
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
3/10/1963
Place of Birth
Lido Beach, New York, USA
Also Known As
Frederick Jay RubinFrederick Jay "Rick" Rubin
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...
Known For

Circus Maximus
as Self

WrestleMania 41: Saturday
as Himself

Beastie Boys Story
as Self (archive footage)

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: Runnin' Down a Dream
as Self

Sound City
as Self

Men Don't Leave
as Craig

Krush Groove
as Rick

JAY-Z: Fade to Black
as Self

End of the Century: The Story of the Ramones
as Self

Johnny Cash: The Last Great American
as Self

Johnny Cash: American Rebel
as Self

Tom Petty, Somewhere You Feel Free
as Himself

Omar and Cedric: If This Ever Gets Weird
as Self

Linkin Park: Meeting of A Thousand Suns
as Self

808
as Self

Dixie Chicks: Shut Up and Sing
as Self

Black Sabbath: 13
as Himself

May It Last: A Portrait of the Avett Brothers
as Himself

Red Hot Chili Peppers: Funky Monks
as Self

500 Days in UCLA (Cut Footage Documentary)
as Self (archive footage)