Kahlil Ashanti
Introduction


**Kahlil Ashanti** (born November 3, 1973, in Landstuhl, Germany) is an American actor and writer.

Kahlil Ashanti began his career as a teenager, performing at a [community theater](/wiki/Community_theatre "Community theatre") and at [open mic](/wiki/Open_mike "Open mike") nights at [comedy clubs](/wiki/Comedy_club "Comedy club") throughout the Midwestern United States. He then enlisted in the United States Air Force, winning the 1993 Air Force Worldwide Talent Contest, after which he toured with the elite Air Force Entertainment troupe [Tops in Blue](/wiki/Tops_in_Blue "Tops in Blue") in 1994 and 1995 as a comedian, dancer, and actor. After being honorably discharged in 1996, Kahlil performed his own magic and comedy [dinner theater](/wiki/Dinner_theater "Dinner theater") show at [Caesar's Magical Empire](/wiki/Caesar%27s_Magical_Empire "Caesar's Magical Empire"), Caesar's Palace in Las Vegas from 1997–2000\. Upon his arrival in Los Angeles in 2001, he began writing his [one man show](/wiki/One_man_show "One man show"), *Basic Training*, which premiered at the [2nd Stage Theater](/wiki/2nd_Stage_Theater "2nd Stage Theater") in October 2004 and played [Off\-Broadway](/wiki/Off-Broadway "Off-Broadway") at the [Barrow Street Theater](/wiki/Barrow_Street_Theater "Barrow Street Theater") in the fall of 2008\.

In 2017, Khalil began playing a supporting role as Goat in the Amazon remake of *[The Tick](/wiki/The_Tick_%282016_TV_series%29 "The Tick (2016 TV series)")*.


What impact did playing a supporting role in the Amazon remake have on Khalil's career?