Biography
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.
Filmography
all 45
Movies 36
self 31
TV Shows 9
Producer 3
Thank You Very Much (2023)
Circus Maximus (2023)
Chris Rock: Road To Live Special (2023)
Neil Young & Crazy Horse: World Record: The Making Of - A Chronicle of the Music (2022)
jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy (2022)
2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony (2021)
Tom Petty, Somewhere You Feel Free (2021)
McCartney 3, 2, 1 (2021)
This Is Pop (2021)
Biography: The Nine Lives of Ozzy Osbourne (2020)
Beastie Boys Story (2020)
Truth to Power (2020)
Shangri-La (2019)
The Shop (2018)
May It Last: A Portrait of the Avett Brothers (2017)
Johnny Cash: American Rebel (2015)
808 (2015)
I Am Johnny Cash (2015)
Black Sabbath: 13 (2013)
One Track Heart: The Story of Krishna Das (2013)
Sound City (2013)
Fight for Your Right Revisited (2011)
The Meeting of a Thousand Suns (2010)
Jim Jones - This Is Jim Jones (2009)
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: Runnin' Down a Dream (2007)
The Making of Minutes to Midnight (2007)
Dixie Chicks: Shut Up and Sing (2006)
Fade to Black (2004)
Johnny Cash: The Last Great American (2004)
Rage Against the Machine: Live at the Grand Olympic Auditorium (2003)
End of the Century: The Story of the Ramones (2003)
The Cult: Pure Cult Anthology 1984-1995 (2001)
WWE SmackDown (1999)
The Hip Hop Years (1999)
Behind the Music (1997)
Johnny Cash - Manhattan Center (1994)
Tom Petty: Going Home (1994)
Red Hot Chili Peppers: Funky Monks (1991)
AAA Travel Video Series: Appalachian Trail (1991)
Danzig: Home Video (1990)
Men Don't Leave (1990)
Tougher Than Leather (1988)
Krush Groove (1985)
Saturday Night Live (1975)
500 Days in UCLA (Cut Footage Documentary)
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GenderMale
Birthday1963-03-10 (61 years old)
Birth NameFrederick Jay Rubin
Birth PlaceLido Beach, United States of America
ReligionBuddhism
Net Worth$250 Million
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
ResidencesLong Beach, United States of America
Also Known AsFrederick Jay Rubin
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