Russell Simmons

Birth Name:

Russell Simmons

Birth Place:

Queens, New York, United States

Profession

Soundtrack, Producer, Actor, Writer

He and his two brothers Joseph and Danny Simmons founded the Rush Philanthropic Arts Foundation, providing arts and education programming to youth in New York City, reaching out to urban youths
He and Rick Rubin founded Def Jam Recordings in 1983, which focused primarily on urban music and hip-hop, releasing songs from artists such as LL Cool J, the Beastie Boys, its only trash metal band Slayer
Quote: "I want to contribute more to earth than I take away from it․"
Appeared frequently on his brother Rev․ Joseph Simmons' 2005 series documentary "Run's House․"
He and model Kimora Lee married in 1998, and despite their divorce in 2006 the two still work together on their clothing lines Phat Farm and Baby Phat
He and Rick Rubin passed on signing Madonna in the early 1980s to their Def Jam Recordings
Published his book on lifestyle choices "Super Rich: A Guide to Having It All" in 2011

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