Joseph Ward Simmons (born November 14, 1964), known by the stage name Run, Rev. Run or DJ Run, is one of the founding members of the influential hip hop group Run–D.M.C., and a practicing minister, known as Reverend Run. Simmons was born in Hollis, Queens, New York. He is the younger brother of Daniel "Danny" Simmons, Jr. and Russell Simmons, the co-founder of Def Jam Records. He found new popularity in 2005 with his family MTV reality show Run's House. Description above from the Wikipedia article Joseph Simmons, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography

• 2023Out of Bounds — Sound Mixer
• The Jennifer Hudson Show — Rev Run
• Scooby-Doo and Guess Who? — Reverend Run (voice)
• All About the Washingtons — Joey Washington
• The Last O.G. — 90s DJ
• Great News — Rev Run
• Daddy's Girls — Producer, Creator
• Nick Cannon Presents: Wild 'N Out
• Hip Hop Honors
• 2002Red Dragon — Janitor
• 2002Through the Years of Hip Hop Volume 1 Graffiti Extras
• Grounded for Life — Run
• 2001Run DMC: Live at Montreux 2001
• 1999Beastie Boys: Tibetan Freedom Concert 1999
• TRL
• 1993Who's the Man? — Detective
• 1988Tougher Than Leather — Run
• WWF Superstars — Joseph Simmons
• 1985Krush Groove — Joseph Simmons
• Graffiti Rock — Run

Appearances as themselves (26)

• 2025Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music — Self (archive footage)
• Sean Combs: The Reckoning — Self (archive footage)
• Death by Fame — Self [RUN-D.M.C] (archive footage)
• Payback — Self - Funeral Attendee (archive footage)
• 2022The Hip Hop Nutcracker — Self - Neighborhood MC / Self - Narrator
• Hip Hop: The Songs That Shook America — Self
• The Tamron Hall Show — Self - Guest
• 2018ReMastered: Who Killed Jam Master Jay? — Self [RUN-DMC]
• 2013Jingle Bell Rocks! — Self
• 2013Made in America — Self
• Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives — Self (as "Rev. Run")
• 200630 Days — Himself
• 2004Run DMC: Forever Kings — Self
• 2002American Rap Stars — Self
• 2002Run-DMC | Together Forever — Self
• The View — Self
• Late Show with David Letterman — Self - Musical Guest
• LIVE with Kelly and Mark — Self
• Yo! MTV Raps — Self
• 1986Big Fun in the Big Town — Self
• WWF Wrestling Challenge — Self
• 1985Live Aid — Self
• 1985The Making of Sun City — Self
• MTV Video Music Awards — Self
• Reading Rainbow — Self (as Run)
• The Grammys — Self