Mitchell, now 37, is returning to Nickelodeon on the show "Game Shakers," which airs Saturdays at p. ET and follows two girls who code and created a gaming app. Mitchell plays hip hop mogul Double G, a character he calls "a mixture between Kanye, 50 Cent and Diddy. It's been over 20 years since Mitchell first got into acting at a summer class while growing up on the south side of Chicago.
There was gang violence in my neighborhood, but then there was also a church within my family," Mitchell said. Mitchell was a sophomore in high school when he auditioned during his final exams for "All That," a role he said he thought he almost lost after forgetting his monologue and not hearing back for two weeks. But after a Los Angeles callback audition, Mitchell, then 15, and his other teenage cast mates made their debut in But when Mitchell and Thompson both tried out for Saturday Night Live in , the latter won the coveted position.
Despite the massive differences between his own career trajectory and Thompson's, Mitchell makes a valid point: His orange-soda-gulping, lovable nimrod character is an integral part of his body of work and an inseparable part of his life.
In conversation, Mitchell hardly goes a sentence without referencing his family. When he first heard of his own death rumor seven years ago, it was his family he thought of first: Mitchell had to explain to concerned distant relatives that he was still living, as their calls poured in. The Internet remains such a breeding ground for rumors that even real celebrity deaths are sometimes presumed to be hoaxes—as was the case with the recent death of actor Paul Walker.
Retro Action Stars Quiz. The show was a real classic back in the 's! Retro Action Stars Quiz Start the quiz. No, the former Nickelodeon star who won us all over with infectious, amiable characters like the Good Burger employee Ed is still alive and kicking.
He went through some rough times, almost becoming just another sad celebrity story , but eventually reclaimed his life and career.
So, where is Kel Mitchell now? Well, he continues to write, produce, direct, and act, while also sharing his Christian faith as a motivational speaker. Mitchell appeared on Dancing With the Stars in He kicked off the season in September with a tango to the Jonas Brothers song "Sucker" with his partner Witney Carson. The judges seemed to agree Mitchell has potential as a dancer, and with enough practice they mused he could stick around for the duration of the season. They called his stage presence "fine," saying he was "a little tight, a little lovely, a little flat, a little solid," according to the Chicago Tribune.
For years it was believed that Kel Mitchell and Kenan Thompson were no longer talking - a rumor that was likely fueled by Mitchell telling TMZ in "Kenan does not want to be seen with me in any form of media, or even have my name mentioned around him. I have not been upset about this. They seem to have patched things up since then, however. Social media was still finding its footing in , and its users still weren't experienced enough to know that most of what is posted is a lie. That's why nobody really questioned it when an earnest post popped up on MySpace - a post that was then forwarded into oblivion through e-mail - declaring that Kel Mitchell had passed away.
When no major media outlets picked up the story and Kel continued, you know, living his life , people realized it was all a hoax. Since then, celebrities ranging from Jaleel White to Jon Bon Jovi have been subjected to similar scams. In , Kel Mitchell returned to his old stomping grounds, Nickelodeon, to star in the show Game Shakers. The show centers around two young app developers who, after using the music of a hip-hop mogul played by Mitchell without his permission, go into business with him making music and apps.
The second season premiered in late and a third season was given the green light shortly thereafter. I also rap and dance and sing myself, so with this character, I get to do all those things at once.
No doubt, was a rough year for Kel Mitchell.
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