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.
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.
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Filmography (Movies)
WrestleMania 41: Saturday
Character:Himself
Release Date:19/04/2025
Omar and Cedric: If This Ever Gets Weird
Character:Self
Release Date:20/11/2024
Circus Maximus
Character:Self
Release Date:27/07/2023
whyrush?
Character:Narrator
Release Date:17/06/2023
Chris Rock: Road To Live Special
Character:Self
Release Date:04/03/2023
Neil Young & Crazy Horse: World Record: The Making Of - A Chronicle of the Music
Character:Himself
Release Date:18/11/2022
2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Character:Self
Release Date:20/11/2021
Tom Petty, Somewhere You Feel Free
Character:Himself
Release Date:20/10/2021
The Nine Lives of Ozzy Osbourne
Character:Self
Release Date:07/09/2020
Beastie Boys Story
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:24/04/2020
Truth to Power
Character:Self
Release Date:15/04/2020
500 Days in UCLA (Cut Footage Documentary)
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:13/03/2020
May It Last: A Portrait of the Avett Brothers
Character:Himself
Release Date:12/09/2017
Johnny Cash: American Rebel
Character:Self
Release Date:12/09/2015
808
Character:Self
Release Date:30/03/2015
I Am Johnny Cash
Character:Self
Release Date:01/01/2015
Black Sabbath: 13
Character:Himself
Release Date:12/06/2013
One Track Heart: The Story of Krishna Das
Character:Himself
Release Date:08/05/2013
Sound City
Character:Self
Release Date:18/01/2013
Linkin Park: Meeting of A Thousand Suns
Character:Self
Release Date:14/09/2010
Jim Jones - This Is Jim Jones
Character:Self
Release Date:30/06/2009
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: Runnin' Down a Dream
Character:Self
Release Date:14/10/2007
The Making of Minutes to Midnight
Character:Self
Release Date:15/05/2007
Dixie Chicks: Shut Up and Sing
Character:Self
Release Date:27/10/2006
JAY-Z: Fade to Black
Character:Self
Release Date:05/11/2004
Johnny Cash: The Last Great American
Character:Self
Release Date:27/02/2004
Run DMC: Forever Kings
Character:Self
Release Date:10/02/2004
End of the Century: The Story of the Ramones
Character:Self
Release Date:19/01/2003
The Cult: Pure Cult Anthology 1984-1995
Character:
Release Date:01/01/2001
Tom Petty: Going Home
Character:Self
Release Date:23/01/1994
Red Hot Chili Peppers: Funky Monks
Character:Self
Release Date:29/10/1991
Men Don't Leave
Character:Craig
Release Date:02/02/1990
Tougher Than Leather
Character:Vic Ferrante
Release Date:26/09/1988
Krush Groove
Character:Rick
Release Date:25/10/1985
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