
Person
Rick Rubin
Acting
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Mar 10, 1963
- From
- Lido Beach, New York, USA
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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Saturday Night Live

Sound City

Beastie Boys Story

WWE Friday Night SmackDown

jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy

End of the Century: The Story of the Ramones

Krush Groove

McCartney 3, 2, 1

Dixie Chicks: Shut Up and Sing

Men Don't Leave

WrestleMania 41: Saturday

808

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: Runnin' Down a Dream

Red Hot Chili Peppers - Funky Monks

Circus Maximus

This Is Pop

The Nine Lives of Ozzy Osbourne

JAY-Z: Fade to Black