Joseph Simmons

Joseph Simmons

Birthday: 1964-11-14

Place of Birth: Queens, New York City, New York, USA

Biography: Joseph Ward Simmons (born November 14, 1964), known by the stage name Run, Rev. Run or DJ Run, is one of the founding members of the influential hip hop group Run–D.M.C., and a practicing minister, known as Reverend Run. Simmons was born in Hollis, Queens, New York. He is the younger brother of Daniel "Danny" Simmons, Jr. and Russell Simmons, the co-founder of Def Jam Records. He found new popularity in 2005 with his family MTV reality show Run's House. Description above from the Wikipedia article Joseph Simmons, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Movies

Krush Groove
Krush Groove

Russell Walker is a young, successful manager of rap performers, handling acts for the Krush Groove ...

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Big Fun in the Big Town
Big Fun in the Big Town

New York, 1986: a city of big dreams and equally big problems. Like New York itself, hip-hop music e...

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Who's the Man?
Who's the Man?

Ed Lover and Doctor Dre are two inept barbers. Deciding that maybe they ought to find another line o...

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Tougher Than Leather
Tougher Than Leather

Legendary hip-hop group Run-D.M.C. must find and punish the evil drug lord-record company executive ...

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30 Days
30 Days

Two star basketball players, Donnell, a black kid from the inner city high school, and Jason, a whit...

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Run-DMC | Together Forever
Run-DMC | Together Forever

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The Making of Sun City
The Making of Sun City

Documentary Chronicling the making of Artists United Against Apartheid “Sun City”...

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The Hip Hop Nutcracker
The Hip Hop Nutcracker

Features Rev Run as he brings audiences on a hip-hop reimagining of The Nutcracker ballet set in NYC...

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Jingle Bell Rocks!
Jingle Bell Rocks!

In JINGLE BELL ROCKS!, director Mitchell Kezin delves into the minds of some of the world’s most leg...

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American Rap Stars
American Rap Stars

American Rap Stars centers on Omar Sharrif (director/host) as we follow him through the world of Hip...

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ReMastered: Who Killed Jam Master Jay?
ReMastered: Who Killed Jam Master Jay?

Run-D.M.C. DJ Jam Master Jay made a huge impact in music and his community. But friends and family s...

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Made in America
Made in America

Hip-hop artist Jay-Z organizes the "Budweiser Made In America" music festival....

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Run DMC: Forever Kings
Run DMC: Forever Kings

Run DMC paved the way for rap artists of today when they broke onto the scene in the early 1980s. Pi...

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Live Aid
Live Aid

Live Aid was held on 13 July 1985, simultaneously in Wembley Stadium in London, England, and the Joh...

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Red Dragon
Red Dragon

Former FBI Agent Will Graham, who was once almost killed by the savage Hannibal 'The Cannibal' Lecte...

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Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music

Untold stories behind the culture-defining and newsmaking musical performances, sketches and cameos ...

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Beastie Boys: Tibetan Freedom Concert 1999
Beastie Boys: Tibetan Freedom Concert 1999

Beastie Boys, Run DMC, Tracy Chapman, Blondie, The Cult, Rage Against The Machine, Live, Cibo Matto,...

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Through the Years of Hip Hop Volume 1 Graffiti Extras
Through the Years of Hip Hop Volume 1 Graffiti Extras

A four-part documentary series entitled "The Architects." The story is told chronologically and righ...

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Run DMC: Live at Montreux 2001
Run DMC: Live at Montreux 2001

Filmed live at Montreux in 2001, this concert was Run DMC's last performance before the untimely dea...

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