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Known For
Acting
Birthday
October 4, 1957
Place of Birth
Queens, New York, USA
Also Known As
- Russell Wendell Simmons
Russell Simmons
0.3 Popularity
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Russell Wendell Simmons (born October 4, 1957) is an American entrepreneur, the co-founder, with Rick Rubin, of the pioneering hip-hop label Def Jam, and creator of the clothing fashion lines Phat Farm, Argyleculture, and American Classics. Russell Simmons is the third richest figure in hip-hop, having a net-worth estimate of $340 million. Description above from the Wikipedia article Russell Simmons, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
7.4
Self (archive footage)
Sean Combs: The Reckoning
2025
4.0
Self - Funeral Attendee (archive footage)
Payback
2022
7.5
Self (archive footage)
Beastie Boys Story
2020
3.7
Suicide Hotline Operator
Undateable John
2019
0.0
Self
A Fatherless America
2019
6.5
Self
ReMastered: Who Killed Jam Master Jay?
2018
6.3
Self
Survivor's Guide to Prison
2018
6.3
Himself
Feel Rich: Health Is the New Wealth
2017
6.8
Self
G-Funk
2017
7.0
Self
On Meditation
2016
Credits
Sean Combs: The Reckoning
as Self (archive footage)
2025
7.4
Payback
as Self - Funeral Attendee (archive footage)
2022
4.0
Beastie Boys Story
as Self (archive footage)
2020
7.5
Undateable John
as Suicide Hotline Operator
2019
3.7
A Fatherless America
as Self
2019
0.0
ReMastered: Who Killed Jam Master Jay?
as Self
2018
6.5
Survivor's Guide to Prison
as Self
2018
6.3
Feel Rich: Health Is the New Wealth
as Himself
2017
6.3
G-Funk
as Self
2017
6.8
On Meditation
as Self
2016
7.0
Vegan: Everyday Stories
as Himself
2016
7.7
Norman Lear: Just Another Version of You
as Self
2016
7.1
Unity
as Narrator (voice)
2015
7.5
Awake: The Life of Yogananda
as Self
2014
6.5
Acting Disruptive
as Self
2013
5.0
The Arsenio Hall Show
as Self
2013
5.7
🎬
Yoga Is: A Transformational Journey
as Himself
2012
1.0
The Tents
as Self
2012
6.0
Russell Simmons Presents: The Ruckus
as Self
2012
0.0
🎬
My Favorite Place
as Self
2011
0.0
🎬
Running Russell Simmons
2010
0.0
🎬
The Nate Berkus Show
2010
0.0
Rappin' With The Rickster
as Self
2010
2.0
🎬
Jim Jones - This Is Jim Jones
as Self
2009
0.0
Shooting Star(s): The Rise of Hip Hop Photographer Johnny Nunez
as Self
2009
0.0
Kimora: Life in the Fab Lane
as Self
2008
0.0
2 Turntables and a Microphone
as Self
2008
5.0
The Black List: Volume One
as Self
2008
6.5
In Prison My Whole Life
as Self
2008
0.0
🎬
Def Comedy Jam Classics: Volume Two
as Self
2006
0.0
🎬
Jamie Kennedy's Blowin' Up
2006
10.0
The Hip Hop Project
as Self
2006
8.5
The Henry Rollins Show
2006
6.0
🎬
9/11/03: A Day in the Life of New York
2005
0.0
🎬
It's the Shoes
as Self
2005
0.0
Street Fury: Envy
2005
0.0
Hip Hop Honors
2004
0.0
Run DMC: Forever Kings
as Self
2004
0.0
America Beyond the Color Line
as Self
2004
6.0
The L Word
as Self
2004
7.6
The Celebrity Apprentice
2004
5.0
Beef
as Self
2003
6.7
Death of a Dynasty
as Self (uncredited)
2003
5.4
Real Time with Bill Maher
as Self
2003
6.0
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self
2003
5.5
Brown Sugar
as Self
2002
6.6
The Hamptons
as Self
2002
5.0
It's Black Entertainment
as Self
2002
8.0
American Rap Stars
as Self
2002
3.0
Russell Simmons' Def Comedy Jam All Stars
as Himself
2001
0.0
The Hip Hop Years
as Self
1999
7.0
Butter
as Celebrity Guest #2
1998
2.8
Motown 40: The Music is Forever
as Self
1998
0.0
Moesha
as Russell Simmons
1996
7.0
The Show
as Self
1995
6.4
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
as Self - Guest
1993
7.2
Tougher Than Leather
as Self
1988
5.3
Big Fun in the Big Town
as Self
1986
5.0
Krush Groove
as Crocket
1985
6.2
Tony Awards
as Self - Winner
1956
5.9
Robot Dracula
as Russell
N/A
0.0