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Chuck D

Chuck D

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August 1, 1960Roosevelt, Long Island, New York, USA

Carlton Douglas Ridenhour, better known by his stage name Chuck D, is an American rapper, author, and producer. He helped create politically and socially conscious rap music in the mid-1980s as the leader of the rap group Public Enemy.

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Known for

The Daily Showtv

The Daily Show

1996

The Late Show with Stephen Colberttv

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

2015

Aqua Teen Hunger Forcetv

Aqua Teen Hunger Force

2000

Jimmy Kimmel Live!tv

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

2003

Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Moviemovie

Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie

2004

NewsRadiotv

NewsRadio

1995

Space Ghost Coast to Coasttv

Space Ghost Coast to Coast

1994

Woodstock 99: Peace, Love, and Ragemovie

Woodstock 99: Peace, Love, and Rage

2021

Sealab 2021tv

Sealab 2021

2000

All Things Must Passmovie

All Things Must Pass

2015

Acting129

Iron Maiden: Burning Ambitionmovie

Iron Maiden: Burning Ambition

2026

Self

Sean Combs: The Reckoningtv

Sean Combs: The Reckoning

2025

Self (archive footage)

Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Musicmovie

Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music

2025

Self (archive footage)

Mr. Nelson on the North Sidemovie

Mr. Nelson on the North Side

2024

Self

Camdentv

Camden

2024

Self

James Brown: Say It Loudtv

James Brown: Say It Loud

2024

Self

A GRAMMY Salute to 50 Years of Hip-Hopmovie

A GRAMMY Salute to 50 Years of Hip-Hop

2023

Self

Freestyle 101: Hip Hop Historymovie

Freestyle 101: Hip Hop History

2023

Narrator

Cover Your Earsmovie

Cover Your Ears

2023

Self

Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaurtv

Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur

2023

The Beetle (voice)

Fight the Power: How Hip Hop Changed the Worldtv

Fight the Power: How Hip Hop Changed the World

2023

Self

Sign the Showmovie

Sign the Show

2023

Self

2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremonymovie

2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

2022

Self

Nothing Comparesmovie

Nothing Compares

2022

Self

Paybacktv

Payback

2022

Self - Funeral Attendee (archive footage)

Use of Force: The Policing of Black Americamovie

Use of Force: The Policing of Black America

2022

Narrator (voice)

Woodstock 99: Peace, Love, and Ragemovie

Woodstock 99: Peace, Love, and Rage

2021

Self (archive footage)

Anthrax: 40th Anniversary Livestreammovie

Anthrax: 40th Anniversary Livestream

2021

Himself

Oscar Micheaux: The Superhero of Black Filmmakingmovie

Oscar Micheaux: The Superhero of Black Filmmaking

2021

Self

This Is Poptv

This Is Pop

2021

Self

American Rapstarmovie

American Rapstar

2020

Self [Archive]

For NYCmovie

For NYC

2020

Ricky Powell: The Individualistmovie

Ricky Powell: The Individualist

2020

Self

Coachella: 20 Years in the Desertmovie

Coachella: 20 Years in the Desert

2020

Self

It's Yours: A Film on Hip-Hop and the Internetmovie

It's Yours: A Film on Hip-Hop and the Internet

2020

Self

The Cobra at Twilight
movie

The Cobra at Twilight

2019

System Shock: How the MP3 Changed Musicmovie

System Shock: How the MP3 Changed Music

2019

Hidden Colors 5: The Art of Black Warfaremovie

Hidden Colors 5: The Art of Black Warfare

2019

Self

Grass Is Greenermovie

Grass Is Greener

2019

Self

The Untold Story of Detroit Hip Hopmovie

The Untold Story of Detroit Hip Hop

2018

Self

Rock Rubber 45smovie

Rock Rubber 45s

2018

Self

The Kingmovie

The King

2018

Self

Survivor's Guide to Prisonmovie

Survivor's Guide to Prison

2018

Self

System Shockmovie

System Shock

2018

self

Prophets of Rage: Eurockéennes 2018movie

Prophets of Rage: Eurockéennes 2018

2018

Who Killed Tupac?tv

Who Killed Tupac?

