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"The Real Housewives of Orange County" (2006): : -- When Ramona sees Simon and Alex at Russell Simmons' fashion show, Simon and Ramona have it out.
"The Real Housewives of New York City" (2008): Season 2: Episode 1 -- Find out how well Dina and Lexi know each other.
"CBS Evening News with Walter Cronkite" (1962): : -- Here are some moments from our set in D.C. on the historic day. You'll see some cameos from Colin Powell, Russell Simmons, Jesse Jackson and more! It was a long day, but we had a lot of fun.
2 Turntables and a Microphone (2008) -- Trailer for the film investigating the murder of hip hop legend Jam Master Jay
"Saturday Night Live" (1975): Season 22: Episode 5 -- Yo yo yo! Check it out! It's the Def Emergency Room jam
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Overview

Date of Birth:
4 October 1957, Queens, New York, USA more
Contact:
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Trivia:
Older brother of Rev Run (Joseph Simmons) of the hip-hop group Run-D.M.C.. more
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Up 7% in popularity this week. See why on IMDbPro.
Awards:
1 win more
NewsDesk:
(194 articles)
Kenzo Hounsou Gets the Giggles!
 (From People - CelebrityBabies. 26 November 2009, 3:00 PM, PST)
Kim Kardashian Shows Off Bikini Bod
 (From Extra. 25 November 2009, 12:42 PM, PST)

Filmography

Jump to filmography as: In Development, Producer, Soundtrack, Actor, Miscellaneous Crew, Director, Music Department, Thanks, Self, Archive Footage
In Development: What's this?
  1. Untitled Joseph Simmons Biopic (details only on IMDbPro)
Producer:
  1. "Daddy's Girls" (executive producer) (12 episodes, 2009)
        - Turning the Tables (2009) TV episode (executive producer)
        - Model Behavior (2009) TV episode (executive producer)
        - Mousewarming Party (2009) TV episode (executive producer)
        - Episode #2.3 (2009) TV episode (executive producer)
        - In the Dawg House (2009) TV episode (executive producer)
          (7 more)
  2. "Run's House" (executive producer) (19 episodes, 2008-2009)
        - Hall of Fame (2009) TV episode (executive producer)
        - An Office He Can't Refuse (2009) TV episode (executive producer)
        - Mother Smother (2009) TV episode (executive producer)
        - Blog Wild (2009) TV episode (executive producer)
        - Tapper's Delight (2009) TV episode (executive producer)
          (14 more)
  3. "Russell Simmons Presents Brave New Voices" (executive producer) (6 episodes, 2009) (co-executive producer) (1 episode, 2009)
        - Episode #1.7 (2009) TV episode (executive producer)
        - Episode #1.6 (2009) TV episode (executive producer)
        - Episode #1.5 (2009) TV episode (co-executive producer)
        - Episode #1.4 (2009) TV episode (executive producer)
        - Episode #1.3 (2009) TV episode (executive producer)
          (2 more)
  4. American Mogul: Russell Simmons (2009) (TV) (executive producer)
  5. "Def Comedy Jam" (executive producer) (35 episodes, 1992-2008)
        - Episode #8.10 (2008) TV episode (executive producer)
        - Episode #8.9 (2008) TV episode (executive producer)
        - Episode #8.8 (2008) TV episode (executive producer)
        - Episode #8.7 (2008) TV episode (executive producer)
        - Episode #8.6 (2008) TV episode (executive producer)
          (30 more)
  6. "Russell Simmons Presents Def Poetry" (executive producer) (44 episodes, 2002-2007)
    ... aka Def Poetry (USA: short title)
    ... aka Def Poetry Jam (USA: promotional title)
        - Episode #6.14 (2007) TV episode (executive producer)
        - Episode #6.3 (2007) TV episode (executive producer)
        - Episode #6.1 (2007) TV episode (executive producer)
        - Def Poetry Bay Area: Bootstraps (2007) TV episode (executive producer)
        - Def Poetry Bay Area: Ise Lyfe (2007) TV episode (executive producer)
          (39 more)
  7. Waist Deep (2006) (executive producer)
  8. The History Makers (2005) (V) (executive producer)
  9. The Industry (2004) (V) (executive producer)
  10. "And You Don't Stop: 30 Years of Hip-Hop" (2004) TV mini-series (executive producer)
  11. "Russell Simmons Presents: Hip Hop Justice" (2004) TV series (executive producer)
  12. It's Black Entertainment (2002) (TV) (executive producer)
  13. Are You Hip-Hop's Biggest Fan? (2000) (TV) (executive producer)

