Biography
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.
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
Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping
Viva la Bam
Voices of Fire
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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