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LL Cool J


LL Cool J

Birthday:

01/14/1968

Place of birth:

Bay Shore, Long Island, New York, USA:

Biography:

James Todd Smith (better known as LL Cool J, an acronym for Ladies Love Cool James; born January 14, 1968) is an American rapper, songwriter, record producer, and actor. He is one of the earliest rappers to achieve commercial success, alongside fellow new school hip hop acts Beastie Boys and Run-DMC. Signed to Def Jam Recordings in 1984, his breakthrough came with his single "I Need a Beat" and his landmark debut album, Radio (1985). He achieved further commercial and critical success with the albums Bigger and Deffer (1987), Walking with a Panther (1989), Mama Said Knock You Out (1990), Mr. Smith (1995), and Phenomenon (1997). His twelfth album, Exit 13 (2008), was his last in his long-tenured deal with Def Jam. A two-time Grammy Award winner, LL Cool J is known for hip hop songs such as "Going Back to Cali", "I'm Bad", "The Boomin' System", "Rock the Bells", and "Mama Said Knock You Out", as well as R&B hits such as "Doin' It", "I Need Love", "Around the Way Girl" and "Hey Lover". In 2010, VH1 placed him on their "100 Greatest Artists Of All Time" list. In 2017, LL Cool J became the first rapper to receive the Kennedy Center Honors. In 2021, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame with an award for Musical Excellence. While he first appeared as a rapper in the movie Krush Groove (performing "I Can't Live Without My Radio"), his first acting part was a small role in a high school football movie called Wildcats. He continued to work in movies from then until 1995 when he landed his own television sitcom, In the House (1995-2000). He has appeared in numerous films, including Last Holiday, Edison, Mindhunters, S.W.A.T., Deliver Us from Eva, Rollerball, Charlie's Angels, In Too Deep, Any Given Sunday, Deep Blue Sea, Halloween H20, B.A.P.S., Toys, and The Hard Way. In 2005, he returned to television in a guest starring role on the FOX medical drama House. He also guest starred on 30 Rock in 2007, and on Sesame Street 's 39th season where he introduced the word of the day, "Unanimous” and performed "The Addition Expedition" in episode 4172 (Sept. 30, 2008). As of 2011, he stars as Special Agent Sam Hanna on CBS's police procedural NCIS: L.A., a spin-off of NCIS. He was also the host of MTV's Lip Sync Battle.


Credits

Quincy Jones, Music Man (2025)
as Self (archive footage)
Stans (2025)
as Self
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music (2025)
as Self (archive footage)
SLY LIVES! (aka The Burden of Black Genius) (2025)
as
Jimmy Fallon's Holiday Seasoning Spectacular (2024)
as Self
A Hip Hop Minute (2024)
as Self
NCISverse: The First 1,000 (2024)
as Self
Comin' Up Short (2024)
as Self
A GRAMMY Salute to 50 Years of Hip-Hop (2023)
as Self
2023 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony (2023)
as Self
2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony (2022)
as Self
You're Watching Video Music Box (2021)
as Self (archive footage)
Biggie: I Got a Story to Tell (2021)
as Self - Hip-Hop Artist (archive footage)
Ricky Powell: The Individualist (2020)
as Self
One World: Together at Home (2020)
as Self
Henry Louis Gates Jr.: Uncovering America (2019)
as Self - Musician and Actor
A Home for the Holidays: The 20th Anniversary (2018)
as Self - Host
Q85: A Musical Celebration for Quincy Jones (2018)
as Self
MVP: Most Valuable Performer (2018)
as
Sinatra 100: An All-Star Grammy Concert (2015)
as Self
Stevie Wonder: Songs in the Key of Life - An All-Star Grammy Salute (2015)
as Self
The Night That Changed America: A Grammy Salute to the Beatles (2014)
as Self - Host
Grudge Match (2013)
as Frankie Brite
Mayweather (2013)
as Narrator
Whitney Houston: We Will Always Love You (2012)
as Self
Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’ (2012)
as Self
Sesame Street: Singing with the Stars (2012)
as Self
How Bruce Lee Changed the World (2009)
as Self
DJ Cinema Presents: Masterpiece Theater Blend Dvd (2009)
as Self (archive footage)
The Deal (2008)
as Bobby Mason
The Man (2007)
as Manny Baxter
ShowBusiness: The Road to Broadway (2007)
as Self
Last Holiday (2006)
as Sean Matthews
Slow Burn (2005)
as Luther Pinks
Edison (2005)
as Deed
Mindhunters (2004)
as Gabe Jensen
S.W.A.T. (2003)
as Deacon 'Deke' Kaye
Beef (2003)
as Self (archive footage)
Deliver Us from Eva (2003)
as Ray Adams
It's Black Entertainment (2002)
as Self (archive footage)
Rollerball (2002)
as Marcus Ridley
Hype Williams: The Videos Vol. 1 (2002)
as
Kingdom Come (2001)
as Ray Bud Slocumb
Charlie's Angels (2000)
as Mr. Jones
Any Given Sunday (1999)
as Julian Washington
Rapmania: The Roots of Rap (1999)
as
In Too Deep (1999)
as Dwayne Gittens / God
Deep Blue Sea (1999)
as Preacher
Halloween H20: 20 Years Later (1998)
as Ronald 'Ronny' Jones
Woo (1998)
as Darryl
Caught Up (1998)
as Roger
B.A.P.S (1997)
as LL Cool J
Touch (1997)
as LL Cool J
The Right to Remain Silent (1996)
as Charles Red Taylor
The Show (1995)
as Self
Out-of-Sync (1995)
as Jason St. Julian
Toys (1992)
as Patrick Zevo
Simply Mad About the Mouse (1991)
as Self
The Hard Way (1991)
as Billy
Future Of The Funk (1991)
as Self
Big Fun in the Big Town (1986)
as Self
Wildcats (1986)
as Rapper
Krush Groove (1985)
as LL Cool J
LL Cool J Presents The Rock the Bells Festival Celebrating 50 Years of Hip Hop ()
as Self
A GRAMMY Salute to 50 Years of Hip-Hop (2023)
Executive Producer
Black Women, Sexual Politics and the Revolution (1992)
Songs
My Life With the Team: Bimmy's Story ()
Thanks