  14. How to Be a Player (1997) (producer)
    ... aka Def Jam's How to Be a Player (USA: complete title)
  15. Gridlock'd (1997) (executive producer)
  16. The Funeral (1996) (associate producer)
  17. The Nutty Professor (1996) (producer)
  18. The Addiction (1995) (executive producer)
  19. Def Comedy Jam: Primetime (1994) (TV) (executive producer)

  20. Tougher Than Leather (1988) (producer)
  21. Krush Groove (1985) (co-producer)
Soundtrack:
  1. Who's Your Caddy? (2007) (writer: "Tell Me When to Go")
  2. "Everybody Hates Chris" (1 episode, 2005)
        - Everybody Hates Halloween (2005) TV episode ("The Breaks")
  3. Haack ...The King of Techno (2004) (producer: "Party Machine")
    ... aka Haack: The King of Techno (USA: new title)
  4. Grand Theft Auto: Vice City (2002) (VG) ("The Breaks")
    ... aka Vice City (USA: short title)
  5. Dude, Where's My Car? (2000) (writer: "Bubble Bunch")

  6. Soul Food (1997) (writer: "The Breaks")
  7. The Jerky Boys (1995) (writer: "Dial a Jam")

  8. Krush Groove (1985) (writer: "You're Blind", "Krush Groovin'")
Actor:
  1. Def Jam: Icon (2007) (VG) (voice) .... Rush
  2. "Interscope Presents 'The Next Episode'" (1 episode, 2003)
        - Detroit (2003) TV episode

  3. Butter (1998) .... Celebrity Guest #2
    ... aka Never 2 Big (USA: video box title)

  4. Krush Groove (1985) .... Crocket
Miscellaneous Crew:
  1. Scarface: Origins of a Hip Hop Classic (2003) (V) (executive board: Def Jam)
    ... aka Def Jam Presents... Origins of a Hip Hop Classic (USA: alternative title)

  2. Krush Groove (1985) (story consultant)
Director:
  1. Def Comedy Jam: All Stars Vol. 11 (1999) (TV)
  2. Def Comedy Jam: All Stars Vol. 12 (1999) (TV)
Music Department:
  1. Run-DMC: Together Forever - Greatest Hits 1983-2000 (2000) (V) (composer: songs "You Talk Too Much" and "Beats to the Rhyme")
Thanks:
  1. Strictly Business (1991) (special thanks: Rush Communications)
Self:
  1. Rap Therapy (2009) (post-production) .... Himself
  2. Shooting Star(s): The Rise of Hip Hop Photographer Johnny Nunez (2009) (post-production) .... Himself
  3. Bring Your 'A' Game (2009) (completed) .... Interviewee
  4. Life on the Road with Mr. and Mrs. Brown (2009) (completed) .... Himself

