Chuck D

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

122

Gender

Male

Birthday

1960-08-01 (65 years old)

Place of Birth

Roosevelt, Long Island, New York, USA

Chuck D

Biography

Carlton Douglas Ridenhour, better known by his stage name Chuck D, is an American rapper, author, and producer. He helped create politically and socially conscious rap music in the mid-1980s as the leader of the rap group Public Enemy.

Known For

  • The Daily Show

    The Daily Show

  • The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

    The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

  • Jimmy Kimmel Live!

    Jimmy Kimmel Live!

  • MTV Video Music Awards

    MTV Video Music Awards

  • 2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

    2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

  • It's Yours: A Film on Hip-Hop and the Internet

    It's Yours: A Film on Hip-Hop and the Internet

  • Aqua Teen Hunger Force

    Aqua Teen Hunger Force

  • NewsRadio

    NewsRadio

  • New York Undercover

    New York Undercover

  • Do the Right Thing: 20 Years Later

    Do the Right Thing: 20 Years Later

  • Rebels Without a Pause: The Induction Celebration of Public Enemy

    Rebels Without a Pause: The Induction Celebration of Public Enemy

  • Gil Scott-Heron: The Revolution Will Not Be Televised

    Gil Scott-Heron: The Revolution Will Not Be Televised

  • All About Ann: Governor Richards of the Lone Star State

    All About Ann: Governor Richards of the Lone Star State

  • Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie

    Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie

  • Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur

    Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur

  • All Things Must Pass

    All Things Must Pass

  • Space Ghost Coast to Coast

    Space Ghost Coast to Coast

  • The Harlem Globetrotters: The Team That Changed the World

    The Harlem Globetrotters: The Team That Changed the World

  • Behind the Music

    Behind the Music

  • The (R)evolution of Immortal Technique

    The (R)evolution of Immortal Technique

  • Hidden Colors 5: The Art of Black Warfare

    Hidden Colors 5: The Art of Black Warfare

  • MTV Europe Music Awards

    MTV Europe Music Awards

  • Coachella: 20 Years in the Desert

    Coachella: 20 Years in the Desert

  • Sealab 2021

    Sealab 2021

  • Nothing Compares

    Nothing Compares

  • Movin' on Up: The Music and Message of Curtis Mayfield and the Impressions

    Movin' on Up: The Music and Message of Curtis Mayfield and the Impressions

  • Oscar Micheaux: The Superhero of Black Filmmaking

    Oscar Micheaux: The Superhero of Black Filmmaking

  • Anthem

    Anthem

  • Hustlers Convention

    Hustlers Convention

  • Be Inspired: The Life of Heavy D

    Be Inspired: The Life of Heavy D

  • The Henry Rollins Show

    The Henry Rollins Show

  • Something from Nothing: The Art of Rap

    Something from Nothing: The Art of Rap

  • Jackie Chan: My Story

    Jackie Chan: My Story

  • Legends

    Legends

  • The Weird World of Blowfly

    The Weird World of Blowfly

  • Beef

    Beef

  • Full Court: The Spencer Haywood Story

    Full Court: The Spencer Haywood Story

  • Money for Nothing: Behind the Business of Pop Music

    Money for Nothing: Behind the Business of Pop Music

  • The Doctor

    The Doctor

  • Mixtape, Inc.

    Mixtape, Inc.

  • Use of Force: The Policing of Black America

    Use of Force: The Policing of Black America

  • Perfect Upset: The 1985 Villanova vs. Georgetown NCAA Championship

    Perfect Upset: The 1985 Villanova vs. Georgetown NCAA Championship

  • Public Enemy: It Takes a Nation - The First London Invasion Tour 1987

    Public Enemy: It Takes a Nation - The First London Invasion Tour 1987

  • Public Enemy - Fight the Power: Greatest Hits Live!

    Public Enemy - Fight the Power: Greatest Hits Live!

