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Chad Smith
Actor, Composer, Additional CreditsBorn October 25, 1961 (64 years)
Chad Gaylord Smith (born October 25, 1961) is an American musician who has been the drummer of the band Red Hot Chili Peppers since 1988. The group was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2012. Smith is also the drummer of the hard rock supergroup Chickenfoot, formed in 2008, and of the all-instrumental outfit Chad Smith's Bombastic Meatbats, formed in 2007. He worked with The Chicks on Taking the Long Way, an album that won 5 Grammy Awards in 2007.
Smith has recorded with Glenn Hughes, Johnny Cash, John Fogerty, Geezer Butler, Jennifer Nettles, Kid Rock, Jake Bugg, the Avett Brothers, Joe Satriani, Post Malone, Eddie Vedder, Lana Del Rey and Halsey. In 2010, joined by Dick Van Dyke and Leslie Bixler, he released Rhythm Train, a children's album which featured Smith singing and playing various instruments. In 2020, Smith co-wrote and performed as part of the backing band on Ozzy Osbourne's album, Ordinary Man.
Spin magazine placed Smith at #10 on their list of the "100 Greatest Drummers of Alternative Music" in May 2013. Readers of UK-based Rhythm magazine ranked Smith and Red Hot Chili Pepper bassist Flea the fourth-greatest rhythm section of all time in their June 2013 issue. Smith is also known for his charity work especially with young musicians. He has been a lobbyist in support of music education in U.S. public schools. Smith is also the host of the PBS concert series Landmarks Live in Concert, which began in January 2017.
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Smith has recorded with Glenn Hughes, Johnny Cash, John Fogerty, Geezer Butler, Jennifer Nettles, Kid Rock, Jake Bugg, the Avett Brothers, Joe Satriani, Post Malone, Eddie Vedder, Lana Del Rey and Halsey. In 2010, joined by Dick Van Dyke and Leslie Bixler, he released Rhythm Train, a children's album which featured Smith singing and playing various instruments. In 2020, Smith co-wrote and performed as part of the backing band on Ozzy Osbourne's album, Ordinary Man.
Spin magazine placed Smith at #10 on their list of the "100 Greatest Drummers of Alternative Music" in May 2013. Readers of UK-based Rhythm magazine ranked Smith and Red Hot Chili Pepper bassist Flea the fourth-greatest rhythm section of all time in their June 2013 issue. Smith is also known for his charity work especially with young musicians. He has been a lobbyist in support of music education in U.S. public schools. Smith is also the host of the PBS concert series Landmarks Live in Concert, which began in January 2017.
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Chad Smith Filmography
| 2025 | SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night (TV Series) · as Gene Frenkle |
| 2023 | |
| 2019 | Love, Death & Robots (TV Series) · as Chad Smith (voice) |
| 2012 | |
| 2009 | Chickenfoot: Get Your Buzz on Live · as Drums |
| 2007 | Live Earth · as Cast |
| 2007 | Red Hot Chili Peppers: Behind the Music · as Cast |
| 2006 | Red Hot Chili Peppers - Live in Milan · as Cast |
| 1989 | The Simpsons (TV Series) · as Chad Smith (voice) |
| 2019 | Love, Death & Robots (TV Series) |
| 1999 | Creature · as Composer |
| 2025 | Ozzy Osbourne: No Escape from Now · as Self |
| 2025 | Spinal Tap II: The End Continues · as Chad Smith |
| 2025 | Back to the Beginning · as Self |
| 2025 | |
| 2025 | The 67th Annual Grammy Awards · as Self - Presenter |
| 2025 | FireAid Benefit Concert · as Self |
| 2025 | The Rise of the Red Hot Chili Peppers · as Self |
| 2024 | |
| 2024 | Paris 2024 Olympic Closing Ceremony · as Self (red Hot Chili Peppers) |
| 2022 | Let There Be Drums! · as Self |
| 2021 | Count Me In · as Self |
| 2021 | Woodstock 99: Peace Love and Rage · as Self |
| 2019 | #NoJoke · as Self |
| 2019 | Creem: America's Only Rock 'n' Roll Magazine · as Self - Red Hot Chili Peppers |
| 2018 | The Art of Drumming (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2017 | Song to Song · as Chad Smith |
| 2016 | Brad Paisley Live at WVU · as Self |
| 2016 | Miles to Go Before I Sleep · as Self |
| 2016 | Rock & Roll Road Trip With Sammy Hagar (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2015 | |
| 2015 | Rammstein in Amerika · as Self |
| 2015 | The Late Late Show with James Corden (TV Series) · as Self - Carpool Karaoke |
| 2014 | Glen Campbell: I'll Be Me · as Self - Musician (red Hot Chili Peppers) |
| 2014 | Late Night with Seth Meyers (TV Series) · as Self - Guest Musician |
| 2014 | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2014 | Super Bowl XLVIII Halftime Show · as Self |
| 2013 | Deadliest Catch: The Bait (TV Series) · as Self - Red Hot Chili Peppers |
| 2012 | Beware of Mr. Baker · as Self |
| 2012 | |
| 2011 | The Jonathan Ross Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2009 | The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien (TV Series) · as Self - Musical Guest |
| 2009 | MTV World Stage (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2007 | Red Hot Chili Peppers: Stadium Arcadium · as Self |
| 2007 | Sound, Verses, Fury · as Self |
| 2006 | Shut Up & Sing · as Self |
| 2006 | Coachella · as Self (with Red Hot Chili Peppers) |
| 2006 | Red Hot Chili Peppers - Live in Milan · as Self - Drums |
| 2005 | The Work of Director Mark Romanek · as Self - Red Hot Chili Peppers |
| 2005 | The Work of Director Stéphane Sednaoui · as Self (segments "scar Tissue" And "give It Away") |
| 2004 | Dancing with the Stars (AU) (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2003 | Red Hot Chili Peppers: Greatest Videos · as Self (drums) |
| 2003 | |
| 2003 | 2003 Radio Music Awards · as Self |
| 2003 | Jimmy Kimmel Live! (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2002 | CMT Crossroads (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2001 | Friday Night with Jonathan Ross (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2001 | Red Hot Chili Peppers: Off the Map · as Self |
| 2000 | 2000 MTV Video Music Awards · as Self - Performer |
| 1999 | Woodstock '99 · as Self |
| 1999 | Making the Video (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1998 | Free Tibet · as Self - Red Hot Chili Peppers |
| 1997 | Behind the Music (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1995 | MADtv (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1995 | Woodstock '94 · as Self (red Hot Chili Peppers) |
| 1994 | Sidewalks Entertainment (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1992 | The Big Breakfast (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1992 | Red Hot Chili Peppers: What Hits?! · as Self |
| 1992 | 1992 MTV Video Music Awards · as Self - Red Hot Chilli Peppers Drummer |
| 1991 | Red Hot Chili Peppers: Funky Monks · as Self |
| 1990 | Les Nuls, The Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1984 | MTV Video Music Awards (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1975 | Saturday Night Live (TV Series) · as Self - Musical Guest |
| 1971 | Great Performances (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1968 | 60 Minutes (TV Series) · as Self (segment: Red Hot Chili Peppers) |
| 1964 | Top of the Pops (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1959 | Grammy Awards (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2022 | Top Gun: Maverick · as Musician |
| 2017 | The Lego Batman Movie · as Musician |