Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthdate
1963-03-10 (Age: 63)
Place of Birth
Lido Beach, New York, USA
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.
Filmography (34)
WrestleMania 41: Saturday
2025
Omar and Cedric: If This Ever Gets Weird
2024
Circus Maximus
2023whyrush?
2023Chris Rock: Road To Live Special
2023
Neil Young & Crazy Horse: World Record: The Making Of - A Chronicle of the Music
2022
2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
2021
Tom Petty, Somewhere You Feel Free
2021
The Nine Lives of Ozzy Osbourne
2020
Beastie Boys Story
2020
Truth to Power
2020
500 Days in UCLA (Cut Footage Documentary)
2020
May It Last: A Portrait of the Avett Brothers
2017
Johnny Cash: American Rebel
2015