2017

Self

G-Funkmovie

G-Funk

2017

Self

Soundbreakingtv

Soundbreaking

2016

Self

1971 Pirates: Forever Brothers
movie

1971 Pirates: Forever Brothers

2016

Full Court: The Spencer Haywood Storymovie

Full Court: The Spencer Haywood Story

2016

Narrator (voice)

The Betmovie

The Bet

2016

Charles McD

A Tale of James Brownmovie

A Tale of James Brown

2016

Self

All Things Must Passmovie

All Things Must Pass

2015

Self

The Late Show with Stephen Colberttv

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

2015

Public Enemy - Live From Metropolis Studiosmovie

Public Enemy - Live From Metropolis Studios

2015

Himself

Hustlers Conventionmovie

Hustlers Convention

2015

Self

James Brown - The Man, The Music & The Messagemovie

James Brown - The Man, The Music & The Message

2014

Self

Heights Girlmovie

Heights Girl

2014

All About Ann: Governor Richards of the Lone Star Statemovie

All About Ann: Governor Richards of the Lone Star State

2014

Self (archive footage)

Mr. Dynamite: The Rise of James Brownmovie

Mr. Dynamite: The Rise of James Brown

2014

Self

Public Enemy Live at the Metro Theatremovie

Public Enemy Live at the Metro Theatre

2014

Rappeur

Ali vs Stevenson: The Greatest Fight That Never Was
movie

Ali vs Stevenson: The Greatest Fight That Never Was

2014

Narrator

Dream School
tv

Dream School

2013

Self - Student Mentor/Self - Raptivist, Musician, Digital Advocate

Swing Lowe Sweet Chariotemovie

Swing Lowe Sweet Chariote

2013

DJ Jonny Specials

The Doctormovie

The Doctor

2013

Narrator (voice)

Rebels Without a Pause: The Induction Celebration of Public Enemymovie

Rebels Without a Pause: The Induction Celebration of Public Enemy

2013

Self

Something from Nothing: The Art of Rapmovie

Something from Nothing: The Art of Rap

2012

Self

Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’movie

Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’

2012

Self

City Teachermovie

City Teacher

2012

Be Inspired: The Life of Heavy Dmovie

Be Inspired: The Life of Heavy D

2012

Self

Founding Fathers (The True Origins of Hip Hop)movie

Founding Fathers (The True Origins of Hip Hop)

2012

Public Enemy: Prophets Of Ragemovie

Public Enemy: Prophets Of Rage

2011

Himself

Prince: A Purple Reignmovie

Prince: A Purple Reign

2011

Self

Planet Rock: The Story of Hip-Hop and the Crack Generationmovie

Planet Rock: The Story of Hip-Hop and the Crack Generation

2011

Self

The Weird World of Blowflymovie

The Weird World of Blowfly

2011

Self

The (R)evolution of Immortal Techniquemovie

The (R)evolution of Immortal Technique

2011

Self

The Fab Fivemovie

The Fab Five

2011

Self

My Mic Sounds Nice: A Truth About Women and Hip Hopmovie

My Mic Sounds Nice: A Truth About Women and Hip Hop

2010

Self

Straight Outta L.A.movie

Straight Outta L.A.

2010

Self

Big Pun: The Legacymovie

Big Pun: The Legacy

2009

Self

Do the Right Thing: 20 Years Latermovie

Do the Right Thing: 20 Years Later

2009

Self

Copyright Criminalsmovie

Copyright Criminals

2009

Self

The Black Candlemovie

The Black Candle

2009

Self

Founding Fathers: The Untold Story of Hip Hopmovie

Founding Fathers: The Untold Story of Hip Hop

2009

Narrator

Movin' on Up: The Music and Message of Curtis Mayfield and the Impressionsmovie

Movin' on Up: The Music and Message of Curtis Mayfield and the Impressions

2008

Self

Public Enemy: Welcome to the Terrordome
movie

Public Enemy: Welcome to the Terrordome

2007

Self

Mixtape, Inc.movie

Mixtape, Inc.

2007

Once Upon a Time in New York: the Birth of Hip Hop, Disco and Punk
movie

Once Upon a Time in New York: the Birth of Hip Hop, Disco and Punk

2007

Self

Public Enemy - Fight the Power: Greatest Hits Live!
movie

Public Enemy - Fight the Power: Greatest Hits Live!

2007

Himself

Ali's 65
tv

Ali's 65

2007

Self - Narrator

Legendstv

Legends

2006

Self

Fuckmovie

Fuck

2006

Self

Rock the Bellsmovie

Rock the Bells

2006

Himself

The Henry Rollins Showtv

The Henry Rollins Show

2006

Left of the Dialmovie

Left of the Dial

2005

Self

Perfect Upset: The 1985 Villanova vs. Georgetown NCAA Championshipmovie

Perfect Upset: The 1985 Villanova vs. Georgetown NCAA Championship

2005

Self

The Harlem Globetrotters: The Team That Changed the Worldmovie

The Harlem Globetrotters: The Team That Changed the World

2005

Self - Narrator

Black in the 80stv

Black in the 80s

2005

Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Moviemovie

Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie

2004

Malcolm Y

Public Enemy: Revolverlution Tour
movie

Public Enemy: Revolverlution Tour

2004

Himself

And You Don't Stop: 30 Years of Hip-Hoptv

And You Don't Stop: 30 Years of Hip-Hop

2004

Self

And You Don't Stop: 30 Years of Hip-Hopmovie

And You Don't Stop: 30 Years of Hip-Hop

2004

Self

Lightning in a Bottlemovie

Lightning in a Bottle

2004

Self

James Brown: Soul Survivormovie

James Brown: Soul Survivor

2003

Godfathers and Sonsmovie

Godfathers and Sons

2003

Self

The Bluestv

The Blues

2003

Self

Beefmovie

Beef

2003

Self (archive footage)

