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RZA

RZA

Acting · Sound · Directing · Crew · Production · Writing

Born July 5, 1969, Brooklyn, New York, USA

Robert Fitzgerald Diggs, better known by his stage name RZA or The RZA ( /ˈrɪzə/; born July 5, 1969), is an American Grammy-winning music producer, multi-instrumentalist, author, rapper, and occasional actor, director, and screenwriter. A prominent figure in hip hop music, he is the de facto leader of the Wu-Tang Clan. He has produced almost all of Wu-Tang Clan's albums as well as many Wu-Tang solo and affiliate projects. He is widely considered one of the most influential and landmark hip-hop producers of all time. He subsequently gained attention for his work scoring and acting in films. He has also released solo albums under the alter-ego Bobby Digital. In addition to the Wu-Tang Clan and his solo releases, RZA was also a founding member of the horrorcore rap group Gravediggaz where he used the name The Rzarector. He has also acted in several movies including Coffee and Cigarettes, American Gangster, Gospel Hill, Life Is Hot in Cracktown, Ghost Dog, Funny People, Derailed, Due Date and Repo Men. In 2008, RZA was ranked number four on About.com's best hip hop producers of all time list. Description above from the Wikipedia article RZA, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography

Appearances as themselves (46)
  • 2024Ol' Dirty Bastard: A Tale of Two Dirtys — Self
  • 2024Wu-Tang Clan & Nas: NY State of Mind Tour at Climate Pledge Arena — Self
  • 2023Amazon Music Live: Wu-Tang Clan, Nas, and De La Soul's 'N.Y. State of Mind Tour' — Himself
  • 2023Freestyle 101: Hip Hop History — Self
  • 2022Syl Johnson: Any Way the Wind Blows — Self
  • 2021Dean Martin: King of Cool — Self
  • 2020Coachella: 20 Years in the Desert — Self
  • 2020Risen: The Story of Chron "Hell Razah" Smith — himself
  • 2020The Disney Family Singalong - Volume II — Self
  • A Little Late with Lilly Singh — Self
  • Desus & Mero — Self - Illustrious Guest
  • The Kelly Clarkson Show — Self
  • Wu-Tang Clan: Of Mics and Men — Self
  • 2018Survivor's Guide to Prison — Self
  • Soundbreaking — Self
  • Hot Ones — Self
  • The Late Show with Stephen Colbert — Self - Guest
  • The Men in Blazers Show — Self
  • The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon — Self - Musical Guest
  • 2013Quentin Tarantino: 20 Years of Filmmaking — Self
  • 2012Money, Power, Respect: Hip Hop Billion Dollar Industry — Self
  • 2012The Trouble with Cali — Himself
  • 2011Planet Rock: The Story of Hip-Hop and the Crack Generation — Self
  • Conan — Self - Guest
  • 2009How Bruce Lee Changed the World — Self
  • 2009Q: The Man — Self
  • 2009The Black List: Volume Two — Self
  • 2008Wu: The Story of the Wu-Tang Clan — Himself
  • 2007Wu-Tang Clan: Live at Montreux — himself
  • 2006Beat Kings — Self
  • 2006Rock the Bells — Himself
  • 2006The Making of Derailed — Self
  • 2005Excavating Taylor Mead — Self
  • The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson — Self
  • 2004The World According to RZA — Himself
  • 2003Don of All Dons — Self
  • Jimmy Kimmel Live! — Self
  • 2003The Making of 'Kill Bill Vol. 1' — Self
  • 2002Tee Productions: Private Tapes — Himself
  • The Hip Hop Years — Self
  • 1998Wu Tang Clan - Da Mystery of Kung Fu — Self
  • 1997Rhyme & Reason — Self
  • 1997Wu-Tang Clan: This Shit is from the Heart — Self
  • The Daily Show — Self, Self - Guest
  • Yo! MTV Raps — Self
  • Dave Chappelle's Block Party 2 — Self
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