Joseph Simmons
Actor
Biography
Joseph Ward Simmons (born November 14, 1964), known by the stage name Run, Rev. Run or DJ Run, is one of the founding members of the influential hip hop group Run–D.M.C., and a practicing minister, known as Reverend Run. Simmons was born in Hollis, Queens, New York. He is the younger brother of Daniel "Danny" Simmons, Jr. and Russell Simmons, the co-founder of Def Jam Records.
He found new popularity in 2005 with his family MTV reality show Run's House.
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Filmography
Live Aid
as Self 1985
Krush Groove
as Joseph Simmons 1985
Who's the Man?
as Detective 1993
ReMastered: Who Killed Jam Master Jay?
as Self [RUN-DMC] 2018
The Hip Hop Nutcracker
as Neighborhood MC / Narrator 2022
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
as Self (archive footage) 2025
Made in America
as Self 2013
Tougher Than Leather
as Run 1988
30 Days
as Himself 2006
Big Fun in the Big Town
as Self 1986
The Making of Sun City
as Self 1985
American Rap Stars
as Self 2002
Run-DMC | Together Forever
as Self 2002
Jingle Bell Rocks!
as Self 2013
Run DMC: Forever Kings
as Self 2004
Beastie Boys: Tibetan Freedom Concert 1999
1999