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James Todd Smith, better known as LL Cool J (acronym for Ladies Love Cool James), 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.
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- wc Gender: Male
- calendar_month Birth Date: 1968-01-14
- event Death Date Unknown
- school Known for: Acting
- star Popularity: 8.3
- info Birth Place Bay Shore, Long Island, New York, USA
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smart_display Movies and TV shows by LL Cool J
5.3
Edison
2005-07-29
5.8
Charlie's Angels
2000-11-02
4
Rollerball
2002-02-08
6.5
In Too Deep
1999-08-25
5.3
Toys
1992-12-18
6.1
Halloween H20: 20 Years Later
1998-08-05
6.2
S.W.A.T.
2003-08-08
6.4
Deliver Us from Eva
2003-02-07
6.8
Any Given Sunday
1999-12-22
8
Stevie Wonder: Songs in the Key of Life - An All-Star Grammy Salute
2015-02-26
8
How Bruce Lee Changed the World
2009-05-17
6.2
Krush Groove
1985-10-25
5.8
Touch
1997-02-14
5.4
The Deal
2008-11-20
6.5
Mindhunters
2004-05-07
5
Hype Williams: The Videos Vol. 1
2002-01-01
7.2
Last Holiday
2006-01-13
6.4
You're Watching Video Music Box
2021-12-03
5.3
B.A.P.S
1997-03-28
5.3
Slow Burn
2005-09-12
6.5
The Show
1995-08-25
6.6
DJ Cinema Presents: Masterpiece Theater Blend Dvd
2009-03-19
5
Big Fun in the Big Town
1986-06-06
4
Simply Mad About the Mouse
1991-07-15
4.3
Out-of-Sync
1995-06-04
0
Rapmania: The Roots of Rap
1999-10-31
8.5
2023 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
2023-11-03
6.2
The Hard Way
1991-03-08
6.6
Kingdom Come
2001-04-11
8
The Right to Remain Silent
1996-01-07
6.1
Grudge Match
2013-12-25
5.2
Caught Up
1998-02-27
2
Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’
2012-06-07
8.5
A GRAMMY Salute to 50 Years of Hip-Hop
2023-12-10
0
Future Of The Funk
1991-01-01
8.1
2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
2022-11-19
7.5
Whitney Houston: We Will Always Love You
2012-07-01
6
Deep Blue Sea
1999-07-28
6.2
Wildcats
1986-02-14
9.3
Sinatra 100: An All-Star Grammy Concert
2015-12-06
0
LL Cool J Presents The Rock the Bells Festival Celebrating 50 Years of Hip Hop
0
Comin' Up Short
2024-01-10
9
NCISverse: The First 1,000
2024-04-08
4.5
Mayweather
2013-04-27
7.3
ShowBusiness: The Road to Broadway
2007-04-19
4.3
Woo
1998-05-08
1
MVP: Most Valuable Performer
2018-01-25
0
A Home for the Holidays: The 20th Anniversary
2018-12-12
6.4
Beef
2003-08-03
8
It's Black Entertainment
2002-02-08
7
The Night That Changed America: A Grammy Salute to the Beatles
2014-02-09
6.5
Q85: A Musical Celebration for Quincy Jones
2018-12-09
7
One World: Together at Home
2020-04-18
7.2
Biggie: I Got a Story to Tell
2021-03-01
7
We Are the World 25 For Haiti
2010-02-12
6.5
A Hip Hop Minute
2024-05-04
9
Jimmy Fallon's Holiday Seasoning Spectacular
2024-12-04
4.3
Ricky Powell: The Individualist
2020-05-30
8
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
2025-01-27
7.4
In the House
1995-04-10
5.7
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003-09-08
8.6
House
2004-11-16
6.1
The Tony Danza Show
2004-09-13
5.5
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003-01-26
5.5
Today
1952-01-14
4.1
The Tyra Banks Show
2005-09-12
4.5
The View
1997-08-11
5.7
106 & Park
2000-09-11
8
Oz
1997-07-12
7.1
So You Think You Can Dance
2005-07-20
5.1
American Idol
2002-06-11
5.7
The Early Show
1999-11-01
6.2
Finding Your Roots
2012-03-24
7.5
30 Rock
2006-10-11
7.7
NCIS
2003-09-23
6.8
MTV Unplugged
1989-11-26
6.9
MADtv
1995-10-14
7.1
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993-09-13
7.5
The Frank Skinner Show
1995-09-10
0
Clive Anderson All Talk
1996-10-06
1
Shut Up and Dribble
2018-11-03
7.6
NCIS: Los Angeles
2009-09-22
0
The Man
10
Teen Choice Awards
1999-08-01
7.4
WWII in HD
2009-11-15
7.8
Hawaii Five-0
2010-09-20
10
Spike TV VGA Video Game Awards
2003-12-04
6.9
Saturday Night Live
1975-10-11
6.4
Lip Sync Battle
2015-04-02
6.4
The Daily Show
1996-07-22
10
Teen Choice Awards
1999-08-01
0
Hip Hop Treasures
2023-08-12
5.8
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
2015-08-02
5.4
The Late Late Show with James Corden
2015-03-23
5
Greatest Hits
2016-06-30
0
Superfan
2023-08-09
4.4
The Chris Rock Show
1997-02-07
6.2
Project Runway
2004-12-01
7.5
MTV Video Music Awards
1984-09-14
7.5
MTV Video Music Awards
1984-09-14
7.3
The $100,000 Pyramid
2016-06-27
7.2
They Call Me Magic
2022-04-22
8.5
Martha & Snoop's Potluck Dinner Party
2016-11-07
7.5
Yo! MTV Raps
1988-09-21
6.8
The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022-09-12
2.9
Last Call with Carson Daly
2002-01-08
6.2
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019-09-09
6.9
MADtv
1995-10-14
3.5
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
1996-06-10
7
Supreme Team
2022-07-10
7.4
WWE SmackDown
1999-04-29
5.2
Rachael Ray
2006-09-18
5.3
Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest
1972-12-31
4.8
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009-07-16
3.9
Entertainment Tonight
1981-09-15
7.9
NCIS: Hawai'i
2021-09-20
7
American Dad!
2005-02-06
7.4
Hot Ones
2015-03-12
6.7
Fight the Power: How Hip Hop Changed the World
2023-01-21
9.1
Kids' Choice Awards
1987-01-18
8
James Brown: Say It Loud
2024-02-19
5.1
Desus & Mero
2019-02-21
7
Conan
2010-11-08
0
Fat Joe Talks
2024-10-04
10
MTV Europe Music Awards
1994-11-24
