Al Sharpton

Al Sharpton
Born	October 3, 1954
Time on SNL	As Host: December 6, 2003 (also impersonated) Cameos: November 2, 2013 Impersonated: December 9, 2000 January 20, 2001 November 16, 2002 December 14, 2002 January 26, 2003 May 17, 2003 December 6, 2003 (also host himself) January 10, 2004 May 15, 2004 April 9, 2005 May 21, 2005 December 2, 2006 February 10, 2007 April 14, 2007 May 17, 2008 December 10, 2011 May 19, 2012 October 6, 2012 May 18, 2013 December 7, 2013 April 12, 2014 October 4, 2014 October 25, 2014 December 6, 2014 April 9, 2016 October 23, 2021

Alfred "Al" Sharpton, Jr. (born October 3, 1954) is an American Baptist minister, civil rights activist and television/radio talk show host who was a candidate for the Democratic nomination for the 2004 U.S. presidential election and is best known for being the host of the MSNBC political talk show PoliticsNation with Al Sharpton and the daily national talk radio program Keepin' It Real with Al Sharpton. He hosted Saturday Night Live on December 6, 2003 and made a cameo on November 2, 2013 during the "Oval Office" cold opening sketch.

He was also impersonated by Jerry Minor on the December 9, 2000 and January 20, 2001 episodes, both during the Weekend Update segment, by Tracy Morgan five times from November 16, 2002 to December 6, 2003 and currently by Kenan Thompson from January 10, 2004 to April 9, 2016. He was impersonated by Chris Redd on the October 23, 2021 episode.

Impressions

• Joe Jackson
• Johnnie Cochran

Gallery

Jerry Minor as Al Sharpton (left) on the December 9, 2000 episode during the Weekend Update segment.

Tracy Morgan as Al Sharpton on the November 16, 2002 episode during the "Donahue" sketch.

Kenan Thompson as Al Sharpton (left) on the May 19, 2012 episode during the "Politics Nation" sketch.