DMX
Acting • Born 1970-12-18 – Died 2021-04-09
Biography
Earl Simmons (December 18, 1970 - April 9, 2021), better known by his stage name DMX, was an American rapper and actor who rose to fame in the late 1990s. His stage name pays tribute to the Oberheim DMX drum machine, an instrument he used when he made his own rap beats in the 80's. To date, his best-selling album is his 1999 album ...And Then There Was X, which featured the hit single "Party Up (Up in Here)". As an actor, he also starred in the films Belly, Romeo Must Die, Exit Wounds, Cradle 2 The Grave and Last Hour, and his own reality television series Soul of a Man on the American cable television network BET. In 2002, DMX wrote an autobiographical book titled E.A.R.L.: The Autobiography of DMX. On April 9, 2021, DMX died at the age of 50 from a drug-related heart attack.
Filmography
53 credits
Romeo Must Die
Movie • 2000
Silk
Cradle 2 the Grave
Movie • 2003
Anthony Fait
Exit Wounds
Movie • 2001
Latrell Walker
Never Die Alone
Movie • 2004
King David
Last Hour
Movie • 2008
Black Jack
Jump Out Boys
Movie • 2008
Thorn
Death Toll
Movie • 2008
The Dog (Narrator)
Big Pun: The Legacy
Movie • 2009
Self
Belly
Movie • 1998
Tommy 'Buns' Bundy
Lockjaw: Rise of the Kulev Serpent
Movie • 2008
Nick
Doggmen
Movie
Cowboy
The Bleeding
Movie • 2009
Tagg
You're Watching Video Music Box
Movie • 2021
Self (archive footage)
Beef II
Movie • 2004
Self
Can't Stop, Won't Stop: A Bad Boy Story
Movie • 2017
Self
Backstage
Movie • 2000
Self
The Making of Exit Wounds
Movie • 2002
Self
Woodstock 99: Peace, Love, and Rage
Movie • 2021
Self (archive footage)
Top Five
Movie • 2014
DMX
Def Jam: Survival of the Illest: Live from 125
Movie • 1999
Self
The After Party
Movie • 2018
Self
Pimp
Movie • 2018
Midnight John
Beef
Movie • 2003
Self
Ruff Ryders: Uncensored
Movie • 2001
Self
Beyond the Law
Movie • 2019
Detective Ray Munce
DMX: Angel
Movie • 2001
Himself
Fast and Fierce: Death Race
Movie • 2020
Davie
DMX: Don't Try to Understand
Movie • 2021
Self
Chronicle of a Serial Killer
Movie • 2020
Detective White
Father of Lies
Movie • 2007
Paul
Boricua's Bond
Movie • 2000
Fast Vengeance
Movie • 2021
Captain Liddle
A Journey to Sundance
Movie • 2023
Self
Cypress Hill Smoke Out Presents DMX
Movie • 2002
In Whose Name?
Movie • 2025
Self
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
Movie • 2025
Self (archive footage)
Woodstock '99
Movie • 2000
Third Watch
TV • 1999
Kandid Jones
Half & Half
TV • 2002
Himself
South Park
TV • 1997
DMX (voice)
Eve
TV • 2003
Xenon
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
TV • 1992
Moesha
TV • 1996
DMX
DMX: Soul of a Man
TV • 2006
Self
VERZUZ
TV • 2020
Self
MADtv
TV • 1995
Self
Spike TV VGA Video Game Awards
TV • 2003
Saturday Night Live
TV • 1975
Self - Musical Guest
The Chris Rock Show
TV • 1997
Self
Couples Therapy
TV • 2012
Himself
Trippin'
TV • 2005
Self
MADtv
TV • 1995
Self - Special Guest
Fresh Off the Boat
TV • 2015
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