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“I got good at trying to throw a voice on a character from the very beginning as opposed to like reading it and sitting with it and mulling over it and stuff like that just try to read what it is and then try to put a funny voice to it like as soon as possible and stuff like that. Once you get laughs with your voice then you can start thinking about, you know the physical characteristics and how they might walk or if they stick out their buck teeth or if they wear an afro and stuff like that. I think like finding the voice of the character helps to like build the wardrobe and everything else.”

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Kenan Thompson
Kenan Thompson

Kenan Thompson is an American actor, born on May 10, 1978. He gained widespread popularity for his outstanding performances on 'Saturday Night Live' and has appeared in several television shows and films. more

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