Joseph Simmons

Acting

Joseph Simmons

Born November 14, 1964Queens, New York City, New York, USA44 credits

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

Filmography

Sean Combs: The Reckoning
2025Sean Combs: The Reckoning
as Self (archive footage)TV
Death by Fame
2023Death by Fame
as Self [RUN-D.M.C] (archive footage)TV
The Hip Hop Nutcracker
2022The Hip Hop Nutcracker
as Self - Neighborhood MC / Self - NarratorMovie
Payback
2022Payback
as Self - Funeral Attendee (archive footage)TV
Tamron Hall
2019Tamron Hall
as Self - GuestTV
Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?
2019Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?
as Reverend Run (voice)TV
All About the Washingtons
2018All About the Washingtons
as Joey WashingtonTV
Great News
2017Great News
as Rev RunTV
Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives
2007Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives
as Self (as "Rev. Run")TV
30 Days
200630 Days
as HimselfMovie
Red Dragon
2002Red Dragon
as JanitorMovie
The View
1997The View
as SelfTV
Late Show with David Letterman
1993Late Show with David Letterman
as Self - Musical GuestTV
Who's the Man?
1993Who's the Man?
as DetectiveMovie
Krush Groove
1985Krush Groove
as Joseph SimmonsMovie
Live Aid
1985Live Aid
as SelfMovie
Reading Rainbow
1983Reading Rainbow
as Self (as Run)TV