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RZA Biography
Birth Name:Robert Fitzgerald Diggs
Birth Place:Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States
Profession Soundtrack, Actor, Producer, Music department, Director, Writer
Fast Facts
- Received the Central Ohio Film Critics Assocation Award for Best Score in 2004
- Is a cousin of fellow rappers Ol' Dirty Bastard, The GZA and Flavor Flav
- Interested in acting at a young age, he competed in local rap battles at the age of 11
- In the 1990s, he completed an unreleased film about his alter ego named Bobby Digital
- Often collaborates with director Quentin Tarantino on various projects
- Is primarily known for his production of music for the hip hop group Wu-Tang Clan
- Turned down the role of Brown in "The Departed" due to scheduling conflicts
Awards
- 2004Anthony Asquith Award for Film Music-: nominated
- 2004COFCA Award-Best Score: winner
- 2004OFCS Award-Best Original Score: nominated
- 2005Black Reel-Best Original Score: nominated
- 2008Actor-Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture: nominated
- 2012SLFCA Award-Best Music: winner
- 2013Black Reel-Best Song: nominated
- 2019IDA Award-Best Music Documentary: nominated
- 2020Black Reel-Outstanding Drama Series: nominated
- 2020Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Music: nominated
- 2022Black Reel-Outstanding Musical Score: nominated