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Learn about the life and achievements of LL Cool J, an American rapper and actor who rose to fame in the 1980s and 1990s. Find out about his family background, his relationship with his father and mother, and his musical influences and awards.
Feb 12, 2016 · The hip-hop artist and actor learns that his mother was adopted and his birth parents' identity on PBS' genealogy show. He also discovers his African-American ancestry and a boxing champion in his family tree.
Jan 16, 2020 · LL Cool J, whose real name is James Todd Smith, was born in January 1968 in Queens, New York, in a middle-class and catholic family. His mother, Ondrea, was a nurse’s assistant while his father, James, was a truck driver. LL Cool J’s mother forgave his father for shooting her in the back.
Feb 9, 2016 · Series host Henry Louis Gates Jr. guides him down a winding DNA trail that uncovers his mother’s adoption as a baby in 1947, her birth parents’ identity and a family history that includes 1930s champion boxer John Henry Lewis.
The 'NCIS: Los Angeles' star and his mother Ondrea sat down with ET to share their fondest (and most embarrassing) memories of LL's upbringing.
When LL Cool J was just 4 years old, his father shot his mother and grandfather. Both survived. Now, LL explains how he—and his mother—learned to forgive.
Learn about the life and career of LL Cool J, a rapper, actor, and producer. Find out his birth name, family, trademarks, and trivia.
