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
James Victor (actor) James Victor (actor) Lincoln Peralta (July 27, 1939 – June 20, 2016), known professionally as James Victor, was a Dominican-born American actor. He was best known for his role of Sgt. Jaime Mendoza on "The Family Channel" television series, "Zorro", from 1990 to 1993 for three seasons. Victor was a longtime protege of filmmaker John Cassavetes. He appeared in several of Cassavetes' films, including "Shadows" (1959), "Too Late Blues" (1961), and "Faces" (1968). Victor, the youngest of his family's six children, was born Lincoln Peralta in Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic, on July 27, 1939. He emigrated from the