Known For
Directing
Born
Apr 01, 1971
Place of Birth
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Credits
18 titles
Boots Riley
Biography
Raymond Lawrence 'Boots' Riley (born April 1, 1971) is an American film director, producer, screenwriter, rapper, and communist activist. He is the lead vocalist of The Coup and Street Sweeper Social Club. He made his feature-film directorial debut with Sorry to Bother You (released July 2018), which he also wrote. In 2023, the streaming series I'm a Virgo premiered on Prime Video, which Riley wrote and directed.
Known For
Filmography
I Love Boosters
Director
The Last Critic
Hollywood Black
Self
Fremont
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
I'm a Virgo
Writer
I'm Charlie Walker
Bartender Ray
When I See Them, I See Us
Sorry to Bother You
Director
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
Self
Rope a Dope 2
Mayor
99%: The Occupy Wall Street Collaborative Film
Self
First Earth: Uncompromising Ecological Architecture
In Prison My Whole Life
Self
The Coup: The Best Coup DVD Ever
Self
Freestyle: The Art of Rhyme
Himself
The Daily Show
Self - Guest
Mr. Burns
Director
Aliens in Eritea
Producer