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LL Cool J

LL Cool J

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.

Personal information

Birthday

1968-01-14

Birth Place

Bay Shore, Long Island, New York, USA

Movies and TV shows :

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106 & Park

2000

6.0

TV
2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

2022

8.5

Movie
2023 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

2023 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

2023

8.5

Movie
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30 Rock

2006

7.4

TV
A GRAMMY Salute To 50 Years Of Hip-Hop

A GRAMMY Salute To 50 Years Of Hip-Hop

2023

8.5

Movie
A Hip Hop Minute

A Hip Hop Minute

2024

0.0

Movie
A Home for the Holidays: The 20th Anniversary

A Home for the Holidays: The 20th Anniversary

2018

0.0

Movie
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American Dad!

2005

7.0

TV
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American Idol

2002

5.1

TV
Any Given Sunday

Any Given Sunday

1999

6.8

Movie
B.A.P.S

B.A.P.S

1997

5.3

Movie
Beef

Beef

2003

6.2

Movie
Big Fun in the Big Town

Big Fun in the Big Town

1986

5.0

Movie
Biggie: I Got a Story to Tell

Biggie: I Got a Story to Tell

2021

7.2

Movie
Caught Up

Caught Up

1998

5.2

Movie
Charlie's Angels

Charlie's Angels

2000

5.8

Movie
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Clive Anderson All Talk

1996

0.0

TV
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Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

2015

5.7

TV
Comin' Up Short

Comin' Up Short

2024

0.0

Movie
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Conan

2010

7.0

TV
Deep Blue Sea

Deep Blue Sea

1999

6.0

Movie
Deliver Us from Eva

Deliver Us from Eva

2003

6.4

Movie
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Desus & Mero

2019

5.1

TV
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Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest

1972

5.3

TV
DJ Cinema Presents: Masterpiece Theater Blend Dvd

DJ Cinema Presents: Masterpiece Theater Blend Dvd

2009

6.6

Movie
Edison

Edison

2005

5.3

Movie
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Entertainment Tonight

1981

3.7

TV
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Fat Joe Talks

2024

0.0

TV
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Fight the Power: How Hip Hop Changed the World

2023

6.7

TV
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Finding Your Roots

2012

6.2

TV
Future Of The Funk

Future Of The Funk

1991

0.0

Movie
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Greatest Hits

2016

5.0

TV
Grudge Match

Grudge Match

2013

6.1

Movie
Halloween H20: 20 Years Later

Halloween H20: 20 Years Later

1998

6.0

Movie
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Hawaii Five-0

2010

7.7

TV
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Hip Hop Treasures

2023

0.0

TV
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Hot Ones

2015

7.4

TV
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House

2004

8.6

TV
How Bruce Lee Changed the World

How Bruce Lee Changed the World

2009

8.0

Movie
Hype Williams: The Videos Vol. 1

Hype Williams: The Videos Vol. 1

2002

2.0

Movie
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In the House

1995

7.3

TV
In Too Deep

In Too Deep

1999

6.4

Movie
It's Black Entertainment

It's Black Entertainment

2002

8.0

Movie
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James Brown: Say It Loud

2024

8.0

TV
Jimmy Fallon's Holiday Seasoning Spectacular

Jimmy Fallon's Holiday Seasoning Spectacular

2024

9.0

Movie
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Jimmy Kimmel Live!

2003

5.5

TV
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Kids' Choice Awards

1987

8.8

TV
Kingdom Come

Kingdom Come

2001

6.6

Movie
Krush Groove

Krush Groove

1985

6.1

Movie
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Last Call with Carson Daly

2002

2.9

TV
Last Holiday

Last Holiday

2006

7.2

Movie
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Late Night with Conan O'Brien

1993

7.1

TV
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Lip Sync Battle

2015

6.4

TV
LL Cool J Presents The Rock the Bells Festival Celebrating 50 Years of Hip Hop

LL Cool J Presents The Rock the Bells Festival Celebrating 50 Years of Hip Hop

0.0

Movie
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MADtv

1995

6.9

TV
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Martha & Snoop's Potluck Dinner Party