  • Mr. Dynamite: The Rise of James Brown

    Mr. Dynamite: The Rise of James Brown

  • This Is Pop

    This Is Pop

  • For NYC

    For NYC

  • Prophets of Rage: Eurockéennes 2018

    Prophets of Rage: Eurockéennes 2018

  • Yo! MTV Raps

    Yo! MTV Raps

  • Payback

    Payback

  • Woodstock 99: Peace, Love, and Rage

    Woodstock 99: Peace, Love, and Rage

  • Camden

    Camden

  • American Rapstar

    American Rapstar

  • Once Upon a Time in New York: the Birth of Hip Hop, Disco and Punk

    Once Upon a Time in New York: the Birth of Hip Hop, Disco and Punk

  • Impact Video Magazine

    Impact Video Magazine

  • The Blues

    The Blues

  • A Tale of James Brown

    A Tale of James Brown

  • Prince: A Purple Reign

    Prince: A Purple Reign

  • Slammin' Rap Video Magazine Vol. 1

    Slammin' Rap Video Magazine Vol. 1

  • City Teacher

    City Teacher

  • Big Pun: The Legacy

    Big Pun: The Legacy

  • Public Enemy: Prophets Of Rage

    Public Enemy: Prophets Of Rage

  • An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn

    An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn

  • Public Enemy - Live From  Metropolis Studios

    Public Enemy - Live From Metropolis Studios

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

    Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music

  • Black in the 80s

    Black in the 80s

  • And You Don't Stop: 30 Years of Hip-Hop

    And You Don't Stop: 30 Years of Hip-Hop

  • Rock the Bells

    Rock the Bells

  • James Brown - The Man, The Music & The Message

    James Brown - The Man, The Music & The Message

  • Fight the Power: How Hip Hop Changed the World

    Fight the Power: How Hip Hop Changed the World

  • Survivor's Guide to Prison

    Survivor's Guide to Prison

  • Left of the Dial

    Left of the Dial

  • Public Enemy - Burn Hollywood Burn feat. Ice Cube and Big Daddy Kane

    Public Enemy - Burn Hollywood Burn feat. Ice Cube and Big Daddy Kane

  • Swing Lowe Sweet Chariote

    Swing Lowe Sweet Chariote

  • The Hip Hop Years

    The Hip Hop Years

  • The Real Malcolm X

    The Real Malcolm X

  • Fuck

    Fuck

  • Lightning in a Bottle

    Lightning in a Bottle

  • My Mic Sounds Nice: A Truth About Women and Hip Hop

    My Mic Sounds Nice: A Truth About Women and Hip Hop

  • Planet Rock: The Story of Hip-Hop and the Crack Generation

    Planet Rock: The Story of Hip-Hop and the Crack Generation

  • Founding Fathers (The True Origins of Hip Hop)

    Founding Fathers (The True Origins of Hip Hop)

  • Rap's Most Wanted

    Rap's Most Wanted

  • Who Killed Tupac?

    Who Killed Tupac?

  • The Cobra at Twilight

    The Cobra at Twilight

  • The Black Candle

    The Black Candle

  • Mr. Nelson on the North Side

    Mr. Nelson on the North Side

  • The Fab Five

    The Fab Five

  • Public Enemy: Revolverlution Tour

    Public Enemy: Revolverlution Tour

  • Hard 'N Heavy Volume 16

    Hard 'N Heavy Volume 16

  • Anthrax: 40th Anniversary Livestream

    Anthrax: 40th Anniversary Livestream

  • James Brown: Say It Loud

    James Brown: Say It Loud

  • Freestyle 101: Hip Hop History

    Freestyle 101: Hip Hop History

  • Straight Outta L.A.

    Straight Outta L.A.

  • Cover Your Ears

    Cover Your Ears

  • Grass Is Greener

    Grass Is Greener

  • The Bet

    The Bet

  • Godfathers and Sons

    Godfathers and Sons

  • 1971 Pirates: Forever Brothers

    1971 Pirates: Forever Brothers

  • Muddy Waters: Can't Be Satisfied

    Muddy Waters: Can't Be Satisfied

  • Ricky Powell: The Individualist

    Ricky Powell: The Individualist

  • The Grammys

    The Grammys

  • Sign the Show

    Sign the Show

  • The King

    The King

  • G-Funk

    G-Funk

  • James Brown: Soul Survivor

    James Brown: Soul Survivor

  • Public Enemy: Fight the Power... Live!

    Public Enemy: Fight the Power... Live!

  • Public Enemy: The Enemy Strikes...Live

    Public Enemy: The Enemy Strikes...Live

  • Copyright Criminals

    Copyright Criminals

  • Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’

    Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’

  • Public Enemy Live at the Metro Theatre

    Public Enemy Live at the Metro Theatre

  • Rock Rubber 45s

    Rock Rubber 45s

  • A GRAMMY Salute to 50 Years of Hip-Hop

    A GRAMMY Salute to 50 Years of Hip-Hop

  • Public Enemy: Welcome to the Terrordome

    Public Enemy: Welcome to the Terrordome

  • Rap: Looking for the Perfect Beat

    Rap: Looking for the Perfect Beat

  • Ali vs Stevenson: The Greatest Fight That Never Was

    Ali vs Stevenson: The Greatest Fight That Never Was

  • Ali's 65

    Ali's 65

  • Heights Girl

    Heights Girl

  • System Shock

    System Shock

  • The Untold Story of Detroit Hip Hop

    The Untold Story of Detroit Hip Hop

  • System Shock: How the MP3 Changed Music

    System Shock: How the MP3 Changed Music

  • Founding Fathers: The Untold Story of Hip Hop

    Founding Fathers: The Untold Story of Hip Hop

  • Public Enemy - Live from House of Blues

    Public Enemy - Live from House of Blues