- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- December 18, 1970
- Place of Birth
- Mount Vernon, New York, USA
- Died
- April 9, 2021
DMX
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.
Filmography
movieIn Whose Name?
2025 · Self
movieLadies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
2025 · Self (archive footage)
movieA Journey to Sundance
2023 · Self
movieYou're Watching Video Music Box
2021 · Self (archive footage)
movieFast Vengeance
2021 · Captain Liddle
movieDMX: Don't Try to Understand
2021 · Self
movieWoodstock 99: Peace, Love, and Rage
2021 · Self (archive footage)
movieChronicle of a Serial Killer
2020 · Detective White
movieFast and Fierce: Death Race
2020 · Davie
tvVERZUZ
2020 · Self
movieBeyond the Law
2019 · Detective Ray Munce
moviePimp
2018 · Midnight John
movieThe After Party
2018 · Self
movieCan't Stop, Won't Stop: A Bad Boy Story
2017 · Self
tvFresh Off the Boat
2015 · DMX
movieTop Five
2014 · DMX
tvCouples Therapy
2012 · Himself
movieThe Bleeding
2009 · Tagg
movieBig Pun: The Legacy
2009 · Self
movieLockjaw: Rise of the Kulev Serpent
2008 · Nick, Executive Producer
movieLast Hour
2008 · Black Jack, Original Music Composer
movieDeath Toll
2008 · The Dog (Narrator), Executive Producer
movieJump Out Boys
2008 · Thorn
movieFather of Lies
2007 · Paul
tvDMX: Soul of a Man
2006 · Self
Trippin'
tvTrippin'
2005 · Self
movieBeef II
2004 · Self
movieNever Die Alone
2004 · King David, Producer
Spike TV VGA Video Game Awards
tvSpike TV VGA Video Game Awards
2003
tvEve
2003 · Xenon
movieBeef
2003 · Self
movieCradle 2 the Grave
2003 · Anthony Fait
movieCypress Hill Smoke Out Presents DMX
2002
tvHalf & Half
2002 · Himself
movieThe Making of Exit Wounds
2002 · Self
movieDMX: Angel
2001 · Himself
movieRuff Ryders: Uncensored
2001 · Self
movieExit Wounds
2001 · Latrell Walker
movieBackstage
2000 · Self
movieBoricua's Bond
2000
movieRomeo Must Die
2000 · Silk, Theme Song Performance
movieWoodstock '99
2000
tvThird Watch
1999 · Kandid Jones
movