LL Cool J LL Cool J James Todd Smith (born January 14, 1968), known professionally as LL Cool J (short for Ladies Love Cool James), is an American hip hop recording artist, record producer, actor, author and entrepreneur from Queens, New York. He is known for such hip hop hits as "Going Back to Cali", "I'm Bad", "The Boomin' System", "Rock the Bells" and "Mama Said Knock You Out", as well as romantic ballads such as "Doin' It", "I Need Love", "All I Have", "Around the Way Girl" and "Hey Lover". A two-time Grammy Award winner, LL Cool J has released 13 studio
John Boyd (actor) John Boyd (actor) John H. Boyd (born October 22, 1981) is an American actor. He is best known for starring as Arlo Glass in the eighth and final season of the Fox espionage thriller "24" in 2010. He also co-starred in the Academy Award-winning political thriller "Argo" (2012) and starred from 2014 to 2017 as FBI Special Agent James Aubrey on the Fox crime procedural comedy-drama "Bones" from the 10th season until the 12th and final season. Boyd was born in New York City, New York on October 22, 1981 to character actor Guy Boyd and actress, choreographer and producer