Rick Rubin
Acting • Born 1963-03-10
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.
Filmography
42 credits
Dixie Chicks: Shut Up and Sing
Movie • 2006
Self
Tom Petty, Somewhere You Feel Free
Movie • 2021
Himself
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Funky Monks
Movie • 1991
Self
Chris Rock: Road To Live Special
Movie • 2023
Self
Krush Groove
Movie • 1985
Rick
2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Movie • 2021
Self
JAY-Z: Fade to Black
Movie • 2004
Self
Sound City
Movie • 2013
Self
Circus Maximus
Movie • 2023
Self
One Track Heart: The Story of Krishna Das
Movie • 2013
Himself
500 Days in UCLA (Cut Footage Documentary)
Movie • 2020
Self (archive footage)
Beastie Boys Story
Movie • 2020
Self (archive footage)
Men Don't Leave
Movie • 1990
Craig
Neil Young & Crazy Horse: World Record: The Making Of - A Chronicle of the Music
Movie • 2022
Himself
Johnny Cash: American Rebel
Movie • 2015
Self
Omar and Cedric: If This Ever Gets Weird
Movie • 2024
Self
Run DMC: Forever Kings
Movie • 2004
Self
May It Last: A Portrait of the Avett Brothers
Movie • 2017
Himself
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: Runnin' Down a Dream
Movie • 2007
Self
Jim Jones - This Is Jim Jones
Movie • 2009
Self
808
Movie • 2015
Self
Tougher Than Leather
Movie • 1988
Vic Ferrante
End of the Century: The Story of the Ramones
Movie • 2003
Self
The Cult: Pure Cult Anthology 1984-1995
Movie • 2001
Black Sabbath: 13
Movie • 2013
Self
Tom Petty: Going Home
Movie • 1994
Self
The Making of Minutes to Midnight
Movie • 2007
Self
Linkin Park: Meeting of A Thousand Suns
Movie • 2010
Self
Truth to Power
Movie • 2020
Self
The Nine Lives of Ozzy Osbourne
Movie • 2020
Self
Johnny Cash: The Last Great American
Movie • 2004
Self
I Am Johnny Cash
Movie • 2015
Self
WrestleMania 41: Saturday
Movie • 2025
Himself
whyrush?
Movie • 2023
Narrator
The Shop
TV • 2018
Self
jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy
TV • 2022
Self (voice) (archive footage)
McCartney 3, 2, 1
TV • 2021
Self
Shangri-La
TV • 2019
This Is Pop
TV • 2021
Self (archive footage)
Saturday Night Live
TV • 1975
Self - Musical Guest
The Hip Hop Years
TV • 1999
Self
WWE Friday Night SmackDown
TV • 1999
Self