Joseph Simmons
Acting • Born 1964-11-14
Biography
Joseph Ward Simmons (born November 14, 1964), known by the stage name Run, Rev. Run or DJ Run, is one of the founding members of the influential hip hop group Run–D.M.C., and a practicing minister, known as Reverend Run. Simmons was born in Hollis, Queens, New York. He is the younger brother of Daniel "Danny" Simmons, Jr. and Russell Simmons, the co-founder of Def Jam Records. He found new popularity in 2005 with his family MTV reality show Run's House. Description above from the Wikipedia article Joseph Simmons, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
43 credits
Krush Groove
Movie • 1985
Joseph Simmons
Big Fun in the Big Town
Movie • 1986
Self
Who's the Man?
Movie • 1993
Detective
Tougher Than Leather
Movie • 1988
Run
30 Days
Movie • 2006
Himself
Run-DMC | Together Forever
Movie • 2002
Self
The Making of Sun City
Movie • 1985
Self
The Hip Hop Nutcracker
Movie • 2022
Neighborhood MC / Narrator
Jingle Bell Rocks!
Movie • 2013
Self
American Rap Stars
Movie • 2002
Self
ReMastered: Who Killed Jam Master Jay?
Movie • 2018
Self [RUN-DMC]
Made in America
Movie • 2013
Self
Run DMC: Forever Kings
Movie • 2004
Self
Live Aid
Movie • 1985
Self
Red Dragon
Movie • 2002
Janitor
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
Movie • 2025
Self (archive footage)
Beastie Boys: Tibetan Freedom Concert 1999
Movie • 1999
Through the Years of Hip Hop Volume 1 Graffiti Extras
Movie • 2002
Run DMC: Live at Montreux 2001
Movie • 2001
Nick Cannon Presents: Wild 'N Out
TV • 2005
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
TV • 1988
Self
Tamron Hall
TV • 2019
Self - Guest
Grounded for Life
TV • 2001
Run
Hip Hop Honors
TV • 2004
TRL
TV • 1998
Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?
TV • 2019
Reverend Run (voice)
Great News
TV • 2017
Rev Run
MTV Video Music Awards
TV • 1984
Self
Yo! MTV Raps
TV • 1988
Self
Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives
TV • 2007
Self (as "Rev. Run")
All About the Washingtons
TV • 2018
Joey Washington
The Jennifer Hudson Show
TV • 2022
Rev Run
WWF Wrestling Challenge
TV • 1986
Self
The Last O.G.
TV • 2018
90s DJ
The View
TV • 1997
Self
Graffiti Rock
TV • 1984
Run
Hip Hop: The Songs That Shook America
TV • 2019
Self
Death by Fame
TV • 2023
Self [RUN-D.M.C] (archive footage)
The Grammys
TV • 1959
Self
Payback
TV • 2022
Self - Funeral Attendee (archive footage)
Sean Combs: The Reckoning
TV • 2025
Self (archive footage)
Reading Rainbow
TV • 1983
Self (as Run)
Late Show with David Letterman
TV • 1993
Self - Musical Guest