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 Reynolds (actor) James Reynolds (actor) James Reynolds (born August 10, 1946) is an American dramatic actor. He is best known for portraying the role of Abe Carver on "Days of Our Lives". For which he won the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series in 2018. Reynolds was born in Oskaloosa, Kansas. At Oskaloosa High School (Kansas), the subjects he enjoyed most were English and History. With a small student body, there was never any shortage of extracurricular activities and, in addition to performing in many school plays, he became very active in sports, playing football, basketball, and