Rick Rubin

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.

Known For

Saturday Night Live

WWE Friday Night SmackDown

The Shop

This Is Pop

jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy

Beastie Boys Story

2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

Soundbreaking

All Movies (34)

• WrestleMania 41: Saturday2025 · as Himself
• Omar and Cedric: If This Ever Gets Weird2024 · as Self
• Circus Maximus2023 · as Self
• whyrush?2023 · as Narrator
• Chris Rock: Road To Live Special2023 · as Self
• Neil Young & Crazy Horse: World Record: The Making Of - A Chronicle of the Music2022 · as Himself
• 2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony2021 · as Self
• Tom Petty, Somewhere You Feel Free2021 · as Himself
• The Nine Lives of Ozzy Osbourne2020 · as Self
• Beastie Boys Story2020 · as Self (archive footage)
• Truth to Power2020 · as Self
• 500 Days in UCLA (Cut Footage Documentary)2020 · as Self (archive footage)
• May It Last: A Portrait of the Avett Brothers2017 · as Himself
• Johnny Cash: American Rebel2015 · as Self
• 8082015 · as Self
• I Am Johnny Cash2015 · as Self
• Black Sabbath: 132013 · as Self
• One Track Heart: The Story of Krishna Das2013 · as Himself
• Sound City2013 · as Self
• Linkin Park: Meeting of A Thousand Suns2010 · as Self
• Jim Jones - This Is Jim Jones2009 · as Self
• Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: Runnin' Down a Dream2007 · as Self
• The Making of Minutes to Midnight2007 · as Self
• Dixie Chicks: Shut Up and Sing2006 · as Self
• JAY-Z: Fade to Black2004 · as Self
• Johnny Cash: The Last Great American2004 · as Self
• Run DMC: Forever Kings2004 · as Self
• End of the Century: The Story of the Ramones2003 · as Self
• The Cult: Pure Cult Anthology 1984-19952001
• Tom Petty: Going Home1994 · as Self
• Red Hot Chili Peppers - Funky Monks1991 · as Self
• Men Don't Leave1990 · as Craig
• Tougher Than Leather1988 · as Vic Ferrante
• Krush Groove1985 · as Rick

All TV Shows (9)

• jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy2022 · as Self (voice) (archive footage)
• McCartney 3, 2, 12021 · as Self
• This Is Pop2021 · as Self (archive footage)
• Shangri-La2019
• The Shop2018 · as Self
• Soundbreaking2016 · as Self
• WWE Friday Night SmackDown1999 · as Self
• The Hip Hop Years1999 · as Self
• Saturday Night Live1975 · as Self - Musical Guest