2016

8.5

TV
Mayweather

Mayweather

2013

4.5

Movie
Mindhunters

Mindhunters

2004

6.5

Movie
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MTV Unplugged

1989

6.8

TV
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MTV Video Music Awards

1984

7.5

TV
MVP: Most Valuable Performer

MVP: Most Valuable Performer

2018

1.0

Movie
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NCIS

2003

7.6

TV
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NCIS: Hawai'i

2021

7.9

TV
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NCIS: Los Angeles

2009

7.5

TV
NCISverse: The First 1,000

NCISverse: The First 1,000

2024

9.0

Movie
One World: Together at Home

One World: Together at Home

2020

7.0

Movie
Out-of-Sync

Out-of-Sync

1995

4.0

Movie
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Oz

1997

8.0

TV
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Project Runway

2004

6.2

TV
Q85: A Musical Celebration for Quincy Jones

Q85: A Musical Celebration for Quincy Jones

2018

6.5

Movie
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Rachael Ray

2006

5.1

TV
Rapmania: The Roots of Rap

Rapmania: The Roots of Rap

1999

0.0

Movie
Rollerball

Rollerball

2002

4.0

Movie
S.W.A.T.

S.W.A.T.

2003

6.2

Movie
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Saturday Night Live

1975

6.9

TV
ShowBusiness: The Road to Broadway

ShowBusiness: The Road to Broadway

2007

7.0

Movie
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Shut Up and Dribble

2018

0.0

TV
Simply Mad About the Mouse

Simply Mad About the Mouse

1991

4.0

Movie
Sinatra 100: An All-Star Grammy Concert

Sinatra 100: An All-Star Grammy Concert

2015

9.3

Movie
Slow Burn

Slow Burn

2005

5.3

Movie
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So You Think You Can Dance

2005

7.1

TV
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Spike TV VGA Video Game Awards

2003

10.0

TV
Stevie Wonder: Songs in the Key of Life - An All-Star Grammy Salute

Stevie Wonder: Songs in the Key of Life - An All-Star Grammy Salute

2015

8.0

Movie
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Superfan

2023

0.0

TV
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Supreme Team

2022

7.1

TV
poster

Teen Choice Awards

1999

10.0

TV
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The $100,000 Pyramid

2016

7.3

TV
poster

The Chris Rock Show

1997

4.4

TV
poster

The Daily Show

1996

6.4

TV
The Deal

The Deal

2008

5.5

Movie
poster

The Early Show

1999

5.7

TV
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The Ellen DeGeneres Show

2003

5.8

TV
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The Frank Skinner Show

1995

7.5

TV
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The Grammy Awards

1959

7.7

TV
The Hard Way

The Hard Way

1991

6.1

Movie
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The Jennifer Hudson Show

2022

6.4

TV
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The Kelly Clarkson Show

2019

6.2

TV
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The Late Late Show with James Corden

2015

5.4

TV
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The Man

0.0

TV
The Night That Changed America: A Grammy Salute to the Beatles

The Night That Changed America: A Grammy Salute to the Beatles

2014

7.0

Movie
The Right to Remain Silent

The Right to Remain Silent

1996

8.0

Movie
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The Rosie O'Donnell Show

1996

3.5

TV
The Show

The Show

1995

6.4

Movie
poster

The Tony Danza Show

2004

6.1

TV
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The Tyra Banks Show

2005

4.1

TV
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The View

1997

4.4

TV
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They Call Me Magic

2022

7.1

TV
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Today

1952

5.5

TV
Touch

Touch

1997

5.8

Movie
Toys

Toys

1992

5.3

Movie
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Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

2009

5.0

TV
We Are the World 25 For Haiti

We Are the World 25 For Haiti

2010

5.5

Movie
Whitney Houston: We Will Always Love You

Whitney Houston: We Will Always Love You

2012

7.5

Movie
Wildcats

Wildcats

1986

6.3

Movie
Woo

Woo

1998

4.4

Movie
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WWE SmackDown

1999

7.4

TV
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WWII in HD

2009

7.4

TV
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Yo! MTV Raps

1988

7.5

TV
Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’

Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’

2012

2.0

Movie
You're Watching Video Music Box

You're Watching Video Music Box

2021

6.4

Movie