Joseph Simmons

Joseph Simmons

Known for
Acting
Born
November 14, 1964 (age 61)
Birthplace
Queens, New York City, New York, USA

Biography

Joseph Ward Simmons (born November 14, 1964), known by the stage name Run, Rev. Run or DJ Run, is one of the founding members of the influential hip hop group Run–D.M.C., and a practicing minister, known as Reverend Run. Simmons was born in Hollis, Queens, New York. He is the younger brother of Daniel "Danny" Simmons, Jr. and Russell Simmons, the co-founder of Def Jam Records. He found new popularity in 2005 with his family MTV reality show Run's House. Description above from the Wikipedia article Joseph Simmons, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Photos

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Filmography

2025
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music poster

Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

2025
Sean Combs: The Reckoning poster

Sean Combs: The Reckoning

TV · as Self (archive footage) · 1 ep

2023
Death by Fame poster

Death by Fame

TV · as Self [RUN-D.M.C] (archive footage) · 1 ep

2022
The Hip Hop Nutcracker poster

The Hip Hop Nutcracker

Movie · as Self - Neighborhood MC / Self - Narrator

2022
The Jennifer Hudson Show poster

The Jennifer Hudson Show

TV · as Rev Run · 1 ep

2022
Payback poster

Payback

TV · as Self - Funeral Attendee (archive footage) · 1 ep

2019
The Tamron Hall Show poster

The Tamron Hall Show

TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

2019
Scooby-Doo and Guess Who? poster

Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?

TV · as Reverend Run (voice) · 1 ep

2019
Hip Hop: The Songs That Shook America poster

Hip Hop: The Songs That Shook America

TV · as Self · 6 eps

2018
ReMastered: Who Killed Jam Master Jay? poster

ReMastered: Who Killed Jam Master Jay?

Movie · as Self [RUN-DMC]

2018
All About the Washingtons poster

All About the Washingtons

TV · as Joey Washington · 10 eps

2018
The Last O.G. poster

The Last O.G.

TV · as 90s DJ · 1 ep

2017
Great News poster

Great News

TV · as Rev Run · 1 ep

2013
Jingle Bell Rocks! poster

Jingle Bell Rocks!

Movie · as Self

2013
Made in America poster

Made in America

Movie · as Self

2007
Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives poster

Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives

TV · as Self (as "Rev. Run") · 1 ep

2006
30 Days poster

30 Days

Movie · as Himself

2005
Nick Cannon Presents: Wild 'N Out poster

Nick Cannon Presents: Wild 'N Out

TV · 1 ep

2004
Run DMC: Forever Kings poster

Run DMC: Forever Kings

Movie · as Self

2004
Hip Hop Honors poster

Hip Hop Honors

TV · 7 eps

2002
Run-DMC | Together Forever poster

Run-DMC | Together Forever

Movie · as Self

2002
American Rap Stars poster

American Rap Stars

Movie · as Self

2002
Red Dragon poster

Red Dragon

Movie · as Janitor

2002
Through the Years of Hip Hop Volume 1 Graffiti Extras poster

Through the Years of Hip Hop Volume 1 Graffiti Extras

Movie

2001
Run DMC: Live at Montreux 2001 poster

Run DMC: Live at Montreux 2001

Movie

2001
Grounded for Life poster

Grounded for Life

TV · as Run · 1 ep

1999
Beastie Boys: Tibetan Freedom Concert 1999 poster

Beastie Boys: Tibetan Freedom Concert 1999

Movie

1998
TRL poster

TRL

TV · 1 ep

1997
The View poster

The View

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1993
Who's the Man? poster

Who's the Man?

Movie · as Detective

1993
Late Show with David Letterman poster

Late Show with David Letterman

TV · as Self - Musical Guest · 1 ep

1988
Tougher Than Leather poster

Tougher Than Leather

Movie · as Run

1988
LIVE with Kelly and Mark poster

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1988
Yo! MTV Raps poster

Yo! MTV Raps

TV · as Self · 2 eps

1986
Big Fun in the Big Town poster

Big Fun in the Big Town

Movie · as Self

1986
WWF Wrestling Challenge poster

WWF Wrestling Challenge

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1986
WWF Superstars poster

WWF Superstars

TV · as Joseph Simmons · 5 eps

1985
Krush Groove poster

Krush Groove

Movie · as Joseph Simmons

1985
The Making of Sun City poster

The Making of Sun City

Movie · as Self

1985
Live Aid poster

Live Aid

Movie · as Self

1984
MTV Video Music Awards poster

MTV Video Music Awards

TV · as Self · 2 eps

1984
Graffiti Rock poster

Graffiti Rock

TV · as Run · 1 ep

1983
Reading Rainbow poster

Reading Rainbow

TV · as Self (as Run) · 1 ep

1959
The Grammys poster

The Grammys

TV · as Self · 2 eps