With 10 Grammy Awards in his bunker, Pharrell Williams is one of the best singer-songwriters and music makers in the world. He is also a rapper and businessman.
Early Accomplishments
He met his childhood friend and future collaborator, Chad Hugo while at summer camp in the 7th grade where he played drums and keyboard and were both part of a marching band.
He and Hugo formed the Neptunes with 2 other friends while in high school and they signed a record deal right after high school. Pharrell also wrote a verse on 1992 hit, Rump Shaker.
Best Known For
Songs such as Happy (2013) and Frontin’ (2004) is a testament to his talents, asides writing songs such as Blurred Lines for Robin Thicke, Drop It Like It’s Hot for Snoop Dogg and Hollaback Girl for Gwen Stefani.
He is also the lead vocalist for N*E*R*D and frequently collaborates with Daft Punk. He was also the narrator in the 2018 animated film, The Grinch.
Sexual Orientation
Pharrell is straight and since 2013, has been married to Helen Lasichanh whom he had been dating since 2007. He dated Kelis in 2001 and between then, dated Vashtie Kola, Karolina Kurkova, Alesha Dixon and Jade Jagger.
Family
He is the first of the 3 sons of Pharaoh and Carolyn Williams. He is a decade older than Cato and 2 decades than Psolomon, his brothers.
He and his wife are parents to son Rocket (born 2008) and triplets (born 2017).
Religion
Pharrell is a Christian who describes God’s power as something he has personally felt but prefers to be considered a Universalist.
Worth To Know
His clothing line is named Billionaires Boys Club and has a line of T-shirts and shoes named Ice Cream.
One philanthropic act of his was offering internship to 114 high school students in Harlem and seeing them all gain college admission in 2019.
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