LL Cool J
🎂 Jan 14, 1968 (58)
Bay Shore, Long Island, New York, USA
LL Cool J is an actor whose career stretches back to the 1980s. Their performance in Charlie's Angels as Mr. Jones remains one of the most memorable of their filmography. Their work further includes NCIS: Los Angeles and NCIS. They have 64 films and 79 TV productions to their name, working mainly across genres like drama, crime, action.
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Charlie's Angels
2000
S.W.A.T.
2003
Deep Blue Sea
1999
Halloween H20: 20 Years Later
1998
Mindhunters
2004
Last Holiday
2006
Any Given Sunday
1999
Grudge Match
2013
Toys
1992
Edison
2005
The Hard Way
1991
Woo
1998
Rollerball
2002
Wildcats
1986
In Too Deep
1999
B.A.P.S
1997
The Deal
2008
Deliver Us from Eva
2003
Slow Burn
2005
Krush Groove
1985
Kingdom Come
2001
Touch
1997
Caught Up
1998
Out-of-Sync
1995
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How old is LL Cool J?
LL Cool J is 58 years old, born on January 14, 1968 in Bay Shore, Long Island, New York, USA.
Where is LL Cool J from?
LL Cool J was born in Bay Shore, Long Island, New York, USA.
What are the most famous roles of LL Cool J?
LL Cool J is best known as an actor for Charlie's Angels, S.W.A.T., Deep Blue Sea.
How many movies has LL Cool J been in?
LL Cool J has appeared in 63 movies and 72 TV shows.
What was LL Cool J's first movie?
LL Cool J's first credited film was Krush Groove (1985).
What is LL Cool J's most recent movie?
LL Cool J's most recent movie is Quincy Jones, Music Man (2025).
What are LL Cool J's best movies?
LL Cool J's most acclaimed films include: Charlie's Angels (2000), S.W.A.T. (2003), Deep Blue Sea (1999), Any Given Sunday (1999), Halloween H20: 20 Years Later (1998).
What TV shows has LL Cool J appeared in?
LL Cool J is known for TV work including: House, NCIS, American Dad!, Hawaii Five-0.
How long has LL Cool J been working in film?
LL Cool J has been active since 1985 — a career spanning 41 years.
LL Cool J
1968-01-14 · Bay Shore, Long Island, New York, USA
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.