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Rick Rubin

Born · March 10, 1963 (62 years old)

Known For: Acting

Place of Birth: Lido Beach, New York, USA

Bio

Frederick Jay "Rick" Rubin (born March 10, 1963) is an American record executive and record producer. He is a co-founder (alongside Russell Simmons) of Def Jam Recordings, founder of American Recordings, and former co-president of Columbia Records. Rubin helped popularize hip-hop by producing records for acts such as the Beastie Boys, Geto Boys, Run-DMC, Public Enemy, and LL Cool J. He has also produced hit records for acts from a variety of other genres, predominantly heavy metal (Danzig, Metallica, and Slayer), alternative rock (the Cult, Red Hot Chili Peppers, the Strokes and Weezer), hard rock (Audioslave and Aerosmith), nu-metal (Linkin Park, Rage Against the Machine, System of a Down), and country (Johnny Cash and the Chicks). In 2007, Rubin was called "the most important producer of the last 20 years" by MTV and was named on Time's list of the "100 Most Influential People in the World". His first book, The Creative Act: A Way of Being, was published in January 2023.

Known for

Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live

Sound City

Sound City

WWE SmackDown

WWE SmackDown

Beastie Boys Story

Beastie Boys Story

WWE WrestleMania 41: Saturday

Himself

2025

Omar and Cedric: If This Ever Gets Weird

Self

2024

Circus Maximus

Self

2023

Chris Rock: Road To Live Special

Self

2023

Neil Young & Crazy Horse: World Record: The Making Of - A Chronicle of the Music

Himself

2022

jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy

Self (voice) (archive footage) · (1 episode)

2022

2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

Self

2021

Tom Petty, Somewhere You Feel Free

Himself

2021

McCartney 3, 2, 1

Self · (6 episodes)

2021

This Is Pop

Self (archive footage) · (1 episode)

2021

Biography: The Nine Lives of Ozzy Osbourne

Self

2020

Beastie Boys Story

Self (archive footage)

2020

Truth to Power

Self

2020

500 Days in UCLA (Cut Footage Documentary)

Self (archive footage)

2020

Shangri-La

(4 episodes)

2019

The Shop

Self · (1 episode)

2018

May It Last: A Portrait of the Avett Brothers

Himself

2017

Johnny Cash: American Rebel

Self

2015

808

Self

2015

I Am Johnny Cash

Self

2015

Black Sabbath: 13

Himself

2013

One Track Heart: The Story of Krishna Das

Himself

2013

Sound City

Self

2013

Linkin Park: Meeting of A Thousand Suns

Self

2010

Jim Jones - This Is Jim Jones

Self

2009

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: Runnin' Down a Dream

Self

2007

The Making of Minutes to Midnight

Self

2007

Dixie Chicks: Shut Up and Sing

Self

2006

JAY-Z: Fade to Black

Self

2004

Johnny Cash: The Last Great American

Self

2004

Run DMC: Forever Kings

Self

2004

End of the Century: The Story of the Ramones

Self

2003

The Cult: Pure Cult Anthology 1984-1995

2001

WWE SmackDown

Self · (1 episode)

1999

The Hip Hop Years

Self · (1 episode)

1999

Tom Petty: Going Home

Self

1994

Red Hot Chili Peppers: Funky Monks

Self

1991

Men Don't Leave

Craig

1990

Tougher Than Leather

Vic Ferrante

1988

Krush Groove

Rick

1985

Saturday Night Live

Self - Musical Guest · (1 episode)

1975