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Also known as Russell Wendell Simmons

American entrepreneur and record executive

Person · Open Library

Works
17

Top works

  • So You Wanna Be a Rapper
  • Eat to Live
  • Do You!
  • Finding Your Way
  • Do you

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Film & TV

Queens, New York, USA

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…

Known for

  • Robot Dracula — Russell2026
  • Sean Combs: The Reckoning — Self (archive footage)2025
  • Payback — Self - Funeral Attendee (archive footage)2022
  • Beastie Boys Story — Self (archive footage)2020
  • Undateable John — Suicide Hotline Operator2019
  • A Fatherless America — Self2019
  • Survivor's Guide to Prison — Self2018
  • ReMastered: Who Killed Jam Master Jay? — Self2018
  • G-Funk — Self2017
  • Feel Rich: Health Is the New Wealth — Himself2017

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Group
Country
JP
Active from
1971

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
439
Total plays
2,501

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Russell
Family name
Simmons
Gender
male
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
Queens
Occupation
manager
Languages spoken
English language
Religion
evangelism
Field of work
fashion
Genre
hip-hop
Image
Russell Simmons 2012 Shankbone.JPG
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Russell Simmons
date of birth
1957-10-04
social media followers
4349911
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