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Rick Rubin

Rick Rubin

Actor · Born 1963-03-10 · Lido Beach, New York, USA

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Biography

Frederick Jay "Rick" Rubin (born March 10, 1963) is an American record executive and record producer. He is a co-founder (alongside Russell Simmons) of Def Jam Recordings, founder of American Recordings, and former co-president of Columbia Records. Rubin helped popularize hip-hop by producing records for acts such as the Beastie Boys, Geto Boys, Run-DMC, Public Enemy, and LL Cool J. He has also produced hit records for acts from a variety of other genres, predominantly heavy metal (Danzig, Metallica, and Slayer), alternative rock (the Cult, Red Hot Chili Peppers, the Strokes and Weezer), hard rock (Audioslave and Aerosmith), nu-metal (Linkin Park, Rage Against the Machine, System of a Down), and country (Johnny Cash and the Chicks). In 2007, Rubin was called "the most important producer of the last 20 years" by MTV and was named on Time's list of the "100 Most Influential People in the World". His first book, The Creative Act: A Way of Being, was published in January 2023.

Movies & TV Shows

  1. Saturday Night Live (1975) — Self - Musical Guest
  2. Sound City (2013) — Self
  3. WWE Friday Night SmackDown (1999) — Self
  4. Beastie Boys Story (2020) — Self (archive footage)
  5. jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy (2022) — Self (voice) (archive footage)
  6. End of the Century: The Story of the Ramones (2003) — Self
  7. Krush Groove (1985) — Rick
  8. Dixie Chicks: Shut Up and Sing (2006) — Self
  9. McCartney 3, 2, 1 (2021) — Self
  10. Men Don't Leave (1990) — Craig
  11. WrestleMania 41: Saturday (2025) — Himself
  12. Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: Runnin' Down a Dream (2007) — Self
  13. 808 (2015) — Self
  14. Red Hot Chili Peppers - Funky Monks (1991) — Self
  15. Circus Maximus (2023) — Self
  16. This Is Pop (2021) — Self (archive footage)
  17. JAY-Z: Fade to Black (2004) — Self
  18. The Nine Lives of Ozzy Osbourne (2020) — Self
  19. May It Last: A Portrait of the Avett Brothers (2017) — Himself
  20. Soundbreaking (2016) — Self
  21. The Shop (2018) — Self
  22. Shangri-La (2019)
  23. Tom Petty, Somewhere You Feel Free (2021) — Himself
  24. Johnny Cash: American Rebel (2015) — Self
  25. Tougher Than Leather (1988) — Vic Ferrante
  26. I Am Johnny Cash (2015) — Self
  27. The Making of Minutes to Midnight (2007) — Self
  28. 2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony (2021) — Self
  29. One Track Heart: The Story of Krishna Das (2013) — Himself
  30. Linkin Park: Meeting of A Thousand Suns (2010) — Self
  31. Truth to Power (2020) — Self
  32. Omar and Cedric: If This Ever Gets Weird (2024) — Self
  33. The Cult: Pure Cult Anthology 1984-1995 (2001)
  34. Tom Petty: Going Home (1994) — Self
  35. Johnny Cash: The Last Great American (2004) — Self
  36. The Hip Hop Years (1999) — Self
  37. Chris Rock: Road To Live Special (2023) — Self
  38. 500 Days in UCLA (Cut Footage Documentary) (2020) — Self (archive footage)
  39. Neil Young & Crazy Horse: World Record: The Making Of - A Chronicle of the Music (2022) — Himself
  40. Run DMC: Forever Kings (2004) — Self

Directed

  1. Tougher Than Leather (1988) — Director
  2. JAŸ-Z in 8 — Director