Rick Rubin
Acting
Born: 1963-03-10 in 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.
Known For
Saturday Night Live
Self - Musical Guest
Sound City
Self
Beastie Boys Story
Self (archive footage)
WWE Friday Night SmackDown
Self
jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy
Self (voice) (archive footage)
End of the Century: The Story of the Ramones
Self
Krush Groove
Rick
McCartney 3, 2, 1
Self
Dixie Chicks: Shut Up and Sing
Self
Men Don't Leave
Craig
WrestleMania 41: Saturday
Himself
808
Self
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: Runnin' Down a Dream
Self
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Funky Monks
Self
Circus Maximus
Self
This Is Pop
Self (archive footage)
The Nine Lives of Ozzy Osbourne
Self
JAY-Z: Fade to Black
Self
Soundbreaking
Self
May It Last: A Portrait of the Avett Brothers
Himself
The Shop
Self
Shangri-La
Tom Petty, Somewhere You Feel Free
Himself
Johnny Cash: American Rebel
Self
Tougher Than Leather
Vic Ferrante
JAŸ-Z in 8
Self
I Am Johnny Cash
Self
The Making of Minutes to Midnight
Self
2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Self
One Track Heart: The Story of Krishna Das
Himself
Linkin Park: Meeting of A Thousand Suns
Self
Truth to Power
Self
Johnny Cash: The Last Great American
Self
500 Days in UCLA (Cut Footage Documentary)
Self (archive footage)
Omar and Cedric: If This Ever Gets Weird
Self
The Cult: Pure Cult Anthology 1984-1995
The Hip Hop Years
Self
Neil Young & Crazy Horse: World Record: The Making Of - A Chronicle of the Music
Himself