Russell Simmons
Department: Acting
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
Motown 40: The Music is Forever
1998
Robot Dracula
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Big Fun in the Big Town
1986
The Show
1995
The Tents
2012
Tougher Than Leather
1988
In Prison My Whole Life
2008
Yoga Is: A Transformational Journey
2012
Jim Jones - This Is Jim Jones
2009
Beastie Boys Story
2020
Awake: The Life of Yogananda
2014
Unity
2015
The Hip Hop Project
2006
Krush Groove
1985
American Rap Stars
2002
Def Comedy Jam Classics: Volume Two
2006
2 Turntables and a Microphone
2008
Norman Lear: Just Another Version of You
2016
On Meditation
2016
Run DMC: Forever Kings
2004
G-Funk
2017
Brown Sugar
2002
Vegan: Everyday Stories
2016
Feel Rich: Health Is the New Wealth
2017
The Black List: Volume One
2008
Rappin' With The Rickster
2010
Shooting Star(s): The Rise of Hip Hop Photographer Johnny Nunez
2009
Survivor's Guide to Prison
2018
ReMastered: Who Killed Jam Master Jay?
2018
Beef
2003
Street Fury: Envy
2005
It's Black Entertainment
2002
Undateable John
2019
Death of a Dynasty
2003
A Fatherless America
2019
9/11/03: A Day in the Life of New York
2005
Butter
1998
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
The L Word
2004
Moesha
1996
The Celebrity Apprentice
2004
The Henry Rollins Show
2006
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
Hip Hop Honors
2004
Kimora: Life in the Fab Lane
2008
The Hamptons
2002
Jamie Kennedy's Blowin' Up
2006
The Nate Berkus Show
2010
Running Russell Simmons
2010
The Hip Hop Years
1999
America Beyond the Color Line
2004
Acting Disruptive
2013
Russell Simmons' Def Comedy Jam All Stars
2001
My Favorite Place
2011
It's the Shoes
2005
The Arsenio Hall Show
2013
Real Time with Bill Maher
2003
Russell Simmons Presents: The Ruckus
2012
Payback
2022
Sean Combs: The Reckoning
2025
The Colbert Report
2005
Tony Awards
1956