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Biography

James Todd Smith, III was born on January 14, 1968 in Westchester County, New York. He's an American Hip-Hop artist better known by his…more

Born

1/14/1968, Westchester County, New York, USA

Birth Name

James Todd Smith, III

Gender

Male

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Star (10)

Role
- NCIS: Los Angeles
  Special Agent Sam Hanna
  - S 3: Ep 23 Sans Voir
    5/15/12
  - S 3: Ep 22 Neighborhood Watch
    5/8/12
  - S 3: Ep 21 Touch of Death
    5/1/12
  - S 3: Ep 20 Patriot Acts
    4/10/12
  - S 3: Ep 19 Vengeance
    3/27/12
  - + 64 More Credits
- The Grammy Awards
  Host
  - S 54: Ep 1 The 54th Annual Grammy Awards
    2/12/12
- The Grammy Nominations Concert Live
  Host
  - S 1: Ep 0 The Grammy Nominations Concert Live 2009
    12/2/09
- NCIS: Los Angeles
  NCIS Special Agent Sam Hanna
  - S 1: Ep 6 Keepin' it Real
    11/3/09
  - S 1: Ep 4 Search and Destroy
    10/13/09
  - S 1: Ep 1 Identity
    9/22/09
- Teen Choice Awards
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 10 Teen Choice Awards 2008
    8/4/08
- The NAACP Image Awards
  Host
  - S 1: Ep 38 38th NAACP Image Awards
    3/2/07
- Access Granted
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 24 LL Cool J
    11/28/02
- In the House
  Marion Hill
  - S 5: Ep 5 Guest Dad
    8/10/99
  - S 5: Ep 4 Cornbread, Marion and Me
    8/6/99
  - S 5: Ep 3 How Nana Got Her Groove Back
    8/5/99
  - S 5: Ep 2 There's Something About Tiffany
    8/4/99
  - S 5: Ep 1 Not as Good as It Gets
    8/3/99
  - + 72 More Credits
- The Man
  Manny "The Man" Baxter
- WWII In HD
  Shelby F. Westbrook
Recurring Role (11)

Role
- Top of the Pops (UK)
  Promo Video
  - S 43: Ep 13 2nd April 2006
    4/2/06
  - S 42: Ep 8 25th February 2005
    2/25/05
- Soul Train
  himself
  - S 34: Ep 9 The 7th Annual Sears Soul Train Christmas Starfest
    12/4/04
- Late Show with David Letterman
  Guest
  - S 12: Ep 6 Show #2226
    8/30/04
  - S 9: Ep 94 Show #1749
    2/4/02
  - S 8: Ep 132 Show #1590
    4/13/01
  - S 8: Ep 25 Show #1483
    9/29/00
  - S 7: Ep 66 Show #1344
    12/21/99
  - + 2 More Credits
- Top of the Pops (UK)
  Performance
  - S 41: Ep 32 13th August 2004
    8/13/04
  - S 40: Ep 11 21st March 2003
    3/21/03
  - S 39: Ep 42 25th October 2002
    10/25/02
- Soul Train
  recipient, Quincy Jones Award
  - S 32: Ep 24 The 17th Annual Soul Train Music Awards
    3/1/03
- Soul Train
  presenter
  - S 29: Ep 24 The 14th Annual Soul Train Music Awards
    3/4/00
  - S 22: Ep 21 The 7th Annual Soul Train Awards
    3/9/93
  - + -2 More Credits
- Soul Train
  Himself
  - S 27: Ep 17 LL Cool J/ Dru Hill/ Billy Porter
    2/7/98
  - S 25: Ep 15 LL Cool J/ Pure Soul/ Monifah
    1/20/96
  - S 20: Ep 14 Teena Marie/ Rude Boys/ LL Cool J
    1/19/91
  - S 17: Ep 10 LL Cool J/ Me'lisa Morgan/ Sting
    11/21/87
- Soul Train
  co-host
  - S 26: Ep 21 The 11th Annual Soul Train Music Awards
    3/7/97
  - S 25: Ep 26 The 10th Annual Soul Train Music Awards
    3/29/96
- Soul Train
  Guest
  - S 23: Ep 10 LL Cool J/ Kris Kross
    12/25/93
  - S 22: Ep 26 LL Cool J/ Shai/ Mystro Clark- Comic
    5/8/93
  - S 15: Ep 15 Five Star/ LL Cool J
    3/22/86
- Soul Train
  performer
  - S 20: Ep 22 The 5th Annual Soul Train Music Awards
    3/12/91
- Soul Train
  Performer
Guest Star (87)

