Acting
Chad Smith
EN, FR, PT, DE cinema · 72 credits
Born
25 October 1961 (age 65)
Birthplace
St. Paul, Minnesota, USA
Also known as Red Hot Chili Peppers · Chad Gaylord Smith
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Chad Smith, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
Filmography
Paris 2024 Olympic Closing Ceremony
as Self (Red Hot Chili Peppers)
Red Hot Chili Peppers live at Estadio River Plate, Buenos Aires, Argentina November 24, 2023
as Self - Drums
Top Gun: Maverick
Musician
Count Me In
as Self
Creem: America's Only Rock 'n' Roll Magazine
as Self - Red Hot Chili Peppers
Song to Song
as Chad Smith
Red Hot Chili Peppers: Live from the Basement
as drums, percussion
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Live in Milan
as Self - Drums
Coachella
as Self - Red Hot Chili Peppers
Red Hot Chili Peppers: Live at Slane Castle
as Self - Drums
Red Hot Chili Peppers: [2001] Rock In Rio
2001
Red Hot Chili Peppers: [2001] Rock In Rio
as Self
Red Hot Chili Peppers: Woodstock '99
as Self - Drums
Red Hot Chili Peppers: Bizarre Festival
1999
Red Hot Chili Peppers: Bizarre Festival
as Self - Drums
Free Tibet
as Self - Red Hot Chili Peppers
Session Man
as Spider Moore
![Red Hot Chili Peppers: [1990] Tokyo Tattoo poster](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/qvvOcKaEsGA9qJY7UBpUfaPYWNP.jpg)
Red Hot Chili Peppers: [1990] Tokyo Tattoo
as Self - Drums