Joseph Simmons
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Joseph Ward Simmons (born November 14, 1964), known by the stage name Run, Rev. Run or DJ Run, is one of the founding members of the influential hip hop group Run–D.M.C., and a practicing minister, known as Reverend Run. Simmons was born in Hollis, Queens, New York. He is the younger brother of Daniel "Danny" Simmons, Jr. and Russell Simmons, the co-founder of Def Jam Records. He found new popularity in 2005 with his family MTV reality show Run's House. Description above from the Wikipedia article Joseph Simmons, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
Credits
Live Aid (1985)
as Self
Red Dragon (2002)
as Janitor
Who's the Man? (1993)
as Detective
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music (2025)
as Self (archive footage)
30 Days (2006)
as Himself
Krush Groove (1985)
as Joseph Simmons
The Hip Hop Nutcracker (2022)
as Self - Neighborhood MC / Self - Narrator
Made in America (2013)
as Self
Tougher Than Leather (1988)
as Run
The Making of Sun City (1985)
as Self
American Rap Stars (2002)
as Self
Big Fun in the Big Town (1986)
as Self
Jingle Bell Rocks! (2013)
as Self
Through the Years of Hip Hop Volume 1 Graffiti Extras (2002)
Actor
Run DMC: Forever Kings (2004)
as Self
ReMastered: Who Killed Jam Master Jay? (2018)
as Self [RUN-DMC]
Beastie Boys: Tibetan Freedom Concert 1999 (1999)
Actor
Run DMC: Live at Montreux 2001 (2001)
Actor
Run-DMC | Together Forever (2002)
as Self