Role
- Live! with Kelly
  Himself
  - S 24: Ep 164 May 15, 2012
    5/15/12
  - S 22: Ep 11 September 22, 2009
    9/22/09
- The Insider
  Himself
  - S 201202: Ep 400 The Insider 05/15/2012
    5/15/12
- Hawaii Five-0
  Special Agent Sam Hanna
  - S 2: Ep 21 Pa Make Loa
    4/30/12
- Conan
  Guest Star
  - S 2: Ep 5 The Postman Always Rings Ten Times. What's His Problem?
    11/14/11
  - S 1: Ep 5 Hickory Dickory Danger
    11/15/10
- Extra
  Himself
  - S 13: Ep 44 November 3, 2011
    11/3/11
- Showtime Championship Boxing
  Himself
  - S 26: Ep 6 Pacquiao vs. Mosley
    5/7/11
- Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
  Guest
  - S 3: Ep 304 Late Night With Jimmy Fallon 05/02/2011
    5/2/11
- Last Call with Carson Daly
  Guest
  - S 10: Ep 68 March 25, 2011: LL Cool J, DJ Z-Trip, David Fricke, Stacey Wilhelm, Mona, The Knux
    3/25/11
- The Talk
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 74 The Valentines Day Show
    2/14/11
  - S 1: Ep 17 Episode 17
    11/9/10
- TMZ
  Himself
  - S 4: Ep 22 Episode #4.022
    9/30/10
  - S 3: Ep 277 Episode #3.277
    7/26/10
  - S 3: Ep 151 Episode #3.151
    3/1/10
  - S 3: Ep 81 Episode #3.081
    12/9/09
  - S 2: Ep 225 Episode #2.225
    5/27/09
  - + 3 More Credits
- Lopez Tonight
  Guest
  - S 1: Ep 141 September 27, 2010
    9/27/10
- Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
  Himself
  - S 18: Ep 19 Andy Roddick, LL Cool J, Nina Wadia, Nitin Ganatra, Eminem.
    6/4/10
- Academy of Country Music Awards
  Presenter
  - S 1: Ep 47 The 45th Annual Academy Of Country Music Awards
    4/18/10
- The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
  Himself
  - S 6: Ep 46 LL Cool J/Mindy Kaling/Ben Harper and Relentless7
    11/16/09
  - S 3: Ep 74 Masi Oka/LL Cool J/Daughtry
    1/10/07
- The Primetime Emmy Awards
  Himself - Presenter
  - S 61: Ep 1 The 61st Annual Primetime Emmy Awards
    9/20/09
- NCIS
  Special Agent Sam Hanna
  - S 6: Ep 23 Legend (2)
    5/5/09
  - S 6: Ep 22 Legend (1)
    4/28/09
- The Grammy Awards
  Himself
  - S 51: Ep 1 The 51st Annual Grammy Awards
    2/8/09
- The Tyra Banks Show
  Himself
  - S 4: Ep 33 Stylista/LL Cool J
    10/22/08
  - S 2: Ep 84 LL Cool J and Danity Kane
    2/2/07
- Project Runway
  Guest Judge
  - S 5: Ep 11 Rock n' Runway
    9/24/08
- The Ellen DeGeneres Show
  Himself
  - S 6: Ep 5 Jennie Garth/LL Cool J
    9/12/08
- Anderson Cooper 360°
  Himself
  - S 5: Ep 58 Wednesay, November 21, 2007
    11/21/07
- CenterStage
  Guest
  - S 2: Ep 10 LL Cool J
    5/9/07
- 30 Rock
  Ridikolus
  - S 1: Ep 16 The Source Awards
    3/1/07
- The Morning Show with Mike and Juliet
  LL Cool J
  - S 1: Ep 6 1-30-2007
    1/30/07
- TRL
  Himself
  - S 15: Ep 6 January 17, 2007
    1/17/07
  - S 6: Ep 27 1/31/03
    1/31/03
  - S 5: Ep 36 12/2/02
    12/2/02
  - S 1: Ep 5 August 7, 2003
    9/18/98
- VH1's Top 20 Countdown
  Himself
  - S 6: Ep 1 January 6, 2007
    1/6/07
- Late Night with Conan O'Brien
  Himself
  - S 14: Ep 2340 LL Cool J, Gov't Mule, Abigail Breslin
    1/2/07
  - S 13: Ep 64 LL Cool J, Mo Rocca, Jimmy Carr
    1/10/06
- MTV Video Music Awards
  Presenter
  - S 1: Ep 23 MTV 23rd Annual Video Music Awards
    8/31/06
- MTV Movie Awards
  Himself
  - S 15: Ep 1 2006 MTV Movie Awards
    6/8/06
- Jimmy Kimmel Live
  Himself - Musical Guest
  - S 4: Ep 65 LL Cool J, Robert Klein
    4/25/06
- The Ellen DeGeneres Show
  Musical Performer
  - S 3: Ep 132 Kelsey Grammer/LL Cool J
    4/5/06
  - S 2: Ep 18 Donald Trump/LL Cool J
