Chad Smith
Biography
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
The Simpsons
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live
Love, Death & Robots
MTV Video Music Awards
The Jonathan Ross Show
All Movies (70)
- Ozzy: No Escape from Now2025 · as Self
- Spinal Tap II: The End Continues2025 · as Self
- Back to the Beginning: Ozzy's Final Bow2025 · as Self
- An Evening with Elton John and Brandi Carlile2025 · as Self
- FireAid Benefit Concert2025 · as Self
- Phil Collins: Drummer First2024 · as Self
- Paris 2024 Olympic Closing Ceremony2024 · as Self (Red Hot Chili Peppers)
- Red Hot Chili Peppers - Live at Tokyo Dome 20232024
- Red Hot Chili Peppers live at Estadio River Plate, Buenos Aires, Argentina November 24, 20232023 · as Self - Drums
- Red Hot Chili Peppers - Live at Tokyo Dome2023
- Let There Be Drums!2022 · as Self
- Red Hot Chili Peppers - Austin City Limits Festival 20222022 · as Self
- Eddie Vedder: Live at Ohana Festival 20212021
- Count Me In2021 · as Self
- Red Hot Chili Peppers Live At The Pyramids2019 · as Himself
- Creem: America's Only Rock 'n' Roll Magazine2019 · as Self - Red Hot Chili Peppers
- On Drums... Stewart Copeland!2019 · as Self
- In Your Face: The Neil Zlozower Story2018 · as Himself
- Foo Fighters – Landmarks Live in Concert: A Great Performances Special2017 · as Self
- Red Hot Chili Peppers - Rock in Rio2017 · as Drums
- Song to Song2017 · as Chad Smith
- Alicia Keys - Landmarks Live in Concert2017 · as Self
- Red Hot Chili Peppers - Live Reading Festival 20162016 · as Drums
- Red Hot Chili Peppers: Lollapalooza, Chicago 20162016 · as Drums
- Red Hot Chili Peppers – Rock am Ring 20162016 · as Drums
- 5 Seconds of Summer: How Did We End Up Here?2015 · as Self
- Rammstein in Amerika2015 · as Self
- Made in Japan: The Rise of Deep Purple Mk II2014 · as Self
- Red Hot Chili Peppers: Circuito Banco Do Brasil Festival2013 · as Himself
- Red Hot Chili Peppers: Live from the Basement2012 · as drums, percussion
- Beware of Mr. Baker2012 · as Self
- Red Hot Chili Peppers - Rock Im Pott2012 · as Himself
- Red Hot Chili Peppers: Bonnaroo 20122012
- Red Hot Chili Peppers Live: I'm with You2011 · as Himself
- Red Hot Chili Peppers - Live from The Roxy Theatre 20112011 · as Himself
- Chickenfoot - Get Your Buzz On2010 · as Drums
- Buddy Rich Memorial Concert2009
- Chickenfoot: The White Album2009 · as Himself
- Red Hot Chili Peppers "Stadium Parisian" 20062009 · as Self
- Red Hot Chili Peppers: Live Earth Concert Wembley2007 · as Self
- Red Hot Chili Peppers : Live in Poland2007 · as Self
- Red Hot Chili Peppers: A Dutch Connection2007
- Red Hot Chili Peppers - Live at Fuji Rock Festival2006 · as Self
- Coachella2006 · as Self - Red Hot Chili Peppers
- Red Hot Chili Peppers : Live at La Cigale2006 · as Self
- Red Hot Chili Peppers - Live in Milan2006 · as Self - Drums
- Chad Smith & Ian Paice2005 · as Self
- Glenn Hughes: Soulfully Live in the City of Angels2004 · as Drums
- Red Hot Chili Peppers: Live in Japan2004 · as Self
- Red Hot Chili Peppers: Live at Slane Castle2003 · as Self - Drums
- Red Hot Chili Peppers: [2001] Rock In Rio2001 · as Self
- Red Hot Chili Peppers: Off the Map2001 · as Self
- Woodstock '992000
- Red Hot Chili Peppers: Live At Budokan2000 · as Self
- Red Hot Chili Peppers: Bizarre Festival1999 · as Self - Drums
- Red Hot Chili Peppers: [1999] Moscow, Russia1999 · as Self
- Red Hot Chili Peppers: Woodstock '991999 · as Self - Drums
- Free Tibet1998 · as Self - Red Hot Chili Peppers
- Red Hot Chili Peppers: Tibetan Freedom Concert1996
- Tibetan Freedom Concert1996 · as Self
- Red Hot Chili Peppers Occupy the Garden1996 · as Himself
- Red Hot Chili Peppers - What Hits!?1992 · as Self
- Red Hot Chili Peppers - Funky Monks1991 · as Self
- Session Man1991 · as Spider Moore
- Red Hot Chili Peppers: [1990] Tokyo Tattoo1990 · as Self - Drums
- Red Hot Chili Peppers: Psychedelic Sexfunk Live from Heaven1990 · as Self
- Deep Purple: Made In Japan1972 · as Self
- Dreadtown: The Steel Pulse Story— · as Self
- Ferocious Drummers—
- Red Hot Chili Peppers - Live at Rock am Ring (Rockpalast 2004)— · as Self - Drums
All TV Shows (14)
- Love, Death & Robots2019 · as Chad Smith (voice)
- Late Night with Seth Meyers2014 · as Self - Musical Guest
- The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon2014 · as Self
- The Jonathan Ross Show2011 · as Self
- MTV World Stage2009 · as Self
- VH1 Top 20 Video Countdown2003 · as Self (archive footage)
- CMT Crossroads2002 · as Self
- Les Nuls, l'émission1990 · as Self
- The Simpsons1989 · as Chad Smith (voice)
- MTV Rockumentary1989
- MTV Video Music Awards1984 · as Self
- Saturday Night Live1975 · as Self - Musical Guest
- Saturday Night Live1975 · as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
- The Grammys1959 · as Self