Rick Rubin
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- March 10, 1963 (age 63)
- Birthplace
- Lido Beach, New York, USA
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.
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Filmography
The Strokes: In Transit: Part II
Movie · as Self
Portrait of an Artist: Stephen Curry
Movie · as Self
JAŸ-Z in 8
TV · as Self · 8 eps
WWE WrestleMania 41: Saturday
Movie · as Himself
Omar and Cedric: If This Ever Gets Weird
Movie · as Self
Chris Rock: Road To Live Special
Movie · as Self
Circus Maximus
Movie · as Self
whyrush?
Movie · as Narrator
Neil Young & Crazy Horse: World Record: The Making Of - A Chronicle of the Music
Movie · as Himself
jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy
TV · as Self (voice) (archive footage) · 1 ep
Tom Petty, Somewhere You Feel Free
Movie · as Himself
2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Movie · as Self
McCartney 3, 2, 1
TV · as Self · 6 eps
This Is Pop
TV · as Self (archive footage) · 1 ep
500 Days in UCLA (Cut Footage Documentary)
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Beastie Boys Story
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Truth to Power
Movie · as Self
The Nine Lives of Ozzy Osbourne
Movie · as Self
Shangri-La
TV · 4 eps
The Shop
TV · as Self · 1 ep
May It Last: A Portrait of the Avett Brothers
Movie · as Himself
Soundbreaking
TV · as Self · 3 eps
Johnny Cash: American Rebel
Movie · as Self
808
Movie · as Self
I Am Johnny Cash
Movie · as Self
Sound City
Movie · as Self
One Track Heart: The Story of Krishna Das
Movie · as Himself
Black Sabbath: 13
Movie · as Self
Linkin Park: Meeting of A Thousand Suns
Movie · as Self
Jim Jones - This Is Jim Jones
Movie · as Self
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: Runnin' Down a Dream
Movie · as Self
The Making of Minutes to Midnight
Movie · as Self
Dixie Chicks: Shut Up and Sing
Movie · as Self
JAY-Z: Fade to Black
Movie · as Self
Run DMC: Forever Kings
Movie · as Self
Johnny Cash: The Last Great American
Movie · as Self
End of the Century: The Story of the Ramones
Movie · as Self
The Cult: Pure Cult Anthology 1984-1995
Movie
The Hip Hop Years
TV · as Self · 1 ep
WWE Friday Night SmackDown
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Tom Petty: Going Home
Movie · as Self
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Funky Monks
Movie · as Self
Men Don't Leave
Movie · as Craig
Tougher Than Leather
Movie · as Vic Ferrante
Krush Groove
Movie · as Rick
Saturday Night Live
TV · as Self - Musical Guest, Self (uncredited)