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
Todd Phillips star Joaquin Phoenix as The Joker. As of July 2018, Scorsese was no longer involved in the project. Todd Phillips Todd Phillips (born Todd Bunzl; December 20, 1970) is an American director, producer, screenwriter and actor. He is best known for writing and directing films, including "Road Trip" (2000), "Old School" (2003), "Starsky & Hutch" (2004), "The Hangover Trilogy" (2009, 2011, and 2013), "Due Date" (2010) and "War Dogs" (2016). For his work on the film "Borat", he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay. Born in Brooklyn and raised in Huntington, New York, Phillips attended New