Joseph Simmons

Personal Info

Birthday

November 14, 1964

(61 years old)

Place of Birth

Queens, New York City, New York, USA

Also Known As

Rev Run

Reverend Run

Joseph Ward Simmons

Joseph 'Run' Simmons

Run

RUN-D.M.C.

RUN-DMC

Joseph Simmons

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.

Known For

The Jennifer Hudson Show

Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?

Great News

The Last O.G.

The Hip Hop Nutcracker

Who's the Man?

Red Dragon

All About the Washingtons

Filmography

2025
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
as Self
2022
The Hip Hop Nutcracker
as Neighborhood MC / Narrator
2018
ReMastered: Who Killed Jam Master Jay?
as Self [RUN-DMC]
2013
Jingle Bell Rocks!
as Self
Made in America
as Self
2006
30 Days
as Himself
2004
Run DMC: Forever Kings
as Self
2002
Red Dragon
as Janitor
Run-DMC | Together Forever
as Self
American Rap Stars
as Self
1993
Who's the Man?
as Detective
1988
Tougher Than Leather
as Run
1986
Big Fun in the Big Town
as Self
1985
Krush Groove
as Joseph Simmons
Live Aid
as Self
The Making of Sun City
as Self