Joseph Simmons
Born: 1964-11-14 in Queens, New York City, New York, USA
Known For: Acting
Biography
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.
Filmography
2025
- Sean Combs: The Reckoning as Self (archive footage)
- Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music as Self (archive footage)
2023
- Death by Fame as Self [RUN-D.M.C] (archive footage)
- Out of Bounds ... (Sound Mixer)
2022
- The Jennifer Hudson Show as Rev Run
- Payback as Self - Funeral Attendee (archive footage)
- The Hip Hop Nutcracker as Self - Neighborhood MC / Self - Narrator
2019
- Tamron Hall as Self - Guest
- Scooby-Doo and Guess Who? as Reverend Run (voice)
- Hip Hop: The Songs That Shook America as Self
2018
- The Last O.G. as 90s DJ
- All About the Washingtons as Joey Washington
- ReMastered: Who Killed Jam Master Jay? as Self [RUN-DMC]
2017
- Great News as Rev Run
2013
- Made in America as Self
- Jingle Bell Rocks! as Self
2009
- Daddy's Girls ... (Producer)
2007
- Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives as Self (as "Rev. Run")
2006
- 30 Days as Himself
2004
- Hip Hop Honors
- Run DMC: Forever Kings as Self
2002
- Red Dragon as Janitor
- American Rap Stars as Self
- Through the Years of Hip Hop Volume 1 Graffiti Extras
- Run-DMC | Together Forever as Self
2001
1998
1997
- The View as Self
1993
- Late Show with David Letterman as Self - Musical Guest
- Who's the Man? as Detective
1988
- LIVE with Kelly and Mark as Self
- Yo! MTV Raps as Self
- Tougher Than Leather as Run
1986
- WWF Wrestling Challenge as Self
- Big Fun in the Big Town as Self
1985
- Live Aid as Self
- Krush Groove as Joseph Simmons
- The Making of Sun City as Self
1984
- MTV Video Music Awards as Self
- Graffiti Rock as Run
1983
- Reading Rainbow as Self (as Run)
1959
- The Grammys as Self