From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Russell Wendell Simmons (born October 4, 1957) is an American entrepreneur, the co-founder, with Rick Rubin, of the pioneering hip-hop label Def Jam, and creator of the clothing fashion lines Phat Farm, Argyleculture, and American Classics. Russell Simmons is the third richest figure in hip-hop, having a net-worth estimate of $340 million. Description above from the Wikipedia article Russell Simmons, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography

• 2026Robot Dracula — Russell
• 2019Undateable John — Suicide Hotline Operator
• 2016ADD Presents: Robert Powell — Executive Producer
• 2016ADD Presents: Tyree Elaine — Executive Producer
• 2016All Def Comedy — Executive Producer
• 2015Unity — Narrator (voice)
• 2012Change Begins Within
• 2011Lemon — Executive Producer
• Running Russell Simmons — Producer
• The Nate Berkus Show
• Jamie Kennedy's Blowin' Up
• The Henry Rollins Show
• 2006Waist Deep — Executive Producer
• 20059/11/03: A Day in the Life of New York
• Run's House — Producer, Creator
• 2005Street Fury: Envy
• 2005The History Makers: Success — Director
• And You Don't Stop: 30 Years of Hip-Hop — Executive Producer
• Hip Hop Honors
• The Celebrity Apprentice
• The L Word — Russell Simmons
• 2001Def Comedy Jam, Vol. 6 — Writer
• Russell Simmons' Def Comedy Jam All Stars — Himself, Creator
• 2000Def Comedy Jam, Vol. 7 — Writer
• 1998Butter — Celebrity Guest #2
• 1997Gridlock'd — Executive Producer
• 1997How to Be a Player — Producer
• Moesha — Russell Simmons
• 1996The Nutty Professor — Producer
• 1995The Addiction — Executive Producer
• Def Comedy Jam — Producer, Creator
• 1988Tougher Than Leather — Self, Producer
• 1985Krush Groove — Crocket, Co-Producer

Appearances as themselves (45)

• Sean Combs: The Reckoning — Self (archive footage)
• Payback — Self - Funeral Attendee (archive footage)
• 2020Beastie Boys Story — Self (archive footage)
• 2019A Fatherless America — Self
• 2018ReMastered: Who Killed Jam Master Jay? — Self
• 2018Survivor's Guide to Prison — Self
• 2017Feel Rich: Health Is the New Wealth — Himself
• 2017G-Funk — Self
• 2016Norman Lear: Just Another Version of You — Self
• 2016On Meditation — Self
• 2016Vegan: Everyday Stories — Self
• 2014Awake: The Life of Yogananda — Self
• Acting Disruptive — Self
• The Arsenio Hall Show — Self
• Russell Simmons Presents: The Ruckus — Self
• 2012The Tents — Self
• 2012Yoga Is: A Transformational Journey — Himself
• My Favorite Place — Self
• 2010Rappin' With The Rickster — Self
• 2009Jim Jones - This Is Jim Jones — Self
• 2009Shooting Star(s): The Rise of Hip Hop Photographer Johnny Nunez — Self
• 20082 Turntables and a Microphone — Self
• 2008In Prison My Whole Life — Self
• Kimora: Life in the Fab Lane — Self
• 2008The Black List: Volume One — Self
• 2006Def Comedy Jam Classics: Volume Two — Self
• 2006The Hip Hop Project — Self
• It's the Shoes — Self
• The Colbert Report — Self - Guest
• America Beyond the Color Line — Self
• 2004Run DMC: Forever Kings — Self
• 2003Beef — Self
• 2003Death of a Dynasty — Self (uncredited)
• Jimmy Kimmel Live! — Self - Guest
• Real Time with Bill Maher — Self
• 2002American Rap Stars — Self
• 2002Brown Sugar — Self
• 2002It's Black Entertainment — Self
• The Hamptons — Self
• The Hip Hop Years — Self
• 1998Motown 40: The Music Is Forever — Self
• 1995The Show — Self
• Late Night with Conan O'Brien — Self - Guest
• 1986Big Fun in the Big Town — Self
• Tony Awards — Self - Winner