Chad 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.
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Acting
TV
The Simpsons
as Chad Smith (voice)
1989
TV
Love, Death & Robots
as Chad Smith (voice)
2019
Movie
Song to Song
as Chad Smith
2017
TV
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Musical Guest
1975
TV
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
1975
TV
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self
2014
TV
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self - Musical Guest
2014
Movie
Spinal Tap II: The End Continues
as Self
2025
Movie
Beware of Mr. Baker
as Self
2012
Movie
Rammstein in Amerika
as Self
2015
Movie
Ozzy: No Escape from Now
as Self
2025
Movie
Red Hot Chili Peppers: Live at Slane Castle
as Self - Drums
2003
TV
The Grammys
as Self
1959
Movie
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Funky Monks
as Self
1991
TV
The Jonathan Ross Show
as Self
2011
TV
MTV Video Music Awards
as Self
1984
Movie
Count Me In
as Self
2021
Movie
Session Man
as Spider Moore
1991
Movie
Paris 2024 Olympic Closing Ceremony
as Self (Red Hot Chili Peppers)
2024
Movie
5 Seconds of Summer: How Did We End Up Here?
as Self
2015
Movie
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Live in Milan
as Self - Drums
2006
Movie
Red Hot Chili Peppers: Off the Map
as Self
2001
Movie
Woodstock '99
2000
Movie
Creem: America's Only Rock 'n' Roll Magazine
as Self - Red Hot Chili Peppers
2019
