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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

81

Gender

Male

Birthday

1957-10-04 (69 years old)

Place of Birth

Queens, New York, USA

Also Known As

Russell Wendell Simmons

Russell Simmons

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

Acting

Robot Dracula

Robot Dracula

as

Russell

The Show

1995

The Show

as

Self

The Tents

2012

The Tents

as

Self

Beastie Boys Story

2020

Beastie Boys Story

as

Self (archive footage)

Unity

2015

Unity

as

Narrator (voice)

Krush Groove

1985

Krush Groove

as

Crocket

On Meditation

2016

On Meditation

as

Self

G-Funk

2017

G-Funk

as

Self

Brown Sugar

2002

Brown Sugar

as

Self

Beef

2003

Beef

as

Self

Undateable John

2019

Undateable John

as

Suicide Hotline Operator

Death of a Dynasty

2003

Death of a Dynasty

as

Self (uncredited)

Butter

1998

Butter

as

Celebrity Guest #2

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

as

Self - Guest

Moesha

Moesha

as

Russell Simmons

Payback

Payback

as

Self - Funeral Attendee (archive footage)

Sean Combs: The Reckoning

Sean Combs: The Reckoning

as

Self (archive footage)

Production

Crew

Directing