Rick Rubin
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 (43 titles)
7.3MovieWrestleMania 41: Saturday
Himself · 2025
7.0MovieOmar and Cedric: If This Ever Gets Weird
Self · 2024
6.3MovieCircus Maximus
Self · 2023
whyrush?
Narrator · 2023
Chris Rock: Road To Live Special
Self · 2023
MovieNeil Young & Crazy Horse: World Record: The Making Of - A Chronicle of the Music
Himself · 2022
7.1Showjeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy
Self (voice) (archive footage) · 2022
4.0Movie2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Self · 2021
6.8MovieTom Petty, Somewhere You Feel Free
Himself · 2021
8.4ShowMcCartney 3, 2, 1
Self · 2021
5.9ShowThis Is Pop
Self (archive footage) · 2021
7.4MovieThe Nine Lives of Ozzy Osbourne
Self · 2020
7.5MovieBeastie Boys Story
Self (archive footage) · 2020
4.0MovieTruth to Power
Self · 2020
10.0Movie500 Days in UCLA (Cut Footage Documentary)
Self (archive footage) · 2020
7.3ShowShangri-La
2019
5.3ShowThe Shop
Self · 2018
7.7MovieMay It Last: A Portrait of the Avett Brothers
Himself · 2017
7.8ShowSoundbreaking
Self · 2016
8.2MovieJohnny Cash: American Rebel
Self · 2015
7.3Movie808
Self · 2015
6.6MovieI Am Johnny Cash
Self · 2015
MovieBlack Sabbath: 13
Self · 2013
7.5MovieOne Track Heart: The Story of Krishna Das
Himself · 2013
7.4MovieSound City
Self · 2013
8.5MovieLinkin Park: Meeting of A Thousand Suns
Self · 2010
Jim Jones - This Is Jim Jones
Self · 2009
7.6MovieTom Petty and the Heartbreakers: Runnin' Down a Dream
Self · 2007
9.0MovieThe Making of Minutes to Midnight
Self · 2007
6.7MovieDixie Chicks: Shut Up and Sing
Self · 2006