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 and at open mic nights at comedy clubs 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 in 1994 and 1995 as a comedian, dancer, and actor.