    9/29/04
- The Tyra Banks Show
  Guest
  - S 1: Ep 99 All Access Pass with LL Cool J
    2/20/06
- The Greatest
  Himself (86)
  - S 4: Ep 1 100 Greatest teen stars (100-81)
    2/1/06
- E!'s 101
  Interviewee
  - S 3: Ep 9 Sexiest Celebrity Bodies 40 - 21
    1/4/06
- The Tony Danza Show
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 11 Episode 186
    9/26/05
- House
  Clarence
  - S 2: Ep 1 Acceptance
    9/13/05
- Jimmy Kimmel Live
  Himself
  - S 3: Ep 120 Danica Patrick, Todd Glass, Richard Kind,& LL Cool J
    9/12/05
- American Idol
  Guest Judge in Cleveland
  - S 4: Ep 5 Cleveland, Ohio & Orlando, Florida Auditions
    2/1/05
- American Casino
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 13 LL Cool J Concert
    10/15/04
- Behind the Music
  Himself
  - S 8: Ep 2 L.L. Cool J
    10/10/04
- Jimmy Kimmel Live
  Musical Guest
  - S 2: Ep 140 9/20/04
    9/20/04
- The Graham Norton Effect
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 13 Episode 13
    9/16/04
- On Air With Ryan Seacrest
  Guest (cameo)
  - S 1: Ep 39 3/3/04
    3/3/04
- NY Graham Norton
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 2 Episode 2
    2/6/04
- MadTV
  Himself
  - S 9: Ep 11 Episode #911
    12/20/03
  - S 1: Ep 8 Episode #108
    12/9/95
- Cold Pizza
  Guest
  - S 1: Ep 15 11/7/2003
    11/7/03
- 106 & Park
  himself
  - S 2: Ep 57 Jagged Edge Performance
    10/13/03
- S.W.A.T.
  David "Deke" Kay
  - — S.W.A.T.
    8/8/03
- The View
  Himself
  - S 6: Ep 227 August 8, 2003
    8/8/03
  - S 6: Ep 4 September 6, 2002
    9/6/02
- Late Night with Conan O'Brien
  Guest
  - S 10: Ep 156 LL Cool J, Peter Gallagher, Greg Behrendt
    8/7/03
  - S 10: Ep 69 LL Cool J, Joe Pantoliano, Neil Finn
    1/31/03
- The Wild Thornberrys
  Piki
  - S 5: Ep 9 Rugrats Go Wild!
    6/13/03
- The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
  Guest
  - S 11: Ep 145 Show #2419
    1/29/03
- Dick Clark's Primetime New Year's Rockin' Eve With Ryan Seacrest
  Performer
  - S 1: Ep 4 December 31, 2002
    12/31/02
- The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
  Himself
  - S 5: Ep 84 LL Cool J and Elisha Cuthbert
    11/22/02
  - S 4: Ep 140 David Patten, LL Cool J, Sarah Chalke, and Bad Religion
    2/7/02
- The Frank Skinner Show
  Himself
  - S 6: Ep 4 Tara Palmer-Tomkinson, Brenda Blethyn, LL Cool J
    10/1/02
- Mohr Sports
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 16 Jimmy Kimmel, LL Cool J
    7/23/02
- The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
  Himself
  - S 6: Ep 94 LL Cool J
    2/6/02
- Last Call with Carson Daly
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 17 LL Cool J
    2/4/02
- Dennis Miller Live
  Himself
  - S 8: Ep 11 Extreme Sports
    4/6/01
  - S 5: Ep 7 Style
    2/27/98
- The Rosie O'Donnell Show
  Himself
  - S 5: Ep 138 Show #950
    3/29/01
  - S 2: Ep 110 Show #352
    3/3/98
  - S 2: Ep 29 Show #271
    10/16/97
  - S 1: Ep 34 Show #34
    7/25/96
- American Music Awards
  Himself - Co-host
  - S 28: Ep 28 The 28th American Music Awards
    1/8/01
- Soul Train
  Himself
  - S 30: Ep 12 The 3rd Annual Soul Train Christmas Starfest
    11/20/00
- Making the Video
  Guest Star
  - S 3: Ep 3 Imagine That
    7/3/00
  - S 1: Ep 3 Deepest Bluest
    7/25/99
- The Academy Awards
  Himself - Presenter
  - S 72: Ep 1 The 72nd Annual Academy Awards
    3/26/00
- Clive Anderson All Talk
  Himself
  - S 4: Ep 7 LL Cool J, John Mills
    10/14/99
- The Richard Blackwood Show
