Rick Rubin

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

41

Gender

Male

Birthday

1963-03-10 (62 years old)

Place of Birth

Lido Beach, New York, USA

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 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.

Known For

  • Saturday Night Live

    Saturday Night Live

  • WWE SmackDown

    WWE SmackDown

  • The Shop

    The Shop

  • End of the Century: The Story of the Ramones

    End of the Century: The Story of the Ramones

  • The Making of Minutes to Midnight

    The Making of Minutes to Midnight

  • jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy

    jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy

  • May It Last: A Portrait of the Avett Brothers

    May It Last: A Portrait of the Avett Brothers

  • This Is Pop

    This Is Pop

  • Circus Maximus

    Circus Maximus

  • Beastie Boys Story

    Beastie Boys Story

  • Johnny Cash: American Rebel

    Johnny Cash: American Rebel

  • 808

    808

  • Tom Petty: Going Home

    Tom Petty: Going Home

  • WrestleMania 41: Saturday

    WrestleMania 41: Saturday

  • Red Hot Chili Peppers: Funky Monks

    Red Hot Chili Peppers: Funky Monks

  • Sound City

    Sound City

  • Black Sabbath: 13

    Black Sabbath: 13

  • JAY-Z: Fade to Black

    JAY-Z: Fade to Black

  • Linkin Park: Meeting of A Thousand Suns

    Linkin Park: Meeting of A Thousand Suns

  • Omar and Cedric: If This Ever Gets Weird

    Omar and Cedric: If This Ever Gets Weird

  • Dixie Chicks: Shut Up and Sing

    Dixie Chicks: Shut Up and Sing

  • McCartney 3, 2, 1

    McCartney 3, 2, 1

  • Men Don't Leave

    Men Don't Leave

  • The Hip Hop Years

    The Hip Hop Years

  • Tom Petty, Somewhere You Feel Free

    Tom Petty, Somewhere You Feel Free

  • Shangri-La

    Shangri-La

  • Johnny Cash: The Last Great American

    Johnny Cash: The Last Great American

  • Jim Jones - This Is Jim Jones

    Jim Jones - This Is Jim Jones

  • Chris Rock: Road To Live Special

    Chris Rock: Road To Live Special

  • Krush Groove

    Krush Groove

  • The Cult: Pure Cult Anthology 1984-1995

    The Cult: Pure Cult Anthology 1984-1995

  • 2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

    2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

  • 500 Days in UCLA (Cut Footage Documentary)

    500 Days in UCLA (Cut Footage Documentary)

  • Tougher Than Leather

    Tougher Than Leather

  • I Am Johnny Cash

    I Am Johnny Cash

  • The Nine Lives of Ozzy Osbourne

    The Nine Lives of Ozzy Osbourne

  • Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: Runnin' Down a Dream

    Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: Runnin' Down a Dream

  • Neil Young & Crazy Horse: World Record: The Making Of - A Chronicle of the Music

    Neil Young & Crazy Horse: World Record: The Making Of - A Chronicle of the Music

  • Truth to Power

    Truth to Power

  • Run DMC: Forever Kings

    Run DMC: Forever Kings

  • One Track Heart: The Story of Krishna Das

    One Track Heart: The Story of Krishna Das