Pharrell Williams
April 5, 1973 (51 years old) in Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA
Pharrell Lanscilo Williams (born April 5, 1973) is an American singer, rapper, songwriter, record producer, fashion designer and entrepreneur. With close friend Chad Hugo, he formed the hip hop and R&B production duo The Neptunes in the early 1990s, with whom he has produced songs for various recording artists. He has won 13 Grammy Awards, including three for Producer of the Year, Non-Classical (one as a member of The Neptunes). He is also a two-time Academy Award nominee: in 2014 for Best Original Song, for "Happy" (from Despicable Me 2); and in 2017 for Best Picture, as a producer of Hidden Figures.
Known For
Credits
- 2024 · Piece by Piece as Pharrell Williams (voice)
- 2024 · Saint-Denis le pré-show as
- 2024 · Le gala des pièces jaunes : Le concert événement as Self
- 2024 · Karl Lagerfeld : Révélation as Self
- 2023 · Movie Themes at the BBC as Self
- 2023 · Le gala des pièces jaunes : Le concert événement as Self
- 2022 · jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy as Self (archive footage)
- 2021 · Sing 2 as Alfonso (voice)
- 2021 · 2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony as Self
- 2021 · A Man Named Scott as Self
- 2021 · Gwen Stefani: Not Just a Girl as Self (archive footage)
- 2021 · From Cradle to Stage as Self
- 2021 · Woman in Motion as Self
- 2021 · Ezinma as Self
- 2020 · Voices of Fire as
- 2020 · Holy Calamavote – A Special Performance by Run The Jewels as Self
- 2020 · Colette, Mon Amour as
- 2020 · Black Is King as
- 2020 · Graduate Together: America Honors the High School Class of 2020 as Self
- 2020 · One World: Together at Home as Self
- 2020 · Hydration as Self
- 2020 · 500 Days in UCLA (Cut Footage Documentary) as Self (archive footage)
- 2019 · Beyoncé Presents: Making The Gift as Self
- 2019 · Activate: The Global Citizen Movement as Self
- 2019 · The Price of Protest as Self (archive footage)
- 2019 · The Apollo as Self
- 2019 · Homecoming: A Film by Beyoncé as Self
- 2018 · The Grinch as Narrator (voice)
- 2018 · The Shop as Self
- 2017 · Dave Matthews Band - Concert for Charlottesville as Self
- 2017 · The Defiant Ones as Self (archive footage)
- 2017 · Jeff Koons as Self
- 2017 · One Love Manchester as Self
- 2017 · Cherry Bomb: The Documentary as Self
- 2016 · Skepta: Greatness Only as
- 2016 · Hip Hop Evolution as Self
- 2016 · Discovering Fashion as Self (archive footage)
- 2016 · North Sea Jazz Highlights as Self - Cantante
- 2016 · Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping as Pharrell Williams
- 2016 · Pharrell Williams: Happy Go Lucky as
- 2016 · Michael Jackson's Journey from Motown to Off the Wall as Self
- 2015 · Taraji's White Hot Holidays as Self
- 2015 · The Late Show with Stephen Colbert as Self
- 2015 · Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter as Self
- 2015 · Fresh Dressed as Self
- 2015 · Daft Punk Unchained as Self
- 2015 · Entourage as Pharrell Williams
- 2015 · Pitch Perfect 2 as The Voice Judge
- 2015 · Nile Rodgers: Secrets of a Hitmaker as Self
- 2015 · Hot Ones as Self
- 2015 · Stevie Wonder: Songs in the Key of Life - An All-Star Grammy Salute as Self
- 2015 · Les Fous du Funk as Self
- 2014 · Reincarnation as Bellman
- 2014 · Pharrell Williams: iTunes Festival as Himself
- 2014 · BEYONCÉ as Self
- 2014 · Amex Unstaged Pharrell Williams Live at the Apollo as self
- 2014 · Nas: Time Is Illmatic as Self
- 2014 · Wolf: The Documentary as Himself
- 2014 · The Night That Changed America: A Grammy Salute to the Beatles as Self
- 2013 · 24 Hours of Happy as self
- 2013 · Radio Disney Music Awards as Self
- 2012 · Finding Your Roots as Self
- 2011 · Jay-Z Live From Madison Square Garden: Answer The Call as Self
- 2011 · Beats Rhymes & Life: The Travels of A Tribe Called Quest as Self
- 2011 · The Voice as Self - Coach
- 2010 · Get Him to the Greek as Self
- 2010 · Where Is the Money George? as A cop
- 2008 · 90210 as Himself
- 2007 · Concert for Diana as Self
- 2007 · The Graham Norton Show as Self
- 2006 · Team Ice Cream Vol. 1 as Himself
- 2005 · Nick Cannon Presents: Wild 'N Out as
- 2005 · Kanye West: College Dropout [Video Anthology] as Self (segment "Through the Wire")
- 2004 · Britney Spears: Greatest Hits - My Prerogative as Self
- 2004 · And You Don't Stop: 30 Years of Hip-Hop as Self
- 2004 · The Ecology of Love as Andre
- 2004 · Maxim: Hot Clips 2 as Self (archive footage)
- 2004 · Michael Jackson: The One as Self
- 2003 · Michael Jackson: Number Ones as Self
- 2003 · Viva La Bam as Self
- 2003 · The Ellen DeGeneres Show as Self
- Future · Beat Makerz - The Documentary as Pharrel Williams
- 2003 · The Neptunes: The Eighth Planet as Himself
- 2003 · Dude...We're Going to Rio as Pharrell
- 2003 · The Neptunes Presents: Dude... We're Going to Rio as Pharrell
- 2003 · Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self
- 2003 · VH1 Top 20 Video Countdown as
- 2001 · Jay-Z: MTV Unplugged as Self
- 1999 · The Early Show as Self
- 1998 · Britney Spears: The Videos as Self
- 1996 · The Daily Show as Self
- 1994 · MTV Europe Music Awards as Self - Performer
- 1992 · The Tonight Show with Jay Leno as
- 1989 · The Simpsons as Pharrell Williams (voice)
- 1984 · MTV Video Music Awards as Self
- 1975 · Saturday Night Live as Self - Musical Guest
- 1975 · Saturday Night Live as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
- 1975 · Saturday Night Live as
- Future · Pharrell Williams At Glastonbury Festival 2015 as Self