Rick Rubin
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.
Dixie Chicks: Shut Up and Sing
(Self)
Tom Petty, Somewhere You Feel Free
(Himself)
Red Hot Chili Peppers: Funky Monks
(Himself)
Chris Rock: Road To Live Special
(Self)
Krush Groove
(Rick)
2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
(Self)
Fade to Black
(Self)
Sound City
(Self)
Circus Maximus
(Self)
One Track Heart: The Story of Krishna Das
(Himself)
500 Days in UCLA (Cut Footage Documentary)
(Self (archive footage))
Beastie Boys Story
(Self (archive footage))
Men Don't Leave
(Craig)
Neil Young & Crazy Horse: World Record: The Making Of - A Chronicle of the Music
(Himself)
Johnny Cash: American Rebel
(Self)
Omar and Cedric: If This Ever Gets Weird
(Self)
Run DMC: Forever Kings
(Subject)
May It Last: A Portrait of the Avett Brothers
(Himself)
End of the Century: The Story of the Ramones
(Self)
Tougher Than Leather
(Vic Ferrante)
The Cult: Pure Cult Anthology 1984-1995
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: Runnin' Down a Dream
(Self)
Jim Jones - This Is Jim Jones
(Self)
808
(Self)
Black Sabbath: 13
(Himself)
Tom Petty: Going Home
(Self)
The Making of Minutes to Midnight
(Self)
Linkin Park: Meeting of A Thousand Suns
(Self)
Truth to Power
(Self)
Biography: The Nine Lives of Ozzy Osbourne
(Self)
Johnny Cash: The Last Great American
(Self)
I Am Johnny Cash
(Self)
The Shop
(Self)
jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy
(Self (voice) (archive footage))
McCartney 3, 2, 1
(Self)
Shangri-La
This Is Pop
(Self (archive footage))
Saturday Night Live
(Self - Musical Guest)
The Hip Hop Years
(Self)
WWE SmackDown
(Self)
Thank You Very Much
(Executive Producer)
Rage Against the Machine: Live at the Grand Olympic Auditorium
(Music Producer)
Johnny Cash - Manhattan Center
(Music Producer)
Tougher Than Leather
(Director)
Danzig: Home Video
(Production Supervisor)
SMW Thanksgiving Thunder 1993
(Producer)
Less Than Zero
(Music Supervisor)
AAA Travel Video Series: Appalachian Trail
(Online Editor)
Shangri-La
(Executive Producer)
A Little Inappropriate
(Executive Producer)