Pharrell Williams
Known for ActingBorn 1973-04-05Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA
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.
Known for
Sing 2
2021 · as Alfonso (voice)
The Grinch
2018 · as Narrator (voice)
Pitch Perfect 2
2015 · as The Voice Judge
Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping
2016 · as Pharrell Williams
Entourage
2015 · as Pharrell Williams
Get Him to the Greek
2010 · as Self
Piece by Piece
2024 · as Pharrell Williams (voice)
In Whose Name?
2025 · as Self
One World: Together at Home
2020 · as Self
Hans Zimmer & Friends: Diamond in the Desert
2025 · as Self
HOMECOMING: A film by Beyoncé
2019 · as Self
Black Is King
2020
Michael Jackson: Number Ones
2003 · as Self (archive footage)
Michael Jackson: The One
2004 · as Self
One Love Manchester
2017 · as Self
2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
2021 · as Self
Michael Jackson's Journey from Motown to Off the Wall
2016 · as Self
The Night That Changed America: A Grammy Salute to the Beatles
2014 · as Self