- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- April 5, 1973
- Place of Birth
- Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA
Pharrell Williams
Pharrell Lanscilo Williams (born April 5, 1973) is an American singer, rapper, songwriter, record producer, fashion designer and entrepreneur. With close friend Chad Hugo, he formed the hip hop and R&B production duo The Neptunes in the early 1990s, with whom he has produced songs for various recording artists. He has won 13 Grammy Awards, including three for Producer of the Year, Non-Classical (one as a member of The Neptunes). He is also a two-time Academy Award nominee: in 2014 for Best Original Song, for "Happy" (from Despicable Me 2); and in 2017 for Best Picture, as a producer of Hidden Figures.
Filmography
movieQuincy Jones, Music Man
2025 · Self (archive footage)
movieIn Whose Name?
2025 · Self
movieGrace for the World
2025 · Self, Production Director, Executive Producer
movieHans Zimmer & Friends: Diamond in the Desert
2025 · Self
moviePiece by Piece
2024 · Pharrell Williams (voice), Producer, Songs
movieAll Day I Dream About Sport
2024 · Director, Music Producer
movieSaint-Denis le pré-show
2024
movieSupernatural
2024 · Music
movieDespicable Me 4
2024 · Songs
movieLe Gala des Pièces Jaunes 2024 : Le concert événement
2024 · Self - Guest
tvKarl Lagerfeld : Révélation
2024 · Self
movieMovie Themes at the BBC
2023 · Self
movieLe Gala des Pièces Jaunes 2023 : Le concert événement
2023 · Self - Guest
tvjeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy
2022 · Self (archive footage)
tvHarlem
2021 · Executive Producer
movieSing 2
2021 · Alfonso (voice)
movie2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
2021 · Self
movieA Man Named Scott
2021 · Self
movieGwen Stefani: Not Just a Girl
2021 · Self (archive footage)
tvFrom Cradle to Stage
2021 · Self
movieNorth Hollywood
2021 · Producer
movieWoman in Motion
2021 · Self
Ezinma
movieEzinma
2021 · Self
tvVoices of Fire
2020 · , Executive Producer
movieHoly Calamavote – A Special Performance by Run The Jewels
2020 · Self
movieColette, Mon Amour
2020 · Self
movieBlack Is King
2020
movieGraduate Together: America Honors the High School Class of 2020
2020 · Self
movieOne World: Together at Home
2020 · Self
Hydration
movieHydration
2020 · Self, Producer
movie500 Days in UCLA (Cut Footage Documentary)
2020 · Self (archive footage)
movieBeyoncé Presents: Making The Gift
2019 · Self
tvActivate: The Global Citizen Movement
2019 · Self
movieThe Price of Protest
2019 · Self (archive footage)
movieThe Apollo
2019 · Self
movieHOMECOMING: A film by Beyoncé
2019 · Self
movieThe Grinch
2018 · Narrator (voice)
tvBrainchild
2018 · Executive Producer
tvThe Shop
2018 · Self
tvTrue: Magical Friends
2018 · Executive Producer
movieDave Matthews Band - Concert for Charlottesville
2017 · Self
tvTrue and the Rainbow Kingdom
2017 · Executive Producer
tvThe Defiant Ones
2017 · Self (archive footage)
movieDespicable Me 3
2017 · Songs
movieJeff Koons
2017 · Self
movieOne Love Manchester
2017 · Self
movieCherry Bomb: The Documentary
2017 · Self
movieRoxanne Roxanne
2017 · Producer
movieSkepta: Greatness Only
2016
movieHidden Figures
2016 · Producer, Original Music Composer, Songs
tvHip Hop Evolution
2016 · Self
tvDiscovering Fashion
2016 · Self (archive footage)
movieVH1 Hip Hop Honors: All Hail the Queens
2016
movieNorth Sea Jazz Highlights
2016 · Self - Cantante
moviePopstar: Never Stop Never Stopping
2016 · Pharrell Williams
moviePharrell Williams: Happy Go Lucky
2016
movieMichael Jackson's Journey from Motown to Off the Wall
2016 · Self
tvTaraji's White Hot Holidays
2015 · Self
tvThe Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015 · Self
tvClose Up with The Hollywood Reporter
2015 · Self
movieFresh Dressed
2015 · Self
movieDaft Punk Unchained
2015 · Self
movieDope
2015 · Executive Producer
movieEntourage
2015 · Pharrell Williams
moviePitch Perfect 2
2015 · The Voice Judge
movieNile Rodgers: Secrets of a Hitmaker
2015 · Self
movieLes Bosquets
2015 · Executive Producer, Original Music Composer
tvHot Ones
2015 · Self
movieStevie Wonder: Songs in the Key of Life - An All-Star Grammy Salute
2015 · Self
movieThe SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water
2015 · Songs
tvLes Fous du Funk
2015 · Self
moviePharrell Williams: iTunes Festival
2014 · Self
movieThe Wages of Heroism: Making The Amazing Spider-Man 2
2014 · Self
movieBEYONCÉ
2014 · Self
Amex Unstaged Pharrell Williams Live at the Apollo
movieAmex Unstaged Pharrell Williams Live at the Apollo
2014 · self
movieThe Amazing Spider-Man 2
2014 · Original Music Composer, Songs
movieNas: Time Is Illmatic
2014 · Self
movieWolf: The Documentary
2014 · Self
tvLate Night with Seth Meyers
2014 · Self - Guest
tvThe Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014 · Self, Self - Guest
movieThe Night That Changed America: A Grammy Salute to the Beatles
2014 · Self
movie24 Hours of Happy
2013 · self
movieDespicable Me 2
2013 · Songs
tvRadio Disney Music Awards
2013 · Self
tvDaft Punk | Random Access Memories | The Collaborators
2013 · Self
tvFinding Your Roots
2012 · Self
tvITV Exposure
2011
Jay-Z Live From Madison Square Garden: Answer The Call
movieJay-Z Live From Madison Square Garden: Answer The Call
2011 · Self
movieBeats Rhymes & Life: The Travels of A Tribe Called Quest
2011 · Self
tvThe Voice
2011 · Self - Coach
movieDespicable Me
2010 · Original Music Composer, Songs
movieGet Him to the Greek
2010 · Self
movieWhere Is the Money George?
2010 · A Cop
tvC à vous
2009 · Self - Guest
tvLate Night with Jimmy Fallon
2009 · N.E.R.D. - Musical Guest
Limelight
movieLimelight
2009 · Consulting Producer
tv90210
2008 · Pharrell
movieConcert for Diana
2007 · Self
tvThe Graham Norton Show
2007 · Self
movieTeam Ice Cream Vol. 1
2006 · Self, Executive Producer
tvNick Cannon Presents: Wild 'N Out
2005
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movieKanye West: College Dropout [Video Anthology]
2005 · Self (segment "Through the Wire")
tvThe Friday Night Project
2005 · Self
movieBritney Spears: Greatest Hits - My Prerogative
2004 · Self
tvAnd You Don't Stop: 30 Years of Hip-Hop
2004 · Self
movieThe Ecology of Love
2004 · Andre
movieAnd You Don't Stop: 30 Years of Hip-Hop
2004 · Self
movieMaxim: Hot Clips 2
2004 · Self (archive footage)
movieSMACK: Platinum Edition
2004 · Self
movieMichael Jackson: The One
2004 · Self
movieMichael Jackson: Number Ones
2003 · Self (archive footage)
tvViva La Bam
2003 · Self
tvThe Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003 · Self, Self - Musical Guest, Self - Guest/Musical Guest
movieThe Neptunes: The Eighth Planet
2003 · Self
Pepsi Smash
tvPepsi Smash
2003 · Self
movieDude...We're Going to Rio
2003 · Pharrell, Writer
tvJimmy Kimmel Live!
2003 · Self, Self - Guest, Self - Musical Guest
tvVH1 Top 20 Video Countdown
2003 · Self
movieJay-Z: MTV Unplugged
2001 · Self
movieDr. Dolittle 2
2001 · Songs
tvThe Early Show
1999 · Self
tvThe Daily Show
1996 · Self
tvMTV Europe Music Awards
1994 · Self - Performer
tvThe Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
tvThe Simpsons
1989 · Pharrell Williams (voice)
tvMTV Video Music Awards
1984 · Self
tvSaturday Night Live
1975 · Self - Musical Guest, Self - Cameo (uncredited)
tvThe Grammys
1959 · Self
Beat Makerz - The Documentary
movieBeat Makerz - The Documentary
— · Pharrel Williams
movieOakenfold 24/7
— · Self
Untitled Juneteenth Project
movieUntitled Juneteenth Project
— · Producer
Golden
movieGolden
— · Producer