| Movies (Videos, Films & Projects): |
Year |
Budget |
| Actor: |
 Night at the Opera Russel Simmons |
2010 |
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| Def Jam: Icon Rush |
2007 |
|
| Butter Celebrity Guest #2 |
1998 |
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| Krush Groove Crocket |
1985 |
$3M |
| "Interscope Presents 'The Next Episode'" |
|
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| Producer: |
| American Mogul: Russell Simmons Producer |
2009 |
|
| Waist Deep Producer |
2006 |
|
| The History Makers Producer |
2005 |
|
| "Russell Simmons Presents: Hip Hop Justice" Producer |
2004 |
|
| "And You Don't Stop: 30 Years of Hip-Hop" Producer |
2004 |
|
| The Industry Producer |
2004 |
|
| It's Black Entertainment Producer |
2002 |
|
| Are You Hip-Hop's Biggest Fan? Producer |
2000 |
|
| Gridlock'd Producer |
1997 |
|
| How to Be a Player Producer |
1997 |
|
| The Nutty Professor Producer |
1996 |
$54M |
| The Funeral Producer |
1996 |
|
| The Addiction Producer |
1995 |
|
| Def Comedy Jam: Primetime Producer |
1994 |
|
| Tougher Than Leather Producer |
1988 |
|
| Krush Groove Producer |
1985 |
$3M |
| "Russell Simmons Presents Def Poetry" Producer |
|
|
| "Def Comedy Jam" Producer |
|
|
| "Russell Simmons Presents Brave New Voices" Producer |
|
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| "Run's House" Producer |
|
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| "Daddy's Girls" Producer |
|
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| Writer: |
| No data! |
| Director: |
| Def Comedy Jam: All Stars Vol. 12 Director |
1999 |
|
| Def Comedy Jam: All Stars Vol. 11 Director |
1999 |
|
| Self: |
| Fair Game? Himself |
2010 |
|
| Hope for Haiti Now: A Global Benefit for Earthquake Relief... Himself |
2010 |
|
| ESPN 30/30: Straight Outta LA Himself |
2010 |
|
| American Mogul: Russell Simmons Himself |
2009 |
|
| Life on the Road with Mr. and Mrs. Brown Himself |
2009 |
|
| Bring Your 'A' Game Interviewee |
2009 |
|
| The 40th NAACP Image Awards Himself |
2009 |
|
| This Is Jim Jones Himself |
2009 |
|
| Rap Therapy Himself |
2009 |
|
| The Black List: Volume One Himself |
2008 |
|
| BET Hip Hop Awards 2008 Himself |
2008 |
|
| CNN Presents: Black in America Himself |
2008 |
|
| 2 Turntables and a Microphone Himself |
2008 |
|
| What's at Stake? Himself |
2008 |
|
| MTV Video Music Awards 2008 Himself |
2008 |
|
| 38th NAACP Image Awards Himself - Presenter |
2007 |
|
| In Prison My Whole Life Himself |
2007 |
|
| Screen Nation Television and Film Awards 2007 Himself |
2007 |
|
| Hip-Hop: Beyond Beats & Rhymes Himself |
2006 |
|
| Rap Sheet: Hip-Hop and the Cops Himself |
2006 |
|
| Slam Planet Himself |
2006 |
|
| One Per Cent Himself |
2006 |
|
| The Hip Hop Project Himself |
2006 |
|
| Lockdown, USA Himself |
2006 |
|
| Legends Ball Himself |
2006 |
|
| "What's Hot in the Hamptons" Himself |
2006 |
|
| Sp!t Himself |
2006 |
|
| 3rd Annual VH1 Hip-Hop Honors Himself - Honoree |
2006 |
|
| God Gave Rock & Roll to You Himself |
2006 |
|
| Before, During and 'After the Sunset' Himself |
2005 |
|
| Letter to the President Himself |
2005 |
|
| Fashion Week Diaries Himself |
2005 |
|
| 9/11/03: A Day in the Life of New York Himself |
2005 |
|
| 2nd Annual VH1 Hip-Hop Honors Himself - Host |
2005 |
|
| 2004 Trumpet Awards Himself |
2004 |
|
| Lemonade Stories Himself |
2004 |
|
| The N Word Himself |
2004 |
|
| Choose or Lose Presents: The Best Place to Start Himself |
2004 |
|
| "And You Don't Stop: 30 Years of Hip-Hop" Himself |
2004 |
|
| The 2004 BET Source Hip Hop Music Awards Himself |
2004 |
|
| Fahrenheit 9/11: A Movement in Time Himself |
