Cast & creator
Rick Rubin
Best known for Saturday Night Live, WWE Friday Night SmackDown, The Shop
Frederick Jay "Rick" Rubin (born March 10, 1963) is an American record executive and record producer. He is a co-founder (alongside Russell Simmons) of Def Jam Recordings, founder of American Recordings, and former co-president of Columbia Records. Rubin helped popularize hip-hop by producing records for acts such as the Beastie Boys, Geto Boys, Run-DMC, Public Enemy, and LL Cool J. He has also produced hit records for acts from a variety of other genres, predominantly heavy metal (Danzig, Metallica, and Slayer), alternative rock (the Cult, Red Hot Chili Peppers, the Strokes and Weezer), hard rock (Audioslave and Aerosmith), nu-metal (Linkin Park, Rage Against the Machine, System of a Down), and country (Johnny Cash and the Chicks). In 2007, Rubin was called "the most important producer of the last 20 years" by MTV and was named on Time's list of the "100 Most Influential People in the World". His first book, The Creative Act: A Way of Being, was published in January 2023.
Also known as: Frederick Jay Rubin, Frederick Jay "Rick" Rubin
46
film credits
14
television credits
46
1975–2026 · acting roles
6.9
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (60)
Showing 60 of 60 credits
Saturday Night Live
Self - Musical Guest
1975
WWE Friday Night SmackDown
Self
1999
The Shop
Self
2018
McCartney 3, 2, 1
Self
2021
Beastie Boys Story
Self (archive footage)
2020
Soundbreaking
Self
2016
jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy
Self (voice) (archive footage)
2022
This Is Pop
Self (archive footage)
2021
JAŸ-Z in 8
Self
2026JAŸ-Z in 8
Executive Producer
2026JAŸ-Z in 8
Director
2026
Less Than Zero
Music Supervisor
1987
The Hip Hop Years
Self
1999
2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Self
2021
Men Don't Leave
Craig
1990
Portrait of an Artist: Stephen Curry
Self
2026
Thank You Very Much
Executive Producer
2025
The Nine Lives of Ozzy Osbourne
Self
2020
End of the Century: The Story of the Ramones
Self
2003
JAY-Z: Fade to Black
Self
2004
500 Days in UCLA (Cut Footage Documentary)
Self (archive footage)
2020
Krush Groove
Rick
1985Chris Rock: Road To Live Special
Self
2023
Sound City
Self
2013
Shangri-La
2019Shangri-La
Executive Producer
2019
I Am Johnny Cash
Self
2015
Neil Young & Crazy Horse: World Record: The Making Of - A Chronicle of the Music
Himself
2022
Dixie Chicks: Shut Up and Sing
Self
2006
WrestleMania 41: Saturday
Himself
2025
Run DMC: Forever Kings
Self
2004Tom Petty: Going Home
Self
1994
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: Runnin' Down a Dream
Self
2007
Omar and Cedric: If This Ever Gets Weird
Self
2024
Tom Petty, Somewhere You Feel Free
Himself
2021
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Funky Monks
Self
1991
Johnny Cash: American Rebel
Self
2015
Johnny Cash: The Last Great American
Self
2004
The Strokes: In Transit: Part II
Self
2026The Strokes: In Transit: Part II
Producer
2026whyrush?
Narrator
2023
May It Last: A Portrait of the Avett Brothers
Himself
2017Jim Jones - This Is Jim Jones
Self
2009
Circus Maximus
Self
2023
Black Sabbath: 13
Self
2013
Rage Against the Machine: Live at the Grand Olympic Auditorium
Music Producer
2003
SMW Thanksgiving Thunder 1993
Producer
1993
808
Self
2015
Linkin Park: Meeting of A Thousand Suns
Self
2010
Tougher Than Leather
Vic Ferrante
1988Tougher Than Leather
Director
1988Tougher Than Leather
Writer
1988
The Making of Minutes to Midnight
Self
2007
Truth to Power
Self
2020
A Little Inappropriate
Executive Producer
2008
Johnny Cash - Manhattan Center
Music Producer
1994
The Cult: Pure Cult Anthology 1984-1995
2001
AAA Travel Video Series: Appalachian Trail
Online Editor
1991
Danzig: Home Video
Production Supervisor
1990
One Track Heart: The Story of Krishna Das
Himself
2013