LL Cool J
Personal Info
Know For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1968-01-14 (57 years old)
Place of Birth
Bay Shore, Long Island, New York, USA
Also known As
L.L. Cool J
James Todd Smith
Ladies Love Cool James
LL Cool J
Biography
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), wa...
Acting
2005
as Deed
2000
as Mr. Jones
2002
as Marcus Ridley
1999
as Dwayne Gittens / God
1992
as Patrick Zevo
1998
as Ronald 'Ronny' Jones
2003
as Deacon 'Deke' Kaye (as James Todd Smith aka LL Cool J)
2003
as Ray Adams
1999
as Julian Washington
2009
1985
as LL Cool J
1997
as LL Cool J
2008
as Bobby Mason
2004
as Gabe Jensen
2006
as Sean Matthews
2021
as Self (archive footage)
1997
as LL Cool J
2005
as Luther Pinks
1995
as Self
2009
as Self (archive footage)
1986
as Self
1991
as Self
1995
as Jason St. Julian
1991
as Billy
2001
as Ray Bud Slocumb
1996
as Charles Red Taylor
2013
as Frankie Brite
1998
as Roger
2012
2023
1991
as Self
2012
1999
as Preacher
1986
as Rapper
2015
2024
as Self
2024
as Self
2013
as Narrator
2007
1998
as Darryl
2018
as Self - Host
2003
as Self (archive footage)
2002
as Self (archive footage)
2014
2018
2020
as Self
2021
as Self - Hip-Hop Artist (archive footage)
2010
2024
as Self
2024
2020
2025
2019
as Self - Musician and Actor
Production
1992
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as Thanks
2023
as Executive Producer
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