2004 |
|
| Inside Hip Hop Himself |
2003 |
|
| Paper Chasers Himself |
2003 |
|
| Death of a Dynasty Himself |
2003 |
|
| MTV Video Music Awards 2003 Himself |
2003 |
|
| Beef Himself - Def Jam Records |
2003 |
|
| Hip Hop Babylon 2 Himself |
2003 |
|
| Scarface: Origins of a Hip Hop Classic Himself |
2003 |
|
| Inside the Industry Himself |
2003 |
|
| Hip-Hop VIPs Himself |
2002 |
|
| The Last Poets Himself |
2002 |
|
| "Heroes of Black Comedy" Himself |
2002 |
|
| It's Black Entertainment Himself |
2002 |
|
| Street Dreams Himself |
2002 |
|
| "The Hamptons" Himself |
2002 |
|
| Brown Sugar Himself |
2002 |
$8M |
| American Rap Stars Himself |
2002 |
|
| Run-D.M.C. and Jam Master Jay: The Last Interview Himself |
2002 |
|
| Tupac Shakur: Before I Wake... Himself |
2001 |
|
| Headliners & Legends: Will Smith Himself |
2001 |
|
| Half Past Autumn: The Life and Works of Gordon Parks Himself |
2000 |
|
| The 1999 Source Hip-Hop Music Awards Himself |
1999 |
|
| Motown 40: The Music Is Forever Himself |
1998 |
|
| The Show Himself |
1995 |
|
| "Rock & Roll" Himself |
1995 |
|
| Tougher Than Leather Himself |
1988 |
|
| MTV Video Music Awards 1985 Himself |
1985 |
|
| "Ebony/Jet Showcase" Himself (1 episode, 1992) |
|
|
| "Dennis Miller Live" Himself (1 episode, 1995) |
|
|
| "Lauren Hutton and..." Himself (1 episode, 1995) |
|
|
| "Moesha" Himself (2 episodes, 1996) |
|
|
| "Intimate Portrait" Himself (1 episode, 1999) |
|
|
| "Journeys in Black" Himself (1 episode, 2000) |
|
|
| "Cribs" Himself (1 episode, 2001) |
|
|
| "The O'Reilly Factor" Himself (2 episodes, 2002) |
|
|
| "The Wayne Brady Show" Himself (1 episode, 2003) |
|
|
| "60 Minutes" Himself (1 episode, 2004) |
|
|
| "The Apprentice" Himself (1 episode, 2004) |
|
|
| "Hannity & Colmes" Himself (1 episode, 2004) |
|
|
| "Your World w/ Neil Cavuto" Himself (1 episode, 2004) |
|
|
| "Behind the Music" Himself (4 episodes, 2000-2004) |
|
|
| "NewsNight with Aaron Brown" Himself (1 episode, 2005) |
|
|
| "Biography" Himself (3 episodes, 2002-2005) |
|
|
| "The View" Himself (1 episode, 2005) |
|
|
| "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" Himself (1 episode, 2005) |
|
|
| "20/20" Himself (1 episode, 2005) |
|
|
| "Driven" Himself (2 episodes, 2005-2006) |
|
|
| "The L Word" Himself (1 episode, 2006) |
|
|
| "The Tyra Banks Show" Himself (2 episodes, 2006) |
|
|
| "The Drug Years" Himself (1 episode) |
|
|
| "Quite Frankly with Stephen A. Smith" Himself (1 episode, 2006) |
|
|
| "Chappelle's Show" Himself (1 episode, 2006) |
|
|
| "Behind the Label" Himself (1 episode, 2006) |
|
|
| "Def Comedy Jam" Himself (4 episodes, 2006) |
|
|
| "Russell Simmons Presents Def Poetry" Himself (40 episodes, 2002-2007) |
|
|
| "Access Granted" |
|
|
| "The Colbert Report" Himself (1 episode, 2007) |
|
|
| "Live with Regis and Kathie Lee" Himself (1 episode, 2007) |
|
|
| "The Morning Show with Mike & Juliet" Himself (1 episode, 2007) |
|
|
| "Real Time with Bill Maher" Himself (2 episodes, 2004-2007) |
|
|
| "106 & Park Top 10 Live" Himself / ... (2 episodes, 2005-2007) |
|
|
| "Howard Stern on Demand" Himself (1 episode, 2007) |
|
|
| "What Perez Sez" Himself (1 episode, 2007) |
|
|
| "Run's House" Himself / ... (4 episodes, 2006-2008) |
|
|
| "E! True Hollywood Story" Himself (2 episodes, 2005-2008) |
|
|
| "The Real Housewives of New York City" Himself (1 episode, 2009) |
|
|
| "The Brian McKnight Show" Himself (1 episode, 2009) |
|
|
| "Larry King Live" Himself (1 episode, 2010) |
|
|
| In development: |
| Untitled Joseph Simmons Biopic |
|
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| Filmography updated: June 2010 |
