Ahmir Khalib Thompson (born January 20, 1971), known professionally as
?uestlove or
Questlove (also known as
Questo,
BROther ?uestion,
Brother Question,
Qlove, or
Questlove Gomez), is an American percussionist, multi-instrumentalist, DJ, music journalist, record producer, and occasional actor. He is best known as the drummer and joint frontman (with
Black Thought) for the
Grammy Award-winning band
The Roots, serving since February 17, 2014, as the in-house band for
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, the same role he and the band served during the entire 969-episode run of
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon.