Rick Rubin
Acting
1963-03-10 · Lido Beach, New York, USA
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.
Filmography
JAŸ-Z in 8
2026 · Series
TheatersThe Strokes: In Transit: Part II
2026 · Movie
WrestleMania 41: Saturday
2025 · Movie
Thank You Very Much
2025 · Movie
Omar and Cedric: If This Ever Gets Weird
2024 · Movie
Circus Maximus
2023 · Movie
whyrush?
2023 · Movie
Chris Rock: Road To Live Special
2023 · Movie
Neil Young & Crazy Horse: World Record: The Making Of - A Chronicle of the Music
2022 · Movie
jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy
2022 · Series
2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
2021 · Movie
Tom Petty, Somewhere You Feel Free
2021 · Movie
McCartney 3, 2, 1
2021 · Series
This Is Pop
2021 · Series
The Nine Lives of Ozzy Osbourne
2020 · Movie
Beastie Boys Story
2020 · Movie
Truth to Power
2020 · Movie
500 Days in UCLA (Cut Footage Documentary)
2020 · Movie
Shangri-La
2019 · Series
The Shop
2018 · Series
May It Last: A Portrait of the Avett Brothers
2017 · Movie
Soundbreaking
2016 · Series
Johnny Cash: American Rebel
2015 · Movie
808
2015 · Movie
I Am Johnny Cash
2015 · Movie
Black Sabbath: 13
2013 · Movie
One Track Heart: The Story of Krishna Das
2013 · Movie
Sound City
2013 · Movie
Linkin Park: Meeting of A Thousand Suns
2010 · Movie
Jim Jones - This Is Jim Jones
2009 · Movie
A Little Inappropriate
2008 · Series
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: Runnin' Down a Dream
2007 · Movie
The Making of Minutes to Midnight
2007 · Movie
Dixie Chicks: Shut Up and Sing
2006 · Movie
JAY-Z: Fade to Black
2004 · Movie
Johnny Cash: The Last Great American
2004 · Movie
Run DMC: Forever Kings
2004 · Movie
Rage Against the Machine: Live at the Grand Olympic Auditorium
2003 · Movie
End of the Century: The Story of the Ramones
2003 · Movie
The Cult: Pure Cult Anthology 1984-1995
2001 · Movie
WWE Friday Night SmackDown
1999 · Series
The Hip Hop Years
1999 · Series
Johnny Cash - Manhattan Center
1994 · Movie
Tom Petty: Going Home
1994 · Movie
SMW Thanksgiving Thunder 1993
1993 · Movie
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Funky Monks
1991 · Movie
AAA Travel Video Series: Appalachian Trail
1991 · Movie
Danzig: Home Video
1990 · Movie
Men Don't Leave
1990 · Movie
Tougher Than Leather
1988 · Movie
Less Than Zero
1987 · Movie
Krush Groove
1985 · Movie
Saturday Night Live
1975 · Series