  5. "The Brian McKnight Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 2009)
        - Episode dated 7 November 2009 (2009) TV episode .... Himself
  6. This Is Jim Jones (2009) (V) .... Himself
  7. "The Real Housewives of New York City" .... Himself (1 episode, 2009)
        - There's a New Girl in Town (2009) TV episode .... Himself
  8. The 40th NAACP Image Awards (2009) (TV) .... Himself
  9. American Mogul: Russell Simmons (2009) (TV) .... Himself
  10. "E! True Hollywood Story" .... Himself (2 episodes, 2005-2008)
        - Kimora Lee Simmons (2008) TV episode .... Himself
        - Snoop Dogg (2005) TV episode .... Himself
  11. MTV Video Music Awards 2008 (2008) (TV) .... Himself
  12. What's at Stake? (2008) (TV) .... Himself
  13. 2 Turntables and a Microphone (2008) .... Himself
  14. "Run's House" .... Himself / ... (4 episodes, 2006-2008)
        - Run's Baby Girl (2008) TV episode .... Himself
        - Slapped SIlly (2008) TV episode .... Himself
        - Sneaker Pimps & Mini Moguls (2007) TV episode .... Uncle Russell
        - Baby Fever (2006) TV episode .... Himself
  15. CNN Presents: Black in America (2008) (TV) .... Himself
  16. BET Hip Hop Awards 2008 (2008) (TV) .... Himself
  17. The Black List: Volume One (2008) .... Himself
  18. "What Perez Sez" .... Himself (1 episode, 2007)
        - About 2007 (2007) TV episode .... Himself
  19. Screen Nation Television and Film Awards 2007 (2007) (TV) .... Himself
  20. "Howard Stern on Demand" .... Himself (1 episode, 2007)
    ... aka Howard TV on Demand (USA: alternative title)
        - Russell Simmons (2007) TV episode .... Himself
  21. In Prison My Whole Life (2007) .... Himself
  22. "106 & Park Top 10 Live" .... Himself / ... (2 episodes, 2005-2007)
    ... aka 106 & Park (USA: short title)
        - Celebrity Week: Julissa and Trey Songz in the Building (2007) TV episode .... Himself - Def Comedy Jam DVD Cover
        - Episode dated 15 August 2005 (2005) TV episode .... Himself
  23. "Real Time with Bill Maher" .... Himself (2 episodes, 2004-2007)
    ... aka Real Time with Bill Maher: Electile Dysfunction '08 (USA: promotional title)
        - Episode #5.13 (2007) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode #2.10 (2004) TV episode .... Himself
  24. "The Morning Show with Mike & Juliet" .... Himself (1 episode, 2007)
        - Episode #1.83 (2007) TV episode .... Himself
  25. "Live with Regis and Kathie Lee" .... Himself (1 episode, 2007)
    ... aka Live with Regis (USA: new title)
    ... aka Live with Regis & Kelly (USA: new title)
        - Episode dated 25 April 2007 (2007) TV episode .... Himself
  26. "The Colbert Report" .... Himself (1 episode, 2007)
        - Episode dated 23 April 2007 (2007) TV episode .... Himself
  27. "Access Granted" (1 episode, 2007)
        - Def Jam Icon Video Game (2007) TV episode
  28. "Russell Simmons Presents Def Poetry" .... Himself (40 episodes, 2002-2007)
    ... aka Def Poetry (USA: short title)
    ... aka Def Poetry Jam (USA: promotional title)
        - Episode #6.3 (2007) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode #6.1 (2007) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode #5.10 (2005) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode #5.9 (2005) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode #5.8 (2005) TV episode .... Himself
          (35 more)
  29. 38th NAACP Image Awards (2007) (TV) .... Himself - Presenter
  30. God Gave Rock & Roll to You (2006) (TV) .... Himself
  31. 3rd Annual VH1 Hip-Hop Honors (2006) (TV) .... Himself - Honoree
  32. "Def Comedy Jam" .... Himself (4 episodes, 2006)
        - Episode #7.4 (2006) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode #7.3 (2006) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode #7.2 (2006) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode #7.1 (2006) TV episode .... Himself
  33. "Behind the Label" .... Himself (1 episode, 2006)
        - Baby Phat (2006) TV episode .... Himself
  34. "Chappelle's Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 2006)
    ... aka Chappelle's Show: The Lost Episodes (USA: third season title)
        - Episode #3.3 (2006) TV episode .... Himself
  35. "Quite Frankly with Stephen A. Smith" .... Himself (1 episode, 2006)
        - Episode dated 11 July 2006 (2006) TV episode .... Himself
  36. Sp!t (2006) .... Himself
  37. "What's Hot in the Hamptons" (2006) TV series .... Himself
  38. "The Drug Years" .... Himself (1 episode)
        - Just Say No! (????) TV episode .... Himself
  39. Legends Ball (2006) (TV) .... Himself
  40. Lockdown, USA (2006) .... Himself
  41. The Hip Hop Project (2006) .... Himself
  42. "The Tyra Banks Show" .... Himself (2 episodes, 2006)
        - How to Get Rich (2006) TV episode .... Himself
        - All Access Pass with LL Cool J (2006) TV episode .... Himself
  43. One Per Cent (2006) .... Himself
  44. Slam Planet (2006) .... Himself
