Known For
Acting
Born
Mar 10, 1963
Place of Birth
Lido Beach, New York, USA
Credits
53 titles
Rick Rubin
Biography
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
Filmography
In Transit: Part II
Self
WrestleMania 41: Saturday
Himself
Thank You Very Much
Executive Producer
Omar and Cedric: If This Ever Gets Weird
Self
Circus Maximus
Self
whyrush?
Narrator
Chris Rock: Road To Live Special
Self
Neil Young & Crazy Horse: World Record: The Making Of - A Chronicle of the Music
Himself
jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy
Self (voice) (archive footage)
2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Self
Tom Petty, Somewhere You Feel Free
Himself
McCartney 3, 2, 1
Self
This Is Pop
Self (archive footage)
The Nine Lives of Ozzy Osbourne
Self
Beastie Boys Story
Self (archive footage)
Truth to Power
Self
500 Days in UCLA (Cut Footage Documentary)
Self (archive footage)
Shangri-La
The Shop
Self
May It Last: A Portrait of the Avett Brothers
Himself
Soundbreaking
Self
Johnny Cash: American Rebel
Self
808
Self
I Am Johnny Cash
Self
Black Sabbath: 13
Self
One Track Heart: The Story of Krishna Das
Himself
Sound City
Self
Linkin Park: Meeting of A Thousand Suns
Self
Jim Jones - This Is Jim Jones
Self
A Little Inappropriate
Executive Producer
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: Runnin' Down a Dream
Self
The Making of Minutes to Midnight
Self
Dixie Chicks: Shut Up and Sing
Self
JAY-Z: Fade to Black
Self
Johnny Cash: The Last Great American
Self
Run DMC: Forever Kings
Self
Rage Against the Machine: Live at the Grand Olympic Auditorium
Music Producer
End of the Century: The Story of the Ramones
Self
The Cult: Pure Cult Anthology 1984-1995
WWE Friday Night SmackDown
Self
The Hip Hop Years
Self
Johnny Cash - Manhattan Center
Music Producer
Tom Petty: Going Home
Self
SMW Thanksgiving Thunder 1993
Producer
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Funky Monks
Self
AAA Travel Video Series: Appalachian Trail
Online Editor
Danzig: Home Video
Production Supervisor
Men Don't Leave
Craig
Tougher Than Leather
Vic Ferrante
Less Than Zero
Music Supervisor