Lil Jon

Biography

Jonathan H. Smith, better known by his stage name Lil Jon, is an American rapper, DJ, and record producer. He was instrumental in the commercial breakthrough of the hip hop subgenre crunk in the early 2000s and is often credited as a progenitor of the genre.

Personal Facts

Known For

Acting

Gender

male

Known Credits

29

Birth Date

1971-01-17 00:00:00

Birth Place

Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Known For

• 

  Crunk Kings: The Movie
• 

  The Industry
• 

  Where's Usher?
• 

  Mouse Trap
• 

  Katt Williams: The Pimp Chronicles Pt. 1
• 

  Volcano High [MTV's Rapper Dub]

Credits

• actors (28 credits)

  • The Industry

    Lil John - Self

    actor

    actors
    2026
  • Freaknik: The Wildest Party Never Told

    Self - Rapper/Producer

    actor

    actors
    2024
  • Where's Usher?

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2024
  • Name That Tune

    - Hip-Hop Hooray! (2025) ... Self - Contestant actor actors
    2021
  • Mouse Trap

    actor

    actors
    2015
  • Celebrity Family Feud

    - Matt Rife vs. Lil Jon and Kat Graham vs. Francia Raisa (2025) ... Self - Contestant actor actors
    2015
  • iHeartRadio Music Festival

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2014
  • iHeartRadio Ultimate Pool Party 2014

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2014
  • Late Night with Seth Meyers

    - Channing Tatum, Sabrina Ionescu (2024) ... Self (archive footage) (uncredited) actor actors

    - Martha Stewart, Lil' Jon (2014) ... Self actor actors
    2014
  • About a Boy

    - About Total Exuberance (2014) ... Self actor actors
    2014
  • So So Def All-Star 20th Anniversary Concert

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2013
  • Ridiculousness

    - Lil Jon (2012) ... Self actor actors
    2011
  • Freaknik: The Musical

    Foreboding Old Dude (voice)

    actor

    actors
    2010
  • DJ SWB Volume 6 | This Is How We Do

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2009
  • Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

    - Kandi Burruss & Lil Jon (2022) ... Self - Guest actor actors

    - Rachel Maddow & Lil Jon (2013) ... Self - Guest actor actors
    2009
  • Mixtape, Inc.

    actor

    actors
    2007
  • Katt Williams: The Pimp Chronicles Pt. 1

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2006
  • Crunk Kings: The Movie

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2006
  • Scary Movie 4

    Gloating Driver

    actor

    actors
    2006
  • Hip-Hop Honeys | Las Vegas

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2005
  • Boss'n Up

    Sherriff Sundy

    actor

    actors
    2005
  • Eminem: Live from New York City

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2005
  • The Source Awards: From Behind

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2004
  • Soul Plane

    Lil Jon

    actor

    actors
    2004
  • Volcano High [MTV's Rapper Dub]

    Jang Ryang

    actor

    actors
    2003
  • Groupies

    actor

    actors
    2003
  • Jimmy Kimmel Live!

    - Episode 137 (2003) ... Self actor actors
    2003
  • Saturday Night Live

    - Andy Samberg with St. Vincent (2014) ... Self - Cameo (uncredited) actor actors
    1975

• sound (1 credits)

  • SuperFly

    songs

    sound
    2018