Rick Rubin
Actor
- Born
- March 10, 1963 (age 63) · Lido Beach, New York, USA
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).
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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
Sound City
January 18, 2013
Beastie Boys Story
April 24, 2020
End of the Century: The Story of the Ramones
January 19, 2003
Krush Groove
October 25, 1985
Dixie Chicks: Shut Up and Sing
October 27, 2006
Men Don't Leave
February 2, 1990
808
March 30, 2015
WrestleMania 41: Saturday
April 19, 2025
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: Runnin' Down a Dream
October 14, 2007
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Funky Monks
October 29, 1991
Circus Maximus
July 27, 2023
The Nine Lives of Ozzy Osbourne
September 7, 2020
Acting36
- 2026Portrait of an Artist: Stephen Curry as Self
- 2026The Strokes: In Transit: Part II as Self
- 2025WrestleMania 41: Saturday as Himself
- 2024Omar and Cedric: If This Ever Gets Weird as Self
- 2023Circus Maximus as Self
- 2023whyrush? as Narrator
- 2023Chris Rock: Road To Live Special as Self
- 2022Neil Young & Crazy Horse: World Record: The Making Of - A Chronicle of the Music as Himself
- 20212021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony as Self
- 2021