Russell Simmons
Acting • Born 1957-10-04
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Russell Wendell Simmons (born October 4, 1957) is an American entrepreneur, the co-founder, with Rick Rubin, of the pioneering hip-hop label Def Jam, and creator of the clothing fashion lines Phat Farm, Argyleculture, and American Classics. Russell Simmons is the third richest figure in hip-hop, having a net-worth estimate of $340 million. Description above from the Wikipedia article Russell Simmons, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
61 credits
Motown 40: The Music is Forever
Movie • 1998
Self
Robot Dracula
Movie
Russell
Big Fun in the Big Town
Movie • 1986
Self
The Show
Movie • 1995
Self
The Tents
Movie • 2012
Self
Tougher Than Leather
Movie • 1988
Self
In Prison My Whole Life
Movie • 2008
Self
Yoga Is: A Transformational Journey
Movie • 2012
Himself
Jim Jones - This Is Jim Jones
Movie • 2009
Self
Beastie Boys Story
Movie • 2020
Self (archive footage)
Awake: The Life of Yogananda
Movie • 2014
Self
Unity
Movie • 2015
Narrator (voice)
The Hip Hop Project
Movie • 2006
Self
Krush Groove
Movie • 1985
Crocket
American Rap Stars
Movie • 2002
Self
Def Comedy Jam Classics: Volume Two
Movie • 2006
Self
2 Turntables and a Microphone
Movie • 2008
Self
Norman Lear: Just Another Version of You
Movie • 2016
Self
On Meditation
Movie • 2016
Self
Run DMC: Forever Kings
Movie • 2004
Self
G-Funk
Movie • 2017
Self
Brown Sugar
Movie • 2002
Self
Vegan: Everyday Stories
Movie • 2016
Self
Feel Rich: Health Is the New Wealth
Movie • 2017
Himself
The Black List: Volume One
Movie • 2008
Self
Rappin' With The Rickster
Movie • 2010
Self
Shooting Star(s): The Rise of Hip Hop Photographer Johnny Nunez
Movie • 2009
Self
Survivor's Guide to Prison
Movie • 2018
Self
ReMastered: Who Killed Jam Master Jay?
Movie • 2018
Self
Beef
Movie • 2003
Self
Street Fury: Envy
Movie • 2005
It's Black Entertainment
Movie • 2002
Self
Undateable John
Movie • 2019
Suicide Hotline Operator
Death of a Dynasty
Movie • 2003
Self (uncredited)
A Fatherless America
Movie • 2019
Self
9/11/03: A Day in the Life of New York
Movie • 2005
Butter
Movie • 1998
Celebrity Guest #2
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TV • 2003
Self - Guest
The L Word
TV • 2004
Self
Moesha
TV • 1996
Russell Simmons
The Celebrity Apprentice
TV • 2004
The Henry Rollins Show
TV • 2006
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
TV • 1993
Self - Guest
Hip Hop Honors
TV • 2004
Kimora: Life in the Fab Lane
TV • 2008
Self
The Hamptons
TV • 2002
Self
Jamie Kennedy's Blowin' Up
TV • 2006
The Nate Berkus Show
TV • 2010
Running Russell Simmons
TV • 2010
The Hip Hop Years
TV • 1999
Self
America Beyond the Color Line
TV • 2004
Self
Acting Disruptive
TV • 2013
Self
Russell Simmons' Def Comedy Jam All Stars
TV • 2001
Himself
My Favorite Place
TV • 2011
Self
It's the Shoes
TV • 2005
Self
The Arsenio Hall Show
TV • 2013
Self
Real Time with Bill Maher
TV • 2003
Self
Russell Simmons Presents: The Ruckus
TV • 2012
Self
Payback
TV • 2022
Self - Funeral Attendee (archive footage)
Sean Combs: The Reckoning
TV • 2025
Self (archive footage)
The Colbert Report
TV • 2005
Self - Guest