  45. "The L Word" .... Himself (1 episode, 2006)
        - Light My Fire (2006) TV episode .... Himself
  46. Rap Sheet: Hip-Hop and the Cops (2006) .... Himself
  47. "Driven" .... Himself (2 episodes, 2005-2006)
        - LL Cool J (2006) TV episode .... Himself
        - Kanye West (2005) TV episode
  48. Hip-Hop: Beyond Beats & Rhymes (2006) .... Himself
  49. "20/20" .... Himself (1 episode, 2005)
    ... aka ABC News 20/20 (USA: informal title)
        - Episode dated 2 December 2005 (2005) TV episode .... Himself
  50. 2nd Annual VH1 Hip-Hop Honors (2005) (TV) .... Himself - Host
  51. 9/11/03: A Day in the Life of New York (2005) (TV) .... Himself
  52. "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" .... Himself (1 episode, 2005)
    ... aka Jimmy Kimmel (Australia)
        - Episode dated 5 July 2005 (2005) TV episode .... Himself
  53. "The View" .... Himself (1 episode, 2005)
        - Episode dated 3 June 2005 (2005) TV episode .... Himself
  54. Fashion Week Diaries (2005) (TV) .... Himself
  55. Letter to the President (2005) (V) .... Himself
  56. Before, During and 'After the Sunset' (2005) (V) .... Himself
  57. "Biography" .... Himself (3 episodes, 2002-2005)
        - Bruce Willis (2005) TV episode .... Himself
        - Bio's 15 Sexiest (2002) TV episode
        - Martin Lawrence: Comic Trip (2002) TV episode .... Himself
  58. "NewsNight with Aaron Brown" .... Himself (1 episode, 2005)
        - Episode dated 11 February 2005 (2005) TV episode .... Himself
  59. Fahrenheit 9/11: A Movement in Time (2004) (TV) .... Himself
  60. The 2004 BET Source Hip Hop Music Awards (2004) (TV) .... Himself
  61. "And You Don't Stop: 30 Years of Hip-Hop" (2004) TV mini-series .... Himself
  62. "Your World w/ Neil Cavuto" .... Himself (1 episode, 2004)
        - Episode dated 28 September 2004 (2004) TV episode .... Himself
  63. "Hannity & Colmes" .... Himself (1 episode, 2004)
        - Episode dated 28 September 2004 (2004) TV episode .... Himself
  64. Choose or Lose Presents: The Best Place to Start (2004) (TV) .... Himself
  65. The N Word (2004) .... Himself
    ... aka The N-Word: Divided We Stand (USA: DVD box title)
  66. Lemonade Stories (2004) .... Himself
  67. 2004 Trumpet Awards (2004) (TV) .... Himself
  68. "The Apprentice" .... Himself (1 episode, 2004)
    ... aka Celebrity Apprentice (USA: seventh season title)
    ... aka The Apprentice 2 (USA: second season title)
    ... aka The Apprentice Los Angeles (USA: sixth season title)
    ... aka The Apprentice USA (UK)
    ... aka The Celebrity Apprentice (USA: eighth season title)
        - Tit for Tat (2004) TV episode .... Himself
  69. "60 Minutes" .... Himself (1 episode, 2004)
    ... aka TV Land Legends: The 60 Minutes Interviews (USA: rerun title)
        - Episode dated 11 February 2004 (2004) TV episode .... Himself
  70. Inside the Industry (2003) (V) .... Himself
  71. "The Wayne Brady Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 2003)
        - Episode dated 27 October 2003 (2003) TV episode .... Himself
  72. Scarface: Origins of a Hip Hop Classic (2003) (V) .... Himself
    ... aka Def Jam Presents... Origins of a Hip Hop Classic (USA: alternative title)
  73. Hip Hop Babylon 2 (2003) (TV) .... Himself
  74. Beef (2003) .... Himself - Def Jam Records
  75. MTV Video Music Awards 2003 (2003) (TV) .... Himself
  76. Death of a Dynasty (2003) .... Himself
  77. Paper Chasers (2003) .... Himself
  78. Inside Hip Hop (2003) (V) .... Himself
  79. Run-D.M.C. and Jam Master Jay: The Last Interview (2002) (TV) .... Himself
  80. American Rap Stars (2002) (V) .... Himself
  81. Brown Sugar (2002) .... Himself
    ... aka Seven Days
  82. "The Hamptons" (2002) TV mini-series .... Himself
  83. "The O'Reilly Factor" .... Himself (2 episodes, 2002)
        - Episode dated 25 May 2002 (2002) TV episode .... Himself
        - The Corruption of the American Child (2002) TV episode .... Himself
  84. Street Dreams (2002) (TV) .... Himself
  85. It's Black Entertainment (2002) (TV) .... Himself
  86. "Heroes of Black Comedy" (2002) TV mini-series .... Himself
  87. The Last Poets (2002) (TV) .... Himself
  88. Hip-Hop VIPs (2002) (V) .... Himself
  89. Headliners & Legends: Will Smith (2001) (TV) .... Himself
  90. Tupac Shakur: Before I Wake... (2001) .... Himself
  91. "Behind the Music" .... Himself (3 episodes, 2000-2001)
    ... aka VH1's Behind the Music (USA: alternative title)
        - The Notorious B.I.G. (2001) TV episode .... Himself
        - Run-D.M.C. (2000) TV episode .... Himself
        - Russell Simmons (2000) TV episode .... Himself
  92. "Cribs" .... Himself (1 episode, 2001)
    ... aka MTV Cribs (USA: complete title)
        - Episode dated 16 January 2001 (2001) TV episode .... Himself
  93. Half Past Autumn: The Life and Works of Gordon Parks (2000) (TV) .... Himself
  94. "Journeys in Black" .... Himself (1 episode, 2000)
        - Russell Simmons (2000) TV episode .... Himself

