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L.L. Cool J was born James Todd Smith in Bay Shore, Long Island, New York, the son of Ondrea Griffith and James Louis Smith, Jr.

Todd, as he was called, did not have a very happy childhood. At the age of four, he saw his mother and grandfather shot by his own father. After they recovered from their injuries, his mother began to date a young physical therapist she met while in the hospital. The therapist treated Ondrea kindly, but for years he abused Todd physically and verbally, which resulted in Todd becoming a bully himself. It was during this period that he started wearing hats all the time (one of L.L. Cool J's trademarks is the fact that people never see him without a hat on--until recently). Fortunately, Ondrea finally discovered what this man was doing to her son and left him.

As he grew older, Todd found a way to escape the effects of his abuse and his bullying attitude: hip-hop music. He fell in love with it at the age of nine, and by 11 he was writing lyrics and making his own songs with some DJ equipment his grandfather gave him. At 15, he and one of his best friends came up with his present stage name, L.L. Cool J, which means "Ladies Love Cool James."

In 1984, when L.L. was 16, he met Rick Rubin, a student at NYU, who gave him his big break in music. Rick really liked L.L.'s music and decided to try to get him a record deal. Together, they made the single "I Need a Beat" and sent it to an artist manager named Russell Simmons. Simmons loved the single, and, in the same year, Rick and Russell co-founded the famous Def Jam Recordings; L.L.'s debut album, "Radio," released in 1985, after securing a distribution deal for Def Jam with Columbia/CBS Records, was the label's first long-playing release. Even today, L.L. is considered one of Def Jam's most prized possessions.

1985 was also the year L.L. started his acting career. He first appeared in Krush Groove (1985), which is a semi-biographical account of the early days of Def Jam Recordings. L.L. had a cameo appearance in the film. In 1986, L.L. also had a cameo appearance in the movie Wildcats (1986) and also wrote that movie's theme song. After that, L.L. took a break from film and concentrated more on his first love: music. His career took off, and after every one of his albums hit platinum-selling status, he was (and still is) regarded as one of the greatest hip-hop artists of all time.

After a few years, he had small roles in a few other films, but was still better known for his music. All this changed in 1995. By this time he was a happily married 27-year-old with three children. His first starring film, Out-of-Sync (1995), had also been released. It didn't do very well at the box office, but it got him noticed by executives at NBC-TV, who wanted to give him a part in a sitcom they were going to air. This sitcom was In the House (1995), which showed L.L.'s acting ability; the show stayed on the air until 1999.

He had been offered several films roles during the run of the show and decided to accept a part in Halloween H20: 20 Years Later (1998). Its success resulted in L.L. being cast in bigger and better film roles, and he has acted alongside such stars as Whoopi Goldberg, Samuel L. Jackson, Jamie Lee Curtis, James Woods, Al Pacino, Omar Epps, Pam Grier, Stanley Tucci, and Dennis Quaid, to name a few.

In 2000, he was finally rewarded for his acting talent. That year he won a Blockbuster Entertainment Award for the best supporting actor in the action film Deep Blue Sea (1999). Even though his film career has taken off, he hasn't forgotten his love of hip-hop music. In 1998, he was planning to retire from hip-hop and just concentrate on his film career, but he later decided to keep dividing his time between both fields. L.L. is not only known as one of the greatest MCs of all time, but he is also known as a great actor.

Growing up, Aisha Muharrar's strongest interests were writing and service. Bay Shore, with its commitment to the arts and tradition of civic involvement, was an ideal environment for her passions to become a pattern.

Aisha's life in Bay Shore began with the decision of her grandparents, minister Moses and homemaker Betty Bryant, to move from Georgia to New York in 1957. By the late 1960s, their family was living in Bay Shore. While Aisha's mother attended Brentwood schools, the younger siblings of the family went to Bay Shore. In the mid-80s, after marriage and divorce in Connecticut, Aisha's mother Barbara returned to the town the rest of her family had made their home.

Educated at Mary G. Clarkson, Gardiner Manor, South Country, Bay Shore Middle School, and Bay Shore High School, Aisha graduated as class valedictorian in 2002. While at BSHS, Aisha was Co-Editor-in-Chief of the Maroon Echo, a violinist in the orchestra, a member of the volleyball team (where she brought more enthusiasm than athletic ability), and Student Council Co-President. She co-chaired the school's Ethnic Pen conference, founded the school's Anti-Violence committee, and volunteered at Bay Shore - Brightwaters Public Library. She also wrote for national magazine Teen People and Long Island's Newsday. During her freshman year, Aisha was inspired by her experiences with friends in a variety of social groups and began writing a book about labels and cliques. More Than A Label: Why What You Wear and Who You're With Doesn't Define Who You Are was published in 2002. It was selected as a "New York Public Library Book for the Teen Age" (2003) and "Read, America!" Selection (2002).

Aisha attended Harvard University, where she graduated in 2006 with an AB in English and American Literature and Language, and was Ibis of the Harvard Lampoon. When she graduated, she was named one of the "Fifteen Most Interesting Seniors at Harvard." Immediately following college, Aisha attended the Screen and Television Graduate Program at USC School for the Cinematic Arts. After a year, she took a leave of absence to acquire industry work experience in LA. During this time, she was offered a staff writer position on the Fox television show Sit Down, Shut Up, an animated sitcom about a group of teachers. In 2009, Aisha joined the staff of NBC's Parks and Recreation, where she wrote and produced the critically acclaimed, Emmy-nominated television series for six seasons, starting as a staff writer in Season 2 and ending as a CoExecutive Producer by the final episode. The show's focus on optimistic public servant Leslie Knope led Aisha to work with real-life public officials First Lady Michelle Obama, Vice President Joe Biden, and Senator John McCain. She was also a Co-Executive Producer of NBC's The Good Place. Additionally, Aisha wrote and directed the original play Seldom, Very Seldom for the Unscreened Theater Series. She has also sold three comedy pilots, two to NBC and one to ABC, which include Amy Poehler and Ed Helms as executive producers. She has been nominated for a Primetime Emmy, Writers Guild Award, and an NAACP Award.

Aisha is on the board of the fundraising reading series The Freya Project and is the founder of its Los Angeles chapter. She has hosted fundraisers for Women's Center for Creative Work, Worldwide Orphans, and the Los Angeles Public Library. She has also mentored several younger writers. In 2016, she was the year's Guest of Honor for LAANE (Los Angeles Alliance for a New Economy). Aisha has been profiled in Vogue, ELLE, The Guardian, Essence, and other publications.

She lives in California with her husband, writer and director Ben Epstein.

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