Rick Rubin
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Mar 10, 1963 (age 63)
- Place of birth
- Lido Beach, New York, USA
- Credits
- 46
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
1975TV
Self - Musical Guest
Sound City
2013Movie
Self
Beastie Boys Story
2020Movie
Self (archive footage)
WWE Friday Night SmackDown
1999TV
Self
jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy
2022TV
Self (voice) (archive footage)
End of the Century: The Story of the Ramones
2003Movie
Self
Filmography
Portrait of an Artist: Stephen Curry
2026Movie
Self
JAŸ-Z in 8
2026TV
Self
The Strokes: In Transit: Part II
2026Movie
Self
WrestleMania 41: Saturday
2025Movie
Himself
Omar and Cedric: If This Ever Gets Weird
2024Movie
Self
Circus Maximus
2023Movie
Self
whyrush?
2023Movie
Narrator
Chris Rock: Road To Live Special
2023Movie
Self
Neil Young & Crazy Horse: World Record: The Making Of - A Chronicle of the Music
2022Movie
Himself
jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy
2022TV
Self (voice) (archive footage)
2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
2021Movie
Self
Tom Petty, Somewhere You Feel Free
2021Movie
Himself
McCartney 3, 2, 1
2021TV
Self
This Is Pop
2021TV
Self (archive footage)
The Nine Lives of Ozzy Osbourne
2020Movie
Self
Beastie Boys Story
2020Movie
Self (archive footage)
Truth to Power
2020Movie
Self
500 Days in UCLA (Cut Footage Documentary)
2020Movie
Self (archive footage)
Shangri-La
2019TV
The Shop
2018TV
Self
May It Last: A Portrait of the Avett Brothers
2017Movie
Himself
Soundbreaking
2016TV
Self
Johnny Cash: American Rebel
2015Movie
Self
808
2015Movie
Self
I Am Johnny Cash
2015Movie
Self
Black Sabbath: 13
2013Movie
Self
One Track Heart: The Story of Krishna Das
2013Movie
Himself
Sound City
2013Movie
Self
Linkin Park: Meeting of A Thousand Suns
2010Movie
Self
Jim Jones - This Is Jim Jones
2009Movie
Self
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: Runnin' Down a Dream
2007Movie
Self
The Making of Minutes to Midnight
2007Movie
Self
Dixie Chicks: Shut Up and Sing
2006Movie
Self
JAY-Z: Fade to Black
2004Movie
Self
Johnny Cash: The Last Great American
2004Movie
Self
Run DMC: Forever Kings
2004Movie
Self
End of the Century: The Story of the Ramones
2003Movie
Self
The Cult: Pure Cult Anthology 1984-1995
2001Movie
WWE Friday Night SmackDown
1999TV
Self
The Hip Hop Years
1999TV
Self
Tom Petty: Going Home
1994Movie
Self
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Funky Monks
1991Movie
Self
Men Don't Leave
1990Movie
Craig
Tougher Than Leather
1988Movie
Vic Ferrante
Krush Groove
1985Movie
Rick
Saturday Night Live
1975TV
Self - Musical Guest