay Lohan played herself as a convict)
• Oscar Rogers (a financial analyst whose only advice for solving the current economic crisis is to "fix it!")
• Virginiaca Hastings, a sassy woman who flirts with store clerks and has a string of stepchildren (played by Ellen Page, Justin Timberlake, Scarlett Johanssen, and Blake Lively)
• Dave "Beef Jelly" Winfield, one of the comedians in the "Original Kings of Catchphrase Comedy" video series
• Steve Kane: Booker T. Washington High School's coach who always barks at the kids to shut up and defends Principal Frye (Jay Pharoah) and the teachers during school functions.

Celebrity impersonations[link]

• Al Roker
• Al Sharpton
• Alfonso Ribeiro (as himself and as Carlton from Fresh Prince of Bel-Air)
• apl.de.ap
• Aretha Franklin
• B.B. King
• Barry Bonds
• Bernie Mac
• Bill Cosby (whom Thompson also impersonated on All That)
• Cee-Lo Green
• Chaka Khan
• Charles Barkley
• Charles Rangel
• Chris Clark
• Colin Powell
• Dr. Cornel West
• Desmond Tutu
• Don King
• Emmanuel Lewis
• Esther Rolle, (as Florida Evans on Good Times)
• Flavor Flav
• Fred Berry
• Gary Coleman
• George Clinton
• George Foreman
• Greg Gumbel
• Herman Cain
• James Harrison
• Jennifer Hudson
• Jeremiah Wright
• Jimmy McMillan
• Lil' Kim
• LL Cool J
• Leslie David Baker (as Stanley Hudson)
• Louis Armstrong
• Maya Angelou
• Marlon Brando
• Michael Clark Duncan
• Bobbi Kristina Brown
• Michael Steele
• Nipsey Russell
• O.J. Simpson
• Patti LaBelle
• Plaxico Burress
• Randy Jackson
• Raven Symoné
• Reba McEntire
• Roland Burris
• Sammy Sosa
• Serena Williams
• Sinbad
• Sir Mix-A-Lot
• Star Jones
• Steve Harvey
• Wanda Sykes
• Whitman Mayo (as Grady Wilson)
• Whoopi Goldberg
• will.i.am
• William "The Refrigerator" Perry
• Donovan McNabb's mother, Wilma
• Boyd Tinsley
• Stuart Scott
• Tiger Woods
• Kanye West (vocal impression only; Jay Pharoah later performed a physical and vocal impersonation of Kanye West)
• Quincy Jones
• Mo'Nique
• Tyler Perry
• SNL executive producer Lorne Michaels
• Ice Cube
• Theodore Roosevelt.^[5]

Filmography[link]

Thompson at the 2006 San Diego Comic-Con

Performing "An Evening with Kenan Thompson" in 2010

• All That (1994–1999) various roles
• D2: The Mighty Ducks (1994) as Russ Tyler
• Heavyweights (1995) as Roy
• The Steve Harvey Show (1996–1998) as Junior
• Kenan & Kel (1996–2000) as Kenan Rockmore
• D3: The Mighty Ducks (1996) as Russ Tyler
• Sister, Sister: "Inherit the Twin" (1997) as Trevor
• Good Burger (1997) as Dexter Reed
• Sabrina, the Teenage Witch (1998) guest appearance
• The Amanda Show (1999) as himself
• Oh Yeah! Cartoons (1999–2000) host
• Cousin Skeeter: "The Hoo, I'm Wild Wild West" (1999) as Kenan Rockmore
• Two Heads Are Better Than None (2000) as Kenan Rockmore
• The Parkers: "Trading Places" (2000) as Damon
• The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle (2000) as Lewis
• Big Fat Liar (2002) as party guest
• The Master of Disguise (2002) as guy on computer
• Saturday Night Live (2003—) various roles
• Love Don't Cost a Thing (2003) as Walter Colley
• My Boss's Daughter (2003) as Hans
• Barbershop 2: Back in Business (2004) as Kenard
• Fat Albert (2004) as Fat Albert
• Snakes on a Plane (2006) as Troy
• Wild 'N Out (2006)
• Crank Yankers: "Episode #4.1" (2007) as Mark Thomas
• Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards '07 (2007) guest appearance
• Space Chimps (2008) as Ringmaster
• Wieners (2008) as Wyatt
• Psych: "High Top Fade Out" (2009) as Joon
• Stan Helsing (2009) as Teddy
• Sit Down, Shut Up (2009) as Sue Sezno
• iCarly: "iParty With Victorious" (2011) as himself
• The Smurfs (2011) as Greedy Smurf
• The '90s Are All That (2011) host

Solo album[link]

• The Good Times Comedy CD (2004)

References[link]

External links[link]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Kenan Thompson

• Official website
• Kenan Thompson at the Internet Movie Database
• Kenan Thompson at the Notable Names Database
• Kenan on Twitter

Kenan İmirzalıoğlu (Turkish pronunciation: [keˈnan iˈmirzalɯˌoːɫu], born 18 June 1974) is a Turkish actor.

Kenan İmirzalıoğlu was born as the youngest of three children to Mustafa and Yıldız İmirzalıoğlu in the village of Üçem in Balâ, Ankara Province. At age 12, he moved to the city of Ankara for his middle studies. He graduated in Mathematics from Yıldız Technical University. He won the Best Model Of Turkey in 1997 along with Deniz Akkaya.

He caught the eye of director Osman Sınav who cast him in the TV series Deli Yürek (Crazy Heart). He also starred in its spinoff film Deli Yürek: Bumerang Cehennemi (Crazy Heart: Boomerang Hell). He then acted in Alacakaranlık (Dusk) written and directed by Uğur Yücel and Yazı Tura (Toss up) which featured the same cast. In 2005, İmirzalıoğlu played the lead role in Osman Sınav's Aci Hayat (Bitter Life) based on the 1962 film of the same name. He followed that by lead roles in the action films Son Osmanlı Yandım Ali (The Last Ottoman: Knockout Ali) and Kabadayı (For Love and Honor). He returned to television in 2009 with the series Ezel and also starred in the action film Ejder Kapanı (Dragon Trap) directed by Uğur Yücel.