Rick Rubin
Acting
Born 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
WrestleMania 41: Saturday
Apr 19, 2025
Omar and Cedric: If This Ever Gets Weird
Nov 20, 2024
Circus Maximus
Jul 27, 2023
Neil Young & Crazy Horse: World Record: The Making Of - A Chronicle of the Music
Nov 18, 2022
2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Nov 20, 2021
Tom Petty, Somewhere You Feel Free
Oct 20, 2021
The Nine Lives of Ozzy Osbourne
Sep 7, 2020
Beastie Boys Story
Apr 24, 2020
Truth to Power
Apr 15, 2020
500 Days in UCLA (Cut Footage Documentary)
Mar 13, 2020
May It Last: A Portrait of the Avett Brothers
Sep 12, 2017
Johnny Cash: American Rebel
Sep 12, 2015
808
Mar 30, 2015
I Am Johnny Cash
Jan 1, 2015
Black Sabbath: 13
Jun 12, 2013
One Track Heart: The Story of Krishna Das
May 8, 2013
Sound City
Jan 18, 2013
Linkin Park: Meeting of A Thousand Suns
Sep 14, 2010
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: Runnin' Down a Dream
Oct 14, 2007
The Making of Minutes to Midnight
May 15, 2007
Dixie Chicks: Shut Up and Sing
Oct 27, 2006
JAY-Z: Fade to Black
Nov 5, 2004
Johnny Cash: The Last Great American
Feb 27, 2004
Run DMC: Forever Kings
Feb 10, 2004
End of the Century: The Story of the Ramones
Jan 19, 2003
The Cult: Pure Cult Anthology 1984-1995
Jan 1, 2001
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Funky Monks
Oct 29, 1991
Men Don't Leave
Feb 2, 1990
Tougher Than Leather
Sep 26, 1988
Krush Groove
Oct 25, 1985