Joseph Simmons
Known for ActingBorn 1964-11-14Queens, New York City, New York, USA
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.
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Known for
Red Dragon
2002 · as Janitor
Live Aid
1985 · as Self
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
2025 · as Self (archive footage)
30 Days
2006 · as Himself
Who's the Man?
1993 · as Detective
Krush Groove
1985 · as Joseph Simmons
Made in America
2013 · as Self
The Hip Hop Nutcracker
2022 · as Self - Neighborhood MC / Self - Narrator
American Rap Stars
2002 · as Self
Jingle Bell Rocks!
2013 · as Self
Tougher Than Leather
1988 · as Run
Run DMC: Forever Kings
2004 · as Self
The Making of Sun City
1985 · as Self
ReMastered: Who Killed Jam Master Jay?
2018 · as Self [RUN-DMC]
Through the Years of Hip Hop Volume 1 Graffiti Extras
2002
Big Fun in the Big Town
1986 · as Self
Beastie Boys: Tibetan Freedom Concert 1999
1999
Run DMC: Live at Montreux 2001
2001