Russell Simmons

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Russell Wendell Simmons is an American entrepreneur, record executive, writer, and film producer. He is chairman and CEO of Rush Communications, co-founded the hip-hop music label Def Jam Recordings, and created the clothing fashion lines Phat Farm, Argyleculture, and Tantris. Simmons' net worth was estimated at $340 million in 2011.

Born

Friday, 04 October 1957

Actor Filmography

Title	Character	Year

Phat Tuesdays	(archive footage)	2022
You're Watching Video Music Box	Self	2021
Hip Hop Uncovered	(archive footage)	2021
On the Record	Self	2020
Beastie Boys Story	Self	2020
Undateable John	Suicide Hotline Operator	2019
#NoJoke	Self	2019
A Fatherless America	Self	2019
ReMastered: Who Killed Jam Master Jay?	Himself / Self	2018
The '80s Greatest	(archive footage)	2018

(see additional filmography)

Actor Filmography

Title	Character	Year

Phat Tuesdays	(archive footage)	2022
You're Watching Video Music Box	Self	2021
Hip Hop Uncovered	(archive footage)	2021
On the Record	Self	2020
Beastie Boys Story	Self	2020
Undateable John	Suicide Hotline Operator	2019
#NoJoke	Self	2019
A Fatherless America	Self	2019
ReMastered: Who Killed Jam Master Jay?	Himself / Self	2018
The '80s Greatest	(archive footage)	2018
G-Funk	Self	2018
Survivors Guide To Prison	Himself / Self	2018
Dirty Money	Self - Business Yogi	2018
Clive Davis: The Soundtrack of Our Lives	Self	2017
Def Comedy Jam 25	Self	2017
Can't Stop, Won't Stop: A Bad Boy Story	Self	2017
Feel Rich: Health Is the New Wealth	Himself	2017
Through the Fire: The Legacy of Barack Obama	Self	2017
Hip-Hop Evolution	Self	2016
On Meditation	Himself / Self	2016
Norman Lear: Just Another Version of You	Self	2016
Vegan: Everyday Stories	Himself / Self	2016
Inside the Label	Self	2016
Stevie J & Joseline Go Hollywood	Self	2016
Donny!	Russell Simmons	2015
Hollywood Today Live	Self	2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert	Self - Surprise Appearance	2015
Unity	Narrator / Himself - Narrator (voice)	2015
The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore	Self - Panelist	2015
Dr. Mona Vand: The Modern Pharmacist	Self	2014
K.Michelle: My Life	Himself	2014
Awake: The Life of Yogananda	Himself / Self	2014
Rock Legends	Self	2014
Unsung Hollywood	Self	2014
The Tanning of America	Self - Co-Founder, Def Jam Recordings	2014
Hungry	Russell	2013
The Queen Latifah Show	Self - Guest	2013
The Big Interview with Dan Rather	Self	2013
The Muslims Are Coming!	Self	2013
The Arsenio Hall Show	Self - Guest	2013
The Real	Self	2013
Four Courses with J.B. Smoove	Self	2013
The '80s: The Decade That Made Us	Self	2013
Real Husbands of Hollywood	Self, Russell Simmons	2013
The Men Who Built America	Self - Co-Founder, Def Jam	2012
Home & Family	Self - Guest	2012
Yoga Is: A Transformational Journey	Himself / Self	2012
Chrissy & Mr. Jones	Self	2012
How to Make Money Selling Drugs	Self	2012
Larry King Now	Himself - Guest	2012
Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta	Self	2012
PoliticKING with Larry King	Self - Guest	2012
Bethenny	Self	2012
Change Begins Within	Self	2012
The Tents	Self	2012
America's Book of Secrets	Self - Chairman, Rush Communications	2012
CBS This Morning	Self - Author, The Happy Vegan, Self - Guest	2012
Super Soul Sunday	Self	2011
The Chew	Himself - Author, The Happy Vegan	2011
GGN: Snoop Dogg's Double G News Network	Self	2011
Big Morning Buzz Live	Self	2011
Comedy Central Roast of Donald Trump	Self - Audience Member	2011
All About Aubrey	Self	2011
Jump Start Live	Self	2011
Running Russell Simmons	Self	2010
Music	Self	2010
Hope for Haiti Now: A Global Benefit for Earthquake Relief	Self	2010
Talk Stoop	Self	2009
30 for 30	Self	2009
The Brian McKnight Show	Self - Guest	2009
The Dr. Oz Show	Self	2009
This Is Jim Jones	Himself / Self	2009
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon	Himself - Guest	2009
Shooting Star(s): The Rise of Hip Hop Photographer Johnny Nunez	Self	2009
Unsung	Self	2008
The Real Housewives of Atlanta	Self	2008
2008 MTV Video Music Awards	Self	2008
The Black List: Volume One	Himself / Self	2008
2 Turntables and a Microphone	Self	2008
The Wendy Williams Show	Self - Guest, Self	2008
The Real Housewives of New York City	Self	2008
In Prison My Whole Life	Himself / Self	2008
What Perez Sez	Self	2007
The Morning Show with Mike & Juliet	Himself - Guest	2007
Black and Blue: Legends of the Hip-Hop Cop	Self	2006
Behind the Label	Self	2006
The Drug Years	Self	2006
The Hip Hop Project	Self	2006
The N Word	Self	2006
Hip-Hop: Beyond Beats & Rhymes	Self	2006
Lockdown, USA	Self	2006
Rap Sheet: Hip-Hop and the Cops	Self	2006
The Colbert Report	Himself	2005
Run's House	Self, Uncle Russell	2005
They Made America	Self	2004
Fashion News Live	Himself	2004
And You Don't Stop: 30 Years of Hip-Hop	Self	2004
The L Word	Self	2004
The Apprentice	Himself, Himself - Customer, Himself - Pizza Customer	2004
Beef	Self - President, Def Jam Records / Himself	2003
Death of a Dynasty	Self	2003
Punk'd	Self	2003
Real Time with Bill Maher	Self - Guest	2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!	Himself - Guest	2003
Chappelle's Show	Self - Guest	2003
American Rap Stars	Self	2002
Brown Sugar	Self	2002
The Wayne Brady Show	Self - Guest	2002
It's Black Entertainment	Self	2002
Def Poetry	Self	2002
Driven	Self	2002
VH1 Presents the 80's	Self	2001
Tupac Shakur: Before I Wake...	Self	2001
Half Past Autumn: The Life and Works of Gordon Parks	Self - Chairman - Rush Communications	2000
Journeys in Black	Self	2000
Rapmania: The Roots of Rap	Self	1999
60 Minutes Wednesday	Himself	1999
Butter	Celebrity Guest #2	1998
Behind the Music	Self	1997
The Daily Show	Self	1996
E! True Hollywood Story	Himself	1996
Moesha	Self	1996
Rock & Roll	Self	1995
Lauren Hutton and...	Self - Guest	1995
The Show	Self	1995
Extra with Billy Bush	Self	1994
Dennis Miller Live	Self - Guest	1994
WWE Raw	Self	1993
Def Comedy Jam	Self	1992
House of Style	Self	1989
Tougher Than Leather	Self / Himself	1988
Biography	Self	1987
American Masters	Self	1986
Big Fun in the Big Town	Self	1986
Krush Groove	Crocket	1985
Entertainment Tonight	Self	1981

Producer Filmography

Title	Year

Romeo Is Bleeding	2017
Add-TV	2017
All Def Comedy	2016
Major Deal	2016
Lemon	2012
The House I Live In	2012
Russell Simmons Presents: The Ruckus	2012
Russell Simmons Presents: Stand-Up at the El Rey	2010
Russell Simmons Presents Brave New Voices	2009
Daddy's Girls	2009
Waist Deep	2006
Run's House	2005
It's Black Entertainment	2002
Def Poetry	2002
How to Be a Player	1997
Gridlock'd	1997
The Funeral	1996
The Nutty Professor	1996
The Addiction	1995
Def Comedy Jam	1992
Tougher Than Leather	1988
Krush Groove	1985