
DMX
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Earl Simmons (December 18, 1970 - April 9, 2021), better known by his stage name DMX, was an American rapper and actor who rose to fame in the late 1990s. His stage name pays tribute to the Oberheim DMX drum machine, an instrument he used when he made his own rap beats in the 80's. To date, his best-selling album is his 1999 album ...And Then There Was X, which featured the hit single "Party Up (Up in Here)". As an actor, he also starred in the films Belly, Romeo Must Die, Exit Wounds, Cradle 2 The Grave and Last Hour, and his own reality television series Soul of a Man on the American cable television network BET. In 2002, DMX wrote an autobiographical book titled E.A.R.L.: The Autobiography of DMX. On April 9, 2021, DMX died at the age of 50 from a drug-related heart attack.
Known for
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Exit Wounds (2001)
as Latrell Walker

Cradle 2 the Grave (2003)
as Anthony Fait

Romeo Must Die (2000)
as Silk

Pimp (2018)
as Midnight John

Top Five (2014)
as DMX

Belly (1998)
as Tommy 'Buns' Bundy

Beyond the Law (2019)
as Detective Ray Munce

Never Die Alone (2004)
as King David

Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music (2025)
as Self (archive footage)

A Journey to Sundance (2023)
as Self

Last Hour (2008)
as Black Jack

Beef II (2004)
as Self

The Bleeding (2009)
as Tagg

The After Party (2018)
as Self

In Whose Name? (2025)
as Self

Big Pun: The Legacy (2009)
as Self

Woodstock 99: Peace, Love, and Rage (2021)
as Self (archive footage)

Death Toll (2008)
as The Dog (Narrator)

Fast Vengeance (2021)
as Captain Liddle

DMX: Angel (2001)
as Himself

Fast and Fierce: Death Race (2020)
as Davie

Jump Out Boys (2008)
as Thorn

You're Watching Video Music Box (2021)
as Self (archive footage)

Beef (2003)
as Self

Woodstock '99 (2000)
Actor

Backstage (2000)
as Self

Father of Lies (2007)
as Paul

Boricua's Bond (2000)
Actor

Lockjaw: Rise of the Kulev Serpent (2008)
as Nick

Chronicle of a Serial Killer (2020)
as Detective White

DMX: Don't Try to Understand (2021)
as Self

Doggmen (—)
as Cowboy

Can't Stop, Won't Stop: A Bad Boy Story (2017)
as Self

The Making of Exit Wounds (2002)
as Self

Ruff Ryders: Uncensored (2001)
as Self

Def Jam: Survival of the Illest: Live from 125 (1999)
as Self

Cypress Hill Smoke Out Presents DMX (2002)
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