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 4 Episode 4
    10/13/99
- The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
  guest
  - S 4: Ep 26 LL Cool J
    8/24/99
- All That
  Himself
  - S 4: Ep 17 LL Cool J
    10/17/98
- Soul Train
  Co-Host
  - S 28: Ep 1 The 4th Annual Soul Train Lady of Soul Awards
    9/3/98
- OZ
  Jiggy Walker
  - S 2: Ep 6 Strange Bedfellows
    8/17/98
- The Real World
  Himself
  - S 6: Ep 19 The English Rocker, the American Rapper, and the Renegade Redhead
    11/12/97
- MadTV
  Host
  - S 2: Ep 22 Episode #222
    5/17/97
- All That
  Musical Guest
  - S 3: Ep 1 Tia & Tamera Mowry / LL Cool J
    11/16/96
- MTV Video Music Awards
  Himself/Performer
  - S 1: Ep 13 MTV 13th Annual Video Music Awards
    9/4/96
- People's Choice Awards
  Himself
  - S 22: Ep 1 The 22nd Annual People's Choice Awards
    3/10/96
- The Adventures of Pete & Pete
  Mr. Throneberry
  - S 2: Ep 10 Sick Day
    12/18/94
- MTV Movie Awards
  Himself - Presenter
  - S 2: Ep 1 1993 MTV Movie Awards
    7/18/93
- Late Night With David Letterman
  Guest
  - S 12: Ep 55 Show #1797
    5/20/93
  - S 9: Ep 114 Show #1381
    10/31/90
- MTV Video Music Awards
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 8 MTV 8th Annual Video Music Awards
    9/5/91
- MTV Unplugged
  Performer
  - S 2: Ep 6 Yo! Unplugged Rap
    5/1/91
- The Arsenio Hall Show
  Himself
  - S 3: Ep 137 April 24, 1991
    4/24/91
  - S 1: Ep 109 June 2, 1989
    6/2/89
- American Bandstand
  Guest
  - S 32: Ep 18 LL Cool J
    8/5/89
  - S 31: Ep 8 L.L. Cool J / INXS / Mike Binder
    11/7/87
  - S 29: Ep 27 LL Cool J / The Dream Academy
    3/1/86
- American Music Awards
  Himself/Performer
  - S 15: Ep 15 The 15th American Music Awards
    1/25/88
- Saturday Night Live
  Himself
  - S 13: Ep 2 Sean Penn/L.L. Cool J, Michael Penn & The Pull
    10/24/87
- Showtime at the Apollo
  Himself: Host / Musical Guest
  - S 1: Ep 1 It's Showtime at the Apollo
    9/12/87
- Charlie's Angels
  Mr. Jones
- Top of the Pops (UK)
  himself
Special Guest Star (1)

Role
- The Electric Company
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 4 Unmuffins
    2/5/10
Producer (1)

Role
- The Man
  Producer

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Trivia
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- While starring in In the House, LL Cool J appeared in 3 public service announcements for NBC's The More You Know. His topics were violence prevention, drug abuse, and stay in school.
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- Appears in Notorious B.I.G.'s video "Big Poppa".
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- LL is one of the few hip-hop artist to have sold over 20 million albums in his career.
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- LL Cool J: Keeping it real ain't about carrying a gun or smoking blunts. It's about being true to yourself and those around you.
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- LL Cool J: There's a lot of single black women who did the best that they could and that's a beautiful thing, but they don't know how necessary a father is in a kid's life and how much guys miss that deep down inside.
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- LL Cool J: I try to do the right thing with money. Save a dollar here and there, clip some coupons. Buy ten gold chains instead of 20. Four summer homes instead of eight.
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