DMX
Acting
- Born:
- 1970-12-18
- Died:
- 2021-04-09
- Place of birth:
- Mount Vernon, New York, USA
Biography
Earl Simmons (December 18, 1970 - April 9, 2021), better known by his stage name DMX, was an American rapper and actor who rose to fame in the late 1990s. His stage name pays tribute to the Oberheim DMX drum machine, an instrument he used when he made his own rap beats in the 80's. To date, his best-selling album is his 1999 album ...And Then There Was X, which featured the hit single "Party Up (Up in Here)". As an actor, he also starred in the films Belly, Romeo Must Die, Exit Wounds, Cradle 2 The Grave and Last Hour, and his own reality television series Soul of a Man on the American cable television network BET. In 2002, DMX wrote an autobiographical book titled E.A.R.L.: The Autobiography of DMX. On April 9, 2021, DMX died at the age of 50 from a drug-related heart attack.
Known For
Filmography
In Whose Name?
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
The Honey Trap: A True Story of Love, Lies and the FBI
A Journey to Sundance
You're Watching Video Music Box
Fast Vengeance
DMX: Don't Try to Understand
Woodstock 99: Peace, Love, and Rage
Chronicle of a Serial Killer
Fast and Fierce: Death Race
VERZUZ
Beyond the Law
Pimp
The After Party
Can't Stop, Won't Stop: A Bad Boy Story
Fresh Off the Boat
Top Five
Couples Therapy
The Bleeding
Big Pun: The Legacy
Lockjaw: Rise of the Kulev Serpent
Last Hour
Death Toll
Jump Out Boys
Father of Lies
DMX: Soul of a Man
Trippin'
Beef II
Never Die Alone
Spike TV VGA Video Game Awards
Eve
Beef
Cradle 2 the Grave
Cypress Hill Smoke Out Presents DMX
Half & Half
The Making of Exit Wounds
DMX: Angel
Ruff Ryders: Uncensored
Exit Wounds
Backstage
Boricua's Bond
Romeo Must Die
Woodstock '99
Third Watch
Def Jam: Survival of the Illest: Live from 125
Belly
South Park
The Chris Rock Show
Moesha
MADtv
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Saturday Night Live
Doggmen