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In Development:

1. Untitled Joseph Simmons Biopic (details only on IMDbPro)

Producer:

• 2000s
• 1990s
• 1980s

1. "Russell Simmons Presents Brave New Voices" (2009) TV series (co-executive producer) (unknown episodes)
2. American Mogul: Russell Simmons (2009) (TV) (executive producer)
3. Waist Deep (2006) (executive producer)
4. "Run's House" (2005) TV series (co-executive producer) (unknown episodes)
5. The History Makers (2005) (V) (executive producer)
6. The Industry (2004) (V) (executive producer)
7. "And You Don't Stop: 30 Years of Hip-Hop" (2004) TV mini-series (executive producer)
8. "Russell Simmons Presents: Hip Hop Justice" (2004) TV series (executive producer)
9. Are You Hip-Hop's Biggest Fan? (2000) (TV) (executive producer)
   
   
10. How to Be a Player (1997) (producer)
    ... aka Def Jam's How to Be a Player
11. Gridlock'd (1997) (executive producer)
12. The Funeral (1996) (associate producer)
13. The Nutty Professor (1996) (producer)
14. The Addiction (1995) (executive producer)
15. Def Comedy Jam: Primetime (1994) (TV) (executive producer)
16. "Def Comedy Jam" (1992) TV series (executive producer) (unknown episodes)
    
    
17. Tougher Than Leather (1988) (producer)
18. Krush Groove (1985) (co-producer)
    

Soundtrack:

• 2000s
• 1990s
• 1980s

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:

• 2000s
• 1990s
• 1980s

1. Def Jam: Icon (2007) (VG) (voice) .... Rush
2. "Access Granted" (1 episode, 2007)
       - Def Jam Icon Video Game (2007) TV episode
3. "Interscope Presents 'The Next Episode'" (1 episode, 2003)
       - Detroit (2003) TV episode
   
   
4. Butter (1998) .... Celebrity Guest #2
   ... aka Never 2 Big (USA: video box title)
   
   
5. Krush Groove (1985) .... Crocket
   

Miscellaneous Crew:

• 2000s
• 1980s

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)
   
   
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:

• In Production
• 2000s
• 1990s
• 1980s

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) (post-production) .... Interviewee
4. Life on the Road with Mr. and Mrs. Brown (2009) (completed) .... Himself
   
   
5. "The Real Housewives of New York City" .... Himself (1 episode, 2009)
       - There's a New Girl in Town (2009) TV episode .... Himself
6. The 40th NAACP Image Awards (2009) (TV) .... Himself
7. American Mogul: Russell Simmons (2009) (TV) .... Himself
8. "E! True Hollywood Story" .... Himself (2 episodes, 2005-2008)
       - Kimora Lee Simmons (2008) TV episode .... Himself
       - Snoop Dogg (2005) TV episode .... Himself
9. MTV Video Music Awards 2008 (2008) (TV) .... Himself
10. What's at Stake? (2008) (TV) .... Himself
11. 2 Turntables and a Microphone (2008) .... Himself
12. "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
13. CNN Presents: Black in America (2008) (TV) .... Himself
14. BET Hip Hop Awards 2008 (2008) (TV) .... Himself
15. The Black List: Volume One (2008) .... Himself
16. "What Perez Sez" .... Himself (1 episode, 2007)
        - About 2007 (2007) TV episode .... Himself
17. Screen Nation Television and Film Awards 2007 (2007) (TV) .... Himself
18. "Howard Stern on Demand" .... Himself (1 episode, 2007)
    ... aka "Howard TV on Demand" (USA)
        - Russell Simmons (2007) TV episode .... Himself
19. In Prison My Whole Life (2007) .... Himself
20. "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
21. "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
22. "The Morning Show with Mike & Juliet" .... Himself (1 episode, 2007)
        - Episode #1.83 (2007) TV episode .... Himself
23. "Live with Regis and Kathie Lee" .... Himself (1 episode, 2007)
    ... aka "Live with Regis & Kelly" (USA: new title)
    ... aka "Live with Regis" (USA: new title)
        - Episode dated 25 April 2007 (2007) TV episode .... Himself
24. "The Colbert Report" .... Himself (1 episode, 2007)
        - Episode dated 23 April 2007 (2007) TV episode .... Himself
25. "Russell Simmons Presents Def Poetry" .... Himself (40 episodes, 2002-2007)
    ... aka "Def Poetry Jam" (USA: promotional title)
    ... aka "Def Poetry" (USA: short 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)
26. 38th NAACP Image Awards (2007) (TV) .... Himself - Presenter
27. God Gave Rock & Roll to You (2006) (TV) .... Himself
28. 3rd Annual VH1 Hip-Hop Honors (2006) (TV) .... Himself - Honoree
29. "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
30. "Behind the Label" .... Himself (1 episode, 2006)
        - Baby Phat (2006) TV episode .... Himself
31. "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
32. "Quite Frankly with Stephen A. Smith" .... Himself (1 episode, 2006)
        - Episode dated 11 July 2006 (2006) TV episode .... Himself
33. Sp!t (2006) .... Himself
34. "What's Hot in the Hamptons" (2006) TV series .... Himself
35. "The Drug Years" .... Himself (1 episode)
        - Just Say No! (????) TV episode .... Himself
36. Legends Ball (2006) (TV) .... Himself
37. Lockdown, USA (2006) .... Himself
38. The Hip Hop Project (2006) .... Himself
39. "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
40. One Per Cent (2006) .... Himself
41. "The L Word" .... Himself (1 episode, 2006)
        - Light My Fire (2006) TV episode .... Himself
42. Rap Sheet: Hip-Hop and the Cops (2006) .... Himself
43. "Driven" .... Himself (2 episodes, 2005-2006)
        - LL Cool J (2006) TV episode .... Himself
        - Kanye West (2005) TV episode
44. Hip-Hop: Beyond Beats & Rhymes (2006) .... Himself
45. "20/20" .... Himself (1 episode, 2005)
    ... aka "ABC News 20/20" (USA: informal title)
        - Episode dated 2 December 2005 (2005) TV episode .... Himself
46. 2nd Annual VH1 Hip-Hop Honors (2005) (TV) .... Himself - Host
47. 9/11/03: A Day in the Life of New York (2005) (TV) .... Himself
48. "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" .... Himself (1 episode, 2005)
        - Episode dated 5 July 2005 (2005) TV episode .... Himself
49. "The View" .... Himself (1 episode, 2005)
        - Episode dated 3 June 2005 (2005) TV episode .... Himself
50. Fashion Week Diaries (2005) (TV) .... Himself
51. Letter to the President (2005) (V) .... Himself
52. Before, During and 'After the Sunset' (2005) (V) .... Himself
53. "Biography" .... Himself (3 episodes, 2002-2005)
        - Bruce Willis (2005) TV episode .... Himself
        - Martin Lawrence: Comic Trip (2002) TV episode .... Himself
        - Bio's 15 Sexiest (????) TV episode
54. "NewsNight with Aaron Brown" .... Himself (1 episode, 2005)
        - Episode dated 11 February 2005 (2005) TV episode .... Himself
55. Fahrenheit 9/11: A Movement in Time (2004) (TV) .... Himself
56. The 2004 BET Source Hip Hop Music Awards (2004) (TV) .... Himself
57. "And You Don't Stop: 30 Years of Hip-Hop" (2004) TV mini-series .... Himself
58. "Your World w/ Neil Cavuto" .... Himself (1 episode, 2004)
        - Episode dated 28 September 2004 (2004) TV episode .... Himself
59. "Hannity & Colmes" .... Himself (1 episode, 2004)
    ... aka "Hannity" (USA: new title)
        - Episode dated 28 September 2004 (2004) TV episode .... Himself
60. Choose or Lose Presents: The Best Place to Start (2004) (TV) .... Himself
61. The N Word (2004) .... Himself
    ... aka The N-Word: Divided We Stand (USA: DVD box title)
62. Lemonade Stories (2004) .... Himself
63. 2004 Trumpet Awards (2004) (TV) .... Himself
64. "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
65. "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
66. Inside the Industry (2003) (V) .... Himself
67. "The Wayne Brady Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 2003)
        - Episode dated 27 October 2003 (2003) TV episode .... Himself
68. Scarface: Origins of a Hip Hop Classic (2003) (V) .... Himself
    ... aka Def Jam Presents... Origins of a Hip Hop Classic (USA)
69. Hip Hop Babylon 2 (2003) (TV) .... Himself
70. Beef (2003) .... Himself - Def Jam Records
71. MTV Video Music Awards 2003 (2003) (TV) .... Himself
72. Death of a Dynasty (2003) .... Himself
73. Paper Chasers (2003) .... Himself
74. Inside Hip Hop (2003) (V) .... Himself
75. Run-D.M.C. and Jam Master Jay: The Last Interview (2002) (TV)
76. American Rap Stars (2002) (V) .... Himself
77. Brown Sugar (2002) .... Himself
    ... aka Seven Days
78. "The Hamptons" (2002) TV mini-series .... Himself
79. "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
80. Street Dreams (2002) (TV) .... Himself
81. It's Black Entertainment (2002) (TV) .... Himself
82. "Heroes of Black Comedy" (2002) TV mini-series .... Himself
83. The Last Poets (2002) (TV) .... Himself
84. Hip-Hop VIPs (2002) (V) .... Himself
85. Headliners & Legends: Will Smith (2001) (TV) .... Himself
86. Tupac Shakur: Before I Wake... (2001) .... Himself
87. "Behind the Music" .... Himself (3 episodes, 2000-2001)
    ... aka "VH1's Behind the Music" (USA)
        - The Notorious B.I.G. (2001) TV episode .... Himself
        - Run-D.M.C. (2000) TV episode .... Himself
        - Russell Simmons (2000) TV episode .... Himself
88. "Cribs" .... Himself (1 episode, 2001)
    ... aka "MTV Cribs" (USA: complete title)
        - Episode dated 16 January 2001 (2001) TV episode .... Himself
89. Half Past Autumn: The Life and Works of Gordon Parks (2000) (TV) .... Himself
90. "Journeys in Black" .... Himself (1 episode, 2000)
        - Russell Simmons (2000) TV episode .... Himself
    
    
91. The 1999 Source Hip-Hop Music Awards (1999) (TV) .... Himself
92. "Intimate Portrait" .... Himself (1 episode, 1999)
        - Pam Grier (1999) TV episode .... Himself
93. Motown 40: The Music Is Forever (1998) (TV) .... Himself
94. "Moesha" .... Himself (2 episodes, 1996)
        - A Concerted Effort: Part 1 (1996) TV episode .... Himself
        - A Concerted Effort: Part 2 (1996) TV episode .... Himself
95. "Lauren Hutton and..." .... Himself (1 episode, 1995)
        - Russell Simmons (1995) TV episode .... Himself
96. "Rock & Roll" (1995) TV mini-series .... Himself
97. The Show (1995) .... Himself
98. "Dennis Miller Live" .... Himself (1 episode, 1995)
        - Power (1995) TV episode .... Himself
    
    
99. Tougher Than Leather (1988) .... Himself
100. MTV Video Music Awards 1985 (1985) (TV) .... Himself
     

Archive Footage:

1. "E! True Hollywood Story"
       - Hip Hop Wives (2006) TV episode .... Himself