  95. The 1999 Source Hip-Hop Music Awards (1999) (TV) .... Himself
  96. "Intimate Portrait" .... Himself (1 episode, 1999)
        - Pam Grier (1999) TV episode .... Himself
  97. Motown 40: The Music Is Forever (1998) (TV) .... Himself
  98. "Moesha" .... Himself (2 episodes, 1996)
        - A Concerted Effort: Part 1 (1996) TV episode .... Himself
        - A Concerted Effort: Part 2 (1996) TV episode .... Himself
  99. "Lauren Hutton and..." .... Himself (1 episode, 1995)
        - Russell Simmons (1995) TV episode .... Himself
  100. "Rock & Roll" (1995) TV mini-series .... Himself
  101. The Show (1995) .... Himself
  102. "Dennis Miller Live" .... Himself (1 episode, 1995)
        - Power (1995) TV episode .... Himself

  103. Tougher Than Leather (1988) .... Himself
  104. MTV Video Music Awards 1985 (1985) (TV) .... Himself
Archive Footage:
  1. "E! True Hollywood Story"
        - Hip Hop Wives (2006) TV episode .... Himself

Additional Details

Other Works:
Produced "Russell Simmons' Def Poetry Jam" (Longacre Theatre, New York City, New York) (2002-2003) more
Publicity Listings:
4 Interviews | 6 Articles more
Genres:
Documentary | Comedy | Music | Reality-TV more
Plot Keywords:
Character Name In Title | Hip Hop | African American | Non Fiction more

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