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Chad Smith
St. Paul, Minnesota, USA
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…
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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.
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2026
Back to the Beginning: Ozzy's Final Bow
Movie Self
- 2026
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2025
Ozzy: No Escape from Now
Movie Self
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2025
Spinal Tap II: The End Continues
Movie Self
- 2025
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2025
FireAid Benefit Concert
Movie Self
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2024
Phil Collins: Drummer First
Movie Self
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2024
Paris 2024 Olympic Closing Ceremony
Movie Self (Red Hot Chili Peppers)
- 2024
- 2023
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2023
Le groupe qui a changé ma vie
Movie Self
- 2023
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2022
Let There Be Drums!
Movie Self
- 2022
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2022
Top Gun: Maverick
Movie Musician
- 2021
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2021
Count Me In
Movie Self
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2019
Love, Death & Robots
TV show Chad Smith (voice)
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2019
Red Hot Chili Peppers Live At The Pyramids
Movie Himself
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2019
Creem: America's Only Rock 'n' Roll Magazine
Movie Self - Red Hot Chili Peppers
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2019
On Drums... Stewart Copeland!
Movie Self
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2018
In Your Face: The Neil Zlozower Story
Movie Himself
- 2017
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2017
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Rock in Rio
Movie Drums
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2017
Song to Song
Movie Chad Smith
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2017
The Lego Batman Movie
Movie Musician
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2017
Alicia Keys - Landmarks Live in Concert
Movie Self
- 2016
- 2016
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2016
Red Hot Chili Peppers – Rock am Ring 2016
Movie Drums
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2015
5 Seconds of Summer: How Did We End Up Here?
Movie Self
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2015
Rammstein in Amerika
Movie Self
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2014
Made in Japan: The Rise of Deep Purple Mk II
Movie Self
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2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
TV show Self - Musical Guest
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2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
TV show Self
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2013
Red Hot Chili Peppers: Circuito Banco Do Brasil Festival
Movie Himself
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2012
Red Hot Chili Peppers: Live from the Basement
Movie drums, percussion
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2012
Beware of Mr. Baker
Movie Self
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2012
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Rock Im Pott
Movie Himself
- 2012
