LL Cool J
Profile info
Known forActing
GenderMale
Birthday14 January 1968 (58 years old)
Place of birthBay Shore, Long Island, New York, USA
Known credits144
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.…
NCIS: New York
2026 · Sam Hanna
NCIS: New York
2026 · Executive Producer
Quincy Jones, Music Man
2025 · Self (archive footage)
Stans
2025 · Self
Hip Hop Was Born Here
2025 · Self - Host
Hip Hop Was Born Here
2025 · Executive Producer
Hip Hop Was Born Here
2025 · Creator
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
2025 · Self (archive footage)
SLY LIVES! (aka The Burden of Black Genius)
2025
Jimmy Fallon's Holiday Seasoning Spectacular
2024 · Self
Fat Joe Talks
2024 · Self - Guest
A Hip Hop Minute
2024 · Self
NCISverse: The First 1,000
2024 · Self
James Brown: Say It Loud
2024 · Self
Comin' Up Short
2024 · Self
A GRAMMY Salute to 50 Years of Hip-Hop
2023 · Self
A GRAMMY Salute to 50 Years of Hip-Hop
2023 · Executive Producer
2023 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
2023 · Self
Hip Hop Treasures
2023 · Self
Superfan
2023 · Self
Fight the Power: How Hip Hop Changed the World
2023 · Self
2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
2022 · Self
The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022
Supreme Team
2022 · Self
Payback
2022 · Self - Funeral Attendee (archive footage)
They Call Me Magic
2022 · Self
You're Watching Video Music Box
2021 · Self (archive footage)
NCIS: Hawaiʻi
2021 · Sam Hanna
Biggie: I Got a Story to Tell
2021 · Self - Hip-Hop Artist (archive footage)
Ricky Powell: The Individualist
2020 · Self
One World: Together at Home
2020 · Self
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019 · Self
Henry Louis Gates Jr.: Uncovering America
2019 · Self - Musician and Actor
Desus & Mero
2019 · Self - Illustrious Guest
A Home for the Holidays: The 20th Anniversary
2018 · Self - Host
Q85: A Musical Celebration for Quincy Jones
2018 · Self
Shut Up and Dribble
2018 · Self - Musician
Story of Cool
2018 · Executive Producer
MVP: Most Valuable Performer
2018
Steve
2017 · Self
Martha & Snoop's Potluck Dinner Party
2016 · Self
Greatest Hits
2016
The $100,000 Pyramid
2016 · Self
Sinatra 100: An All-Star Grammy Concert
2015 · Self
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
2015 · Self
Lip Sync Battle
2015 · Host
The Late Late Show with James Corden
2015 · Self
Hot Ones
2015 · Self
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