Rick Rubin
Actor
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.
As Director
Filmography
Sound City
as Self 2013
Beastie Boys Story
as Self (archive footage) 2020
End of the Century: The Story of the Ramones
as Self 2003
Dixie Chicks: Shut Up and Sing
as Self 2006
Krush Groove
as Rick 1985
Men Don't Leave
as Craig 1990
WrestleMania 41: Saturday
as Himself 2025
808
as Self 2015
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: Runnin' Down a Dream
as Self 2007
Red Hot Chili Peppers: Funky Monks
as Self 1991
Circus Maximus
as Self 2023
The Nine Lives of Ozzy Osbourne
as Self 2020
JAY-Z: Fade to Black
as Self 2004
May It Last: A Portrait of the Avett Brothers
as Himself 2017
Johnny Cash: American Rebel
as Self 2015
Tom Petty, Somewhere You Feel Free
as Himself 2021
Tougher Than Leather
as Vic Ferrante 1988