Russell Simmons
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Russell Wendell Simmons (born October 4, 1957) is an American entrepreneur, the co-founder, with Rick Rubin, of the pioneering hip-hop label Def Jam, and creator of the clothing fashion lines Phat Farm, Argyleculture, and American Classics. Russell Simmons is the third richest figure in hip-hop, having a net-worth estimate of $340 million. Description above from the Wikipedia article Russell Simmons, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- 1957-10-04 · Queens, New York, USA
Known for
- The Nutty Professor (1996) — Producer
- The L Word (2004) — Russell Simmons
- The Addiction (1995) — Executive Producer
- The Colbert Report (2005) — Self - Guest
- Waist Deep (2006) — Executive Producer
- Gridlock'd (1997) — Executive Producer
- Real Time with Bill Maher (2003) — Self
- Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2003) — Self - Guest
- Beastie Boys Story (2020) — Self (archive footage)
- Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1993) — Self - Guest
- Brown Sugar (2002) — Self
- Sean Combs: The Reckoning (2025) — Self (archive footage)
- The Celebrity Apprentice (2004)
- Krush Groove (1985) — Crocket
- Moesha (1996) — Russell Simmons
- How to Be a Player (1997) — Producer