Kenan Thompson and Anthony Anderson were 'always' auditioning for the same acting roles, Thompson told PEOPLE.

Kenan Thompson has treated fans to plenty of laughs over the years, but the actor has faced plenty of adversity and sadness behind the scenes.

As a teen actor, Kenan Thompson delivered some of the most iconic ... It’s a story that’s depressingly common in entertainment — a young, starry-eyed performer shoots to the top of their ...

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Here’s how it works. And according to his own account, Kenan Thompson was always up against the following TV and movie mainstay: Anthony Anderson, I would always see his name on the list.

I just started working young and it's been in the comedy realm ... you give to an actor that you trust to an actor. Hopefully Kenan Thompson isn't going to leave Saturday Night Live any time ...

Kenan Thompson remembers constantly auditioning against another comedian for the same ... “I was going to college and it was blowing up, nobody in college was watching Nickelodeon.” Younger kids ...