Rick Rubin

Personal Info

Known For Actor

Gender Male

Birthday 1963-03-10 (61 years old)

Place of Birth Lido Beach, New York, USA

Also Known As Frederick Jay Rubin, Frederick Jay "Rick" Rubin

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

Actor

2023
2022
jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy

as Self (voice) (archive footage)

2021
2021
This Is Pop

as Self (archive footage)

2020
Beastie Boys Story

as Self (archive footage)

2020
2020
2018
The Shop

as Self

2015
808

as Self

2015
2013
2013
Sound City

as Self

2004
2004
1999
1999
1990
1988
Tougher Than Leather

as Vic Ferrante

1985
Krush Groove

as Rick

1975
Saturday Night Live

as Self - Musical Guest

Producer

2023
Thank You Very Much

as Executive Producer

2019
Shangri-La

as Executive Producer

2008
A Little Inappropriate

as Executive Producer

1990
Danzig: Home Video

as Production Supervisor

Sound

Director

1988