Russell Simmons
Acting·October 4, 1957 — 68 years old·Queens, New York, USA
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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.
Known For
The Nutty Professor
1996·5.6
The L Word
2004·7.7
The Addiction
1995·6.5
The Colbert Report
2005·6.9
Waist Deep
2006·6.4
Gridlock'd
1997·6.6
Real Time with Bill Maher
2003·6.1
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003·5.3
Beastie Boys Story
2020·7.5
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993·7.3
Brown Sugar
2002·6.6
The Celebrity Apprentice
2004·4.9
Filmography · 78
2026Robot DraculaRussell2025Sean Combs: The ReckoningTVSelf (archive footage)2022PaybackTVSelf - Funeral Attendee (archive footage)2020Beastie Boys StorySelf (archive footage)2019Undateable JohnSuicide Hotline Operator2019A Fatherless AmericaSelf2018ReMastered: Who Killed Jam Master Jay?Self2018Survivor's Guide to PrisonSelf2017Feel Rich: Health Is the New WealthHimself2017G-FunkSelf2016All Def ComedyExecutive Producer2016On MeditationSelf2016Vegan: Everyday StoriesSelf2016Norman Lear: Just Another Version of YouSelf2016ADD Presents: Robert PowellExecutive Producer2016ADD Presents: Tyree ElaineExecutive Producer2015UnityNarrator (voice)2014Awake: The Life of YoganandaSelf2013Acting DisruptiveTVSelf2013The Arsenio Hall ShowTVSelf2012Yoga Is: A Transformational JourneyHimself2012The TentsSelf2012Russell Simmons Presents: The RuckusTVSelf2011LemonExecutive Producer2011My Favorite PlaceTVSelf2010Running Russell SimmonsTVProducer2010The Nate Berkus ShowTV2010Rappin' With The RicksterSelf2009Jim Jones - This Is Jim JonesSelf2009Shooting Star(s): The Rise of Hip Hop Photographer Johnny NunezSelf2008Kimora: Life in the Fab LaneTVSelf20082 Turntables and a MicrophoneSelf2008The Black List: Volume OneSelf2008In Prison My Whole LifeSelf2006Def Comedy Jam Classics: Volume TwoSelf2006Waist DeepExecutive Producer2006Jamie Kennedy's Blowin' UpTV2006The Hip Hop ProjectSelf2006The Henry Rollins ShowTV2005The Colbert ReportTVSelf - Guest2005Run's HouseTVProducer · Creator20059/11/03: A Day in the Life of New York2005It's the ShoesTVSelf2005Street Fury: Envy2005The History Makers: SuccessDirector2004Hip Hop HonorsTV2004And You Don't Stop: 30 Years of Hip-HopTVExecutive Producer2004And You Don't Stop: 30 Years of Hip-HopExecutive Producer2004Run DMC: Forever KingsSelf2004America Beyond the Color LineTVSelf2004The L WordTVSelf2004The Celebrity ApprenticeTV2003BeefSelf2003Death of a DynastySelf (uncredited)2003Real Time with Bill MaherTVSelf2003Jimmy Kimmel Live!TVSelf - Guest2002Brown SugarSelf2002The HamptonsTVSelf2002It's Black EntertainmentSelf2002American Rap StarsSelf2001Def Comedy Jam, Vol. 6Writer2001Russell Simmons' Def Comedy Jam All StarsTVHimself · Creator2000Def Comedy Jam, Vol. 7Writer1999The Hip Hop YearsTVSelf1998ButterCelebrity Guest #21998Motown 40: The Music Is ForeverSelf1997How to Be a PlayerProducer1997Gridlock'dExecutive Producer1996The Nutty ProfessorProducer1996MoeshaTVRussell Simmons1995The AddictionExecutive Producer1995The ShowSelf1993Late Night with Conan O'BrienTVSelf - Guest1992Def Comedy JamTVProducer · Creator1988Tougher Than LeatherSelf · Producer1986Big Fun in the Big TownSelf1985Krush GrooveCrocket · Co-Producer1956Tony AwardsTVSelf - Winner