RZA
Born: 1969-07-05 in Brooklyn, New York, USA
Known For: Sound
Biography
Robert Fitzgerald Diggs, better known by his stage name RZA or The RZA ( /ˈrɪzə/; born July 5, 1969), is an American Grammy-winning music producer, multi-instrumentalist, author, rapper, and occasional actor, director, and screenwriter. A prominent figure in hip hop music, he is the de facto leader of the Wu-Tang Clan. He has produced almost all of Wu-Tang Clan's albums as well as many Wu-Tang solo and affiliate projects. He is widely considered one of the most influential and landmark hip-hop producers of all time. He subsequently gained attention for his work scoring and acting in films. He has also released solo albums under the alter-ego Bobby Digital. In addition to the Wu-Tang Clan and his solo releases, RZA was also a founding member of the horrorcore rap group Gravediggaz where he used the name The Rzarector. He has also acted in several movies including Coffee and Cigarettes, American Gangster, Gospel Hill, Life Is Hot in Cracktown, Ghost Dog, Funny People, Derailed, Due Date and Repo Men. In 2008, RZA was ranked number four on About.com's best hip hop producers of all time list. Description above from the Wikipedia article RZA, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
2026
- One Spoon of Chocolate ... (Director)
2024
- Problemista as Bobby
- Nyctophobia ... (Executive Producer)
- ODB: Wu Tang Forever as As Himself
- Ol' Dirty Bastard: A Tale of Two Dirtys as Self
- Wu-Tang Clan & Nas: NY State of Mind Tour at Climate Pledge Arena as Self
2023
- Not an Artist as The Abbott
- Amazon Music Live: Wu-Tang Clan, Nas, and De La Soul's 'N.Y. State of Mind Tour' as Himself
- Freestyle 101: Hip Hop History as Self
- A Wu-Tang Experience: Live at Red Rocks Amphitheatre as Self
2022
- Minions: The Rise of Gru as Biker (voice)
- The Tiny Chef Show as RZA
- Poker Face as Andrew Johnson
- Clean as Pawn Shop Kurt
- Syl Johnson: Any Way the Wind Blows as Self
2021
- Nobody as Harry Mansell
- F9 ... (Songs)
- Dean Martin: King of Cool as Self
- Hard Luck Love Song as Louis
- Handle with Care: The Legend of the Notic Streetball Crew ... (Executive Producer)
2020
- Life in a Year as Ron
- Cut Throat City ... (Director)
- Coachella: 20 Years in the Desert as Self
- The Disney Family Singalong - Volume II as Self
- Risen: The Story of Chron "Hell Razah" Smith as himself
2019
- The Kelly Clarkson Show as Self
- A Little Late with Lilly Singh as Self
- Wu-Tang: An American Saga ... (Director)
- Desus & Mero as Self - Illustrious Guest
- The Dead Don't Die as Dean
- Wu-Tang Clan: Of Mics and Men as Self
2018
- Thriller as Principal Hurd
- Survivor's Guide to Prison as Self
2017
- Snowfall as Swim
- Marvel's Iron Fist ... (Director)
- Roxanne Roxanne ... (Original Music Composer)
- Love Beats Rhymes ... (Director)
2016
- Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping as RZA
- Mr. Right as Shotgun Steve
- Soundbreaking as Self
- Meet the Blacks ... (Original Music Composer)
2015
- The Late Show with Stephen Colbert as Self - Guest
- Hot Ones as Self
- Fresh Off the Boat as The RZA
- The Man with the Iron Fists 2 as The Blacksmith
- AWOL-72 as Det. Adams
2014
- The Men in Blazers Show as Self
- Brick Mansions as Tremaine
- Gang Related as Cassius Green
2013
- G.I. Joe: Retaliation as Blind Master
- The Protector 2 as LC
- Quentin Tarantino: 20 Years of Filmmaking as Self
2012
- Django Unchained ... (Thanks)
- The Man with the Iron Fists as Blacksmith
- Money, Power, Respect: Hip Hop Billion Dollar Industry as Self
2011
- Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair ... (Original Music Composer)
- A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas as Lamar
- Planet Rock: The Story of Hip-Hop and the Crack Generation as Self
2010
- Conan as Self - Guest
- Due Date as Airport Screener
- The Next Three Days as Mouss
- Repo Men as T-Bone
- Wu-Tang Saga
2009
- Funny People as Chuck
- Afro Samurai: Resurrection as DJ (voice)
- How Bruce Lee Changed the World as Self
- Life Is Hot in Cracktown as Sammy
- The Black List: Volume Two as Self
- Q: The Man as Self
2008
- Gospel Hill as Lonnie
- Wu: The Story of the Wu-Tang Clan as Himself
2007
- Californication as Samurai Apocalypse
- American Gangster as Moses Jones
- Afro Samurai ... (Original Music Composer)
- The Box as Duece
- Wu-Tang Clan: Live at Montreux as himself
2006
- Jamie Kennedy's Blowin' Up
- The Lather Effect as Danny's Friend #1
- The Making of Derailed as Self
- Beat Kings as Self
- Rock the Bells as Himself
2005
- The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson as Self
- Be Cool as RZA
- Derailed as Winston Boyko
- Excavating Taylor Mead as Self
2004
- Kill Bill: Vol. 2 ... (Original Music Composer)
- Blade: Trinity ... (Original Music Composer)
- Soul Plane ... (Original Music Composer)
- Coffee and Cigarettes as RZA (segment "Delirium")
- Blade: Blood Thirsty ... (Music)
- Wu Tang Clan: Disciples of the 36 Chambers Chapter 2
- The World According to RZA as Himself
2003
- Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self
- Kill Bill: Vol. 1 ... (Original Music Composer)
- Scary Movie 3 as RZA
- Chappelle's Show
- The Making of 'Kill Bill Vol. 1' as Self
- The Mindscape of Alan Moore ... (Music)
- Don of All Dons as Self
2002
1999
- Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai as Samurai in Camouflage
- The Hip Hop Years as Self
- Domestic Violence as Self
1998
1997
- Rhyme & Reason as Self
- Wu-Tang Clan: This Shit is from the Heart as Self
1996
- The Daily Show as Self
1989
- The Simpsons as RZA (voice)
1988
- Yo! MTV Raps as Self