Gil Scott-Heron: The Revolution Will Not Be Televisedmovie

Gil Scott-Heron: The Revolution Will Not Be Televised

2003

Himself

Muddy Waters: Can't Be Satisfiedmovie

Muddy Waters: Can't Be Satisfied

2003

Self

Jimmy Kimmel Live!tv

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

2003

Self - Musical Guest

Public Enemy - Live from House of Blues
movie

Public Enemy - Live from House of Blues

2001

Money for Nothing: Behind the Business of Pop Musicmovie

Money for Nothing: Behind the Business of Pop Music

2001

Self

Aqua Teen Hunger Forcetv

Aqua Teen Hunger Force

2000

Chuck D (voice)

Sealab 2021tv

Sealab 2021

2000

Abelard (voice)

The Hip Hop Yearstv

The Hip Hop Years

1999

Self

Jackie Chan: My Storymovie

Jackie Chan: My Story

1998

Self - Rapper

An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burnmovie

An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn

1998

Leon Brothers

Behind the Musictv

Behind the Music

1997

Self

Anthemmovie

Anthem

1997

Self

The Daily Showtv

The Daily Show

1996

Self - Guest

Rage Against the Machine - Live at Pinkpop 1996movie

Rage Against the Machine - Live at Pinkpop 1996

1996

Rap: Looking for the Perfect Beatmovie

Rap: Looking for the Perfect Beat

1995

NewsRadiotv

NewsRadio

1995

Chuck D

MTV Europe Music Awardstv

MTV Europe Music Awards

1994

Self - Presenter

New York Undercovertv

New York Undercover

1994

Space Ghost Coast to Coasttv

Space Ghost Coast to Coast

1994

The Real Malcolm Xmovie

The Real Malcolm X

1992

Public Enemy: The Enemy Strikes...Livemovie

Public Enemy: The Enemy Strikes...Live

1992

Hard Rhymer

Rap's Most Wanted
movie

Rap's Most Wanted

1991

Self

Hard 'N Heavy Volume 16movie

Hard 'N Heavy Volume 16

1991

Self

Public Enemy - Burn Hollywood Burn feat. Ice Cube and Big Daddy Kanemovie

Public Enemy - Burn Hollywood Burn feat. Ice Cube and Big Daddy Kane

1990

Slammin' Rap Video Magazine Vol. 1movie

Slammin' Rap Video Magazine Vol. 1

1990

Self

Impact Video Magazinemovie

Impact Video Magazine

1989

Public Enemy: Fight the Power... Live!movie

Public Enemy: Fight the Power... Live!

1989

Yo! MTV Rapstv

Yo! MTV Raps

1988

Self

Public Enemy: It Takes a Nation - The First London Invasion Tour 1987movie

Public Enemy: It Takes a Nation - The First London Invasion Tour 1987

1987

Self

MTV Video Music Awardstv

MTV Video Music Awards

1984

Self

The Grammystv

The Grammys

1959

Self

Mi Familia: Sen Dog and the American Dream
movie

Mi Familia: Sen Dog and the American Dream

Self

Crew2

Shut Up and Dribbletv

Shut Up and Dribble

2018

Additional Music

Jackie Chan: My Storymovie

Jackie Chan: My Story

1998

Thanks

Production2

Hustlers Conventionmovie

Hustlers Convention

2015

Executive Producer

Rebels Without a Pause: The Induction Celebration of Public Enemymovie

Rebels Without a Pause: The Induction Celebration of Public Enemy

2013

Executive Producer

Sound2

On the Shoulders of Giantsmovie

On the Shoulders of Giants

2011

Original Music Composer

An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burnmovie

An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn

1998

Original Music Composer

Writing2

Public Enemy: The Enemy Strikes...Livemovie

Public Enemy: The Enemy Strikes...Live

1992

Writer

Public Enemy - Burn Hollywood Burn feat. Ice Cube and Big Daddy Kanemovie

Public Enemy - Burn Hollywood Burn feat. Ice Cube and Big Daddy Kane

1990

Writer

Creator1

Fight the Power: How Hip Hop Changed the Worldtv

Fight the Power: How Hip Hop Changed the World

2023

Creator