Rick Rubin
Known for: Acting
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
Series
Saturday Night Live
Self - Musical Guest
1975
Series
WWE Friday Night SmackDown
Self
1999
Series
The Shop
Self
2018
Film
Beastie Boys Story
Self (archive footage)
2020
Series
This Is Pop
Self (archive footage)
2021
Series
jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy
Self (voice) (archive footage)
2022
Series
Soundbreaking
Self
2016
Film
WrestleMania 41: Saturday
Himself
2025
Chris Rock: Road To Live Special
Self
2023
Film
Men Don't Leave
Craig
1990
Series
The Hip Hop Years
Self
1999
Film
The Nine Lives of Ozzy Osbourne
Self
2020
Film
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Funky Monks
Self
1991
Film
2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Self
2021
Film
808
Self
2015
Series
McCartney 3, 2, 1
Self
2021
whyrush?
Narrator
2023
Film
Sound City
Self
2013
Film
Krush Groove
Rick
1985
Film
Dixie Chicks: Shut Up and Sing
Self
2006
Film
JAY-Z: Fade to Black
Self
2004
Tom Petty: Going Home
Self
1994
JAŸ-Z in 8
Self
Film
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: Runnin' Down a Dream
Self
2007
Film
Tom Petty, Somewhere You Feel Free
Himself
2021
Film
In Transit: Part II
Self
2026
Film
Run DMC: Forever Kings
Self
2004
Film
Circus Maximus
Self
2023
Film
I Am Johnny Cash
Self
2015
Film
500 Days in UCLA (Cut Footage Documentary)
Self (archive footage)
2020
Series
Shangri-La
2019
Film
Tougher Than Leather
Vic Ferrante
1988
Film
Johnny Cash: American Rebel
Self
2015
Film
End of the Century: The Story of the Ramones
Self
2003
Film
May It Last: A Portrait of the Avett Brothers
Himself
2017
Film
Black Sabbath: 13
Self
2013
Film
Johnny Cash: The Last Great American
Self
2004
Jim Jones - This Is Jim Jones
Self
2009
Film
Truth to Power
Self
2020
Film
Linkin Park: Meeting of A Thousand Suns
Self
2010
Film
Omar and Cedric: If This Ever Gets Weird
Self
2024
Film
The Making of Minutes to Midnight
Self
2007
Film
The Cult: Pure Cult Anthology 1984-1995
2001
Film
Neil Young & Crazy Horse: World Record: The Making Of - A Chronicle of the Music
Himself
2022
Film
One Track Heart: The Story of Krishna Das
Himself
2013