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Considered one of the greatest hip hop producers of all time, helping to found the gritty, dark, cinematic sounds of mid 90's wutang rap. See more trivia »

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2013 The Hangover Part III (writer: "Dark Fantasy")
 
2012 Django Unchained (lyrics: "Ode to Django " / producer: "Ode to Django " / "Ode to Django ")
 
2012 The Man with the Iron Fists (writer: "Shame On A Nigga", "Unpredictable", "Go Hard", "White Dress", "Black Widow March Aurora's Theme", "Hell Hath No Fury", "The Baddest Man Alive" / performer: "Go Hard", "White Dress", "The Baddest Man Alive")
 
2010/I Runaway (short) (writer: "Dark Fantasy" - uncredited / producer: "Dark Fantasy" - uncredited)
 
2010 Repo Men (writer: "Release Yo' Delf" Prodigy Mix / "Everyday Will Be Like A Holiday")
 
2008 Lakeview Terrace (writer: "Gravel Pit" / as Robert Diggs Jr. / writer: "We Pop", "Shimmy Shimmy Ya" / as Robert Diggs / performer: "We Pop")
 
2008 Babylon A.D. (writer: "Dueuces", "A Single Moment", "Forshadow", "Blade Runner 0.8.", "Rollindissgeyes", "Build Your Enemies", "Digital Slaps", "Immaculate", "Dueuces" Reprise / as Robert Diggs)
 
2008 Meet Dave (writer: "Protect Ya Neck" / as Robert Diggs)
 
2008 The Wackness (writer: "Tearz" / as Robert F. Diggs Jr. / writer: "Heaven and Hell" / as Robert Diggs)
 
2008 First Sunday (writer: "C.R.E.A.M." / as Robert Diggs Jr.)
 
2007 Bling: A Planet Rock (documentary) (writer: "C.R.E.A.M." / as Robert Diggs)
 
2007 Illegal Tender (writer: "C.R.E.A.M.")
 
2007 War (writer: "Rogue Cleans The Hizouse" - uncredited / performer: "Rogue Cleans The Hizouse" - uncredited)
 
2007 Dead Tone (writer: "So High" / as The RZA / producer: "So High" / as The RZA)
 
2007 Knocked Up (writer: "Shimmy Shimmy Ya" / as Robert Diggs Jr.)
 
2006 Smokin' Aces ("I Gotcha' Back" / as Robert Diggs)
 
2006 Final Fight: Streetwise (Video Game) (performer: "Biochemical Equation" / producer: "Biochemical Equation")
 
2005 The Boondocks (TV series)
Granddad's Fight (2005) (writer: "Guillotinz Swordz")
 
2005 Daltry Calhoun (writer: "June's Mash Up" / as Robert Diggs Jr.)
 
2004 Blade: Trinity (writer: "Thirsty", "Fatal", "When the Guns Come Out", "I Gotta Get Paid" / as Robert Diggs / performer: "Fatal" / as The RZA / producer: "Thirsty", "Fatal", "When the Guns Come Out", "I Gotta Get Paid" / as The RZA / arranger: "Fatal" / as The RZA)
 
2004 Barbershop 2: Back in Business (writer: "Move On Me" / as The RZA / performer: "Move On Me" / as The RZA / producer: "Move On Me" / as The RZA)
 
2003 Lyricist Lounge: Hip Hop Video Classics (video) (writer: "C.R.E.A.M." / as Robert Diggs)
 
2003 Chappelle's Show (TV series)
Episode #1.7 (2003) (writer: "C.R.E.A.M.")
 
2002 8 Mile (writer: "I'll Be There For You" Puff Daddy Remix, "Shimmy Shimmy Ya", "Bring the Pain", "C.R.E.A.M." / as Robert Diggs Jr.)
 
2001 How High (writer: "Wu Wear", "All I Need", "Bring the Pain" / as Robert Diggs)
 
2000 Next Friday (writer: "Shaolin Worldwide" / as Robert Diggs / writer: / as R. Diggs)
 
1999 Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (writer: "Fast Shadow", "Raise Your Sword" Samurai Showdown / producer: "Ice-Cream" instrumental mix, "Fast Shadow", "Raise Your Sword" Samurai Showdown / arranger: "Ice-Cream" instrumental mix, "Fast Shadow", "Raise Your Sword" Samurai Showdown / "Raise Your Sword" Samurai Showdown)
 
1998 Belly (writer: "Windpipe" / performer: "Windpipe")
 
1998 I Got the Hook Up (producer: "Who Rock This")
 
1998 Bulworth (writer: "Run" / as Robert Diggs Jr. / writer: "The Chase" / as Robert Diggs / performer: "The Chase" / producer: "Run", "The Chase")
 
1997 Soul in the Hole (documentary) ("Soldiers of Darkness" / as Robert Diggs)
 
1997 One Eight Seven (writer: "Release Yo' Delf" / as Robert Diggs Jr.)
 
1996 High School High (writer: "Semi-Automatic Full Rap Metal Jacket", "Wu Wear: The Garment Renaissance" / as R. Diggs / performer: "Wu Wear: The Garment Renaissance" / producer: "Semi-Automatic Full Rap Metal Jacket", "Wu Wear: The Garment Renaissance")
 
1996 The Great White Hype (writer: "Who's The Champion", "Bring The Pain" / as Robert Diggs Jr. / performer: "Who's The Champion" / producer: "Who's The Champion", "Bring The Pain")
 
1996 Sunset Park (writer: "Motherless Child" / as Robert Diggs / producer: "Motherless Child" / as The RZA / arranger: "Motherless Child" / as The RZA)
 
1996 Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood (writer: "Winter Warz" / as R. Diggs / producer: "Winter Warz" / as The Rza)
 
1995 The Jerky Boys (writer: "Dirty Dancing" / as Robert Diggs)
 
1995 The Fear (writer: "Here Come The Gravediggaz" / as Robert Diggs)
 
1995 Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight (writer: "1-800-SUICIDE" / as R. Diggs)
 
Show ShowActor (25 titles)
2013 AWOL-72 (pre-production)
Detective Adams (rumored)
 
2014 Brick Mansions (rumored) (filming)
 
2013 Gang Related (TV series)
Cassius
Episode #1.1 (2013) … Cassius
 
2012 Californication (TV series)
Samurai Apocalypse
The Party (2012) … Samurai Apocalypse
Raw (2012) … Samurai Apocalypse
Love Song (2012) … Samurai Apocalypse
 
2012 The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (TV series)
Episode #8.97 (2012)
 
2010 Outlaw (TV series)
Greg Beals
Pilot (2010) … Greg Beals
 
2010 Repo Men
T-Bone
 
2010 The Killers (short)
 
2009 Afro Samurai: Resurrection (TV movie)
DJ (voice) (as The RZA)
 
2008 Gospel Hill
Lonnie (as The RZA)
 
2007/II The Box
Duece
 
2006 The Lather Effect
Danny's Friend #1 (as The RZA)
 
2003 Coffee and Cigarettes
RZA (segment "Delirium")
 
1999 Upright Citizens Brigade (TV series)
Bobby Digital
Bomb Squad (1999) … Bobby Digital
 
Show ShowComposer (13 titles)
2011 ZooHood (short)
 
2010 The Killers (short)
 
2009 Afro Samurai (Video Game)
 
2009 Afro Samurai: Resurrection (TV movie)
 
2007 Afro Samurai (TV mini-series)
Justice (2007) (as The RZA)
Kuma (2007) (as The RZA)
The Empty Seven Clan (2007) (as The RZA)
Okiku (2007) (as The RZA)
Number Two (2007) (as The RZA)
 
2005 The Mindscape of Alan Moore (documentary)
 
2005 Blood of a Champion (video)
 
2005 Xiara's Song (TV documentary)
 
2004 Blade: Trinity (as The RZA)
 
2004 Soul Plane
 
2003 Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (as The RZA)
 
Show ShowDirector (3 titles)
Show ShowProducer (4 titles)
2009 Dirty: One Word Can Change the World (documentary) (executive producer)
 
2005 Blood of a Champion (video) (executive producer)
 
2004 Wu-Tang Clan: Disciples of the 36 Chambers, Chapter 2 (video) (executive producer)
 
2004 The World According to RZA (video documentary) (executive producer)
 
Show ShowMusic Department (4 titles)
2007 War (composer: additional music - as R Z A)
 
2005 Unleashed (composer: additional music)
 
2004 Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (composer: additional music - as The RZA)
 
2004 Barbershop 2: Back in Business (composer: additional music)
 
Show ShowWriter (1 title)
2012 The Man with the Iron Fists (screenplay / story)
 
Show ShowThanks (3 titles)
2012 Django Unchained (special thanks)
 
2006 Rock the Bells (documentary) (sincere thanks)
 
2006 The Making of 'Derailed' (video documentary short) (special thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (63 titles)
???? The Gent (filming)
Himself
 
2009 Welcome to Blakroc (documentary) (post-production)
 
2013 Robot Chicken (TV series)
Halloween / Himself / Strawberry
Botched Jewel Heist (2013) … Himself/Strawberry/Halloween (voice)
 
2002-2012 Last Call with Carson Daly (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 8 November 2012 (2012) … Himself
Episode dated 17 February 2005 (2005) … Himself
Episode dated 29 January 2002 (2002) … Himself
 
2005-2012 The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (TV series)
Himself / Himself - Guest / Himself - Musical Guest
Episode #8.339 (2012) … Himself - Guest
Episode #5.94 (2009) … Himself
Episode #4.188 (2007) … Himself
Episode #2.64 (2005) … Himself - Musical Guest
Episode #2.44 (2005) … Himself
 
2012 Made in Hollywood (TV series)
Himself
Episode #8.7 (2012) … Himself
 
2012 Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (TV series)
Himself
Episode #1.812 (2012) … Himself
Episode #1.804 (2012) … Himself
 
2012 Huff Post's BV 365 (TV series)
Himself
2012 BET Hip-Hop Awards (2012) … Himself
 
2012 The Trouble with Cali
Himself
 
2012 Attack of the Show! (TV series)
Actor, 'Californication' / Himself - Guest
RZA (2012) … Himself - Guest/Actor, 'Californication'
 
2012 Conan (TV series)
Himself - Guest
The Last-Minute Gift at CVS That Got Greg Laid (2012) … Himself - Guest
 
2012 Music Nuggets (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 14 January 2012 (2012) … Himself
 
2012 Chelsea Lately (TV series)
Himself - Guest
Episode #6.3 (2012) … Himself - Guest
 
2011 Making the Next Three Days (video short)
Himself
 
2010 Wu-Tang Saga (video documentary)
Rza
 
2005-2009 Tavis Smiley (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 22 October 2009 (2009) … Himself
Episode dated 16 June 2005 (2005) … Himself
 
2009 How Bruce Lee Changed the World (TV documentary)
Interviewee
 
2009 The Black List: Volume Two (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2009 Q: The Man (video documentary)
Himself
 
2008 Up and Above (video documentary)
Himself
 
2008 BET Hip Hop Awards 2008 (TV special)
Himself
 
2007 Anime: Drawing a Revolution (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2007 Wu Tang: Revealed (video)
Himself
 
2007 Wu: The Story of the Wu-Tang Clan (documentary)
Himself
 
2006 3rd Annual VH1 Hip-Hop Honors (TV movie)
Himself - Honoree (as Wu-Tang Clan)
 
2006 Breaking the Rules (documentary)
Himself
 
2006 Blowin' Up (TV series documentary)
Himself
 
2006 Rock the Bells (documentary)
Himself - Wu-Tang Founder (as The RZA)
 
2006 The Making of 'Derailed' (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2006 Rap Sheet: Hip-Hop and the Cops (documentary)
Himself
 
2005 MTVU Woodie Awards 2005 (TV special)
Himself
 
2005 E! Behind the Scenes (TV series)
Himself
Derailed (2005) … Himself
 
2005 Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List (TV series)
Himself
High Brow (2005) … Himself
 
2005 The Daily Show with Jon Stewart (TV series)
Himself
RZA (2005) … Himself (as The RZA)
 
2005 Be Cool
Himself (as The RZA)
 
2005 Ego Trip's Race-O-Rama (TV series documentary)
Himself
 
2005 The Show with A.J. Calloway (TV movie)
Himself
 
2004 Making 'Scary Movie 3' (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2004 Tracks (TV series documentary)
Himself
Tarantino Special (2004) … Himself
 
2004 The Sharon Osbourne Show (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 14 April 2004 (2004) … Himself
 
2004 The World According to RZA (video documentary)
Himself
 
2004 America's Next Top Model (TV series)
Himself
 
2003-2004 Chappelle's Show (TV series)
Himself
Episode #2.1 (2004) … Himself
Episode #1.7 (2003) … Himself
 
2003 Jimmy Kimmel Live! (TV series)
Himself - Musical Guest
Episode #2.90 (2003) … Himself - Musical Guest
 
2003 Scary Movie 3
Himself (as The RZA)
 
2003 The Making of 'Kill Bill' (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2003 Lyricist Lounge: Hip Hop Video Classics (video)
Himself (segment "C.R.E.A.M.") (as Wu-Tang Clan)
 
2002 Big Pun: Still Not a Player (documentary)
Himself
 
2002 Hype Williams: The Videos, Vol. 1 (video)
Himself (segment "Can It Be All So Simple") (as Wu-Tang Clan)
 
2000 And Ya Don't Stop: Hip Hop's Greatest Videos, Vol. 1 (video)
Himself (segment "C.R.E.A.M.") (as Wu-Tang Clan)
 
1999 Wu-Tang: Shaolin Style (Video Game)
Himself (voice)
 
1999 Flava (TV series)
Himself
Episode #4.2 (1999) … Himself
 
1998 MTV Europe Music Awards 1998 (TV special)
Himself - Presenter
 
1998 Wu-Tang (video)
Himself
 
1997 Rhyme & Reason (documentary)
Himself
 
1995 Rap Sheet's Free Expression in the '90s (TV movie)
Himself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (4 titles)
2008 Onyx: 15 Years of Videos, History & Violence (video documentary)
Himself
 
2003 Chappelle's Show (TV series)
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

Album, "Hits," Razor Sharp/Epic Street/SME Records EK 69610, 1999. See more »

Publicity Listings:

3 Interviews  | 4 Articles  | 1 Magazine Cover Photo  | See more »

Official Sites:

Wu-Tang Corp | See more »

Alternate Names:

R Z A | Wu-Tang Clan | Robert Diggs | The RZA | The Rza

Height:

6' 2" (1.88 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

[on describing the meaning of Wu-tang] The wu is the way, the tang is the slang. See more »

Trivia:

Considered one of the greatest hip hop producers of all time, helping to found the gritty, dark, cinematic sounds of mid 90's wutang rap. See more »

Nickname:

Bobby Steels See more »

Star Sign:

Cancer