Pharrell Williams
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Biography
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
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Saturday Night Live
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
The Daily Show
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
The Simpsons
MTV Video Music Awards
The Graham Norton Show
MTV Europe Music Awards
The Early Show
Finding Your Roots
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
SNL Digital Shorts
90210
The Defiant Ones
jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy
The Shop
Nick Cannon Presents: Wild 'N Out
From Cradle to Stage
Hip Hop Evolution
Voices of Fire
2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Pitch Perfect 2
Get Him to the Greek
Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping
Black Is King
The Voice
Sing 2
A Man Named Scott
The Grinch
Stevie Wonder: Songs in the Key of Life - An All-Star Grammy Salute
The Apollo
Production Credits
The Amazing Spider-Man 2
Harlem
Sing 2
Despicable Me 4
True: Magical Friends
Mufasa: The Lion King
SNL Digital Shorts
North Hollywood
Despicable Me 2
Despicable Me 3
Despicable Me
Saturday Night Live
Hidden Figures
Voices of Fire
The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water
Brainchild
True and the Rainbow Kingdom
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