Biography
Pharrell Lanscilo Williams is an American musician, songwriter, record producer and fashion designer. He initially became known as one half of the music production duo the Neptunes, which he established alongside Chad Hugo in 1992. Fifteen of their productions have peaked within the top ten of the Billboard Hot 100, which includes four songs that peaked atop the chart. The two also formed the rock and hip-hop band N.E.R.D. with Shay Haley in 1999, for which Williams served as lead vocalist. He has been regarded as one of the most influential producers in modern popular music. He has also contributed music to all Despicable Me animated films.
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Awards & recognition
- Officer of Arts and Letters · 2017
- Grammy Award — Best Pop Solo Performance · 2015
- Grammy Award — Best Music Video · 2015
- Grammy Award — Best Progressive R&B Album · 2015
- NRJ Music Award — International Male Artist of the Year · 2014
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- honorary doctor of the Berklee College of Music
- Knight of the Legion of Honour
- star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
- Academy Award — Best Picture · 2017 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Original Song · 2014 · nominated
Filmography50+ titles
Gwen Stefani: Not Just a Girl
True and the Rainbow Kingdom
Hans Zimmer & Friends: Diamond in the Desert
Homecoming: A Film by Beyoncé
Hidden Figures
Wild 'N Out
The Simpsons
Sing 2
The Defiant Ones
MTV Video Music Awards
A Man Named Scott
Hip-Hop Evolution
In Whose Name?
Despicable Me
Piece by Piece
Daft Punk Unchained
Beats, Rhymes & Life: The Travels of A Tribe Called Quest
The Graham Norton Show
Jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy
Harlem
Black Is King
Hot Ones
Dope
Despicable Me 4
Brainchild
Creed II
Michael Jackson's Journey from Motown to Off the Wall
Nas: Time Is Illmatic
The Grinch
Despicable Me 2
Saturday Night Live
Woman in Motion
Pitch Perfect 2
Voices of Fire
Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping
Viva la Bam
Despicable Me 3
The Amazing Spider-Man 2
The Apollo
Fresh Dressed
Finding Your Roots
The Daily Show
Entourage
The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Roxanne Roxanne
Get Him to the Greek
The Voice
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
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