Rick Rubin
- Acting
- March 10, 1963 · Lido Beach, New York, USA
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
- Portrait of an Artist: Stephen Curry · Self
- JAŸ-Z in 8 · Self, Executive producer
- The Strokes: In Transit: Part II · Self, Producer
- WrestleMania 41: Saturday · Self
- 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 · Self
- jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy · Self
- 2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony · Self
- Tom Petty, Somewhere You Feel Free · Self
- McCartney 3, 2, 1 · Self
- This Is Pop · Self
- The Nine Lives of Ozzy Osbourne · Self
- Beastie Boys Story · Self
- Truth to Power · Self
- 500 Days in UCLA (Cut Footage Documentary) · Self
- Shangri-La · Executive producer
- The Shop · Self
- May It Last: A Portrait of the Avett Brothers · Self
- 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 · Self
- 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, Director
- Less Than Zero · Music Supervisor
- Krush Groove · Rick
- Saturday Night Live · Self