Rick Rubin
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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
Credits
Beastie Boys Story (2020)
as Self (archive footage)
Men Don't Leave (1990)
as Craig
2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony (2021)
as Self
The Nine Lives of Ozzy Osbourne (2020)
as Self
Chris Rock: Road To Live Special (2023)
as Self
JAY-Z: Fade to Black (2004)
as Self
Portrait of an Artist: Stephen Curry (2026)
as Self
End of the Century: The Story of the Ramones (2003)
as Self
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: Runnin' Down a Dream (2007)
as Self
WrestleMania 41: Saturday (2025)
as Himself
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Funky Monks (1991)
as Self
Sound City (2013)
as Self
Krush Groove (1985)
as Rick
Run DMC: Forever Kings (2004)
as Self
Tom Petty, Somewhere You Feel Free (2021)
as Himself
whyrush? (2023)
as Narrator
Johnny Cash: American Rebel (2015)
as Self
Dixie Chicks: Shut Up and Sing (2006)
as Self
500 Days in UCLA (Cut Footage Documentary) (2020)
as Self (archive footage)
Neil Young & Crazy Horse: World Record: The Making Of - A Chronicle of the Music (2022)
as Himself
I Am Johnny Cash (2015)
as Self
Tom Petty: Going Home (1994)
as Self
Johnny Cash: The Last Great American (2004)
as Self
Circus Maximus (2023)
as Self
The Strokes: In Transit: Part II (2026)
as Self
May It Last: A Portrait of the Avett Brothers (2017)
as Himself
Linkin Park: Meeting of A Thousand Suns (2010)
as Self
Jim Jones - This Is Jim Jones (2009)
as Self
808 (2015)
as Self
Omar and Cedric: If This Ever Gets Weird (2024)
as Self
The Making of Minutes to Midnight (2007)
as Self
Black Sabbath: 13 (2013)
as Self
Tougher Than Leather (1988)
as Vic Ferrante
Truth to Power (2020)
as Self
The Cult: Pure Cult Anthology 1984-1995 (2001)
Actor
One Track Heart: The Story of Krishna Das (2013)
as Himself