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Pharrell Williams

Pharrell Williams

Birthday: 1973-04-05 | Place of Birth: 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.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2021
Ezinma

as    Self

2021
Woman in Motion

as    Self

2021
A Man Named Scott

as    Self

2021
Gwen Stefani: Not Just a Girl

as    Self (archive footage)

2019
The Apollo

as    Self

2019
2018
The Grinch

as    Narrator (voice)

2015
Daft Punk Unchained

as    Self

2015
Fresh Dressed

as    Self

2007
Concert for Diana

as    Self

2005
Kanye West: College Dropout [Video Anthology]

as    Self (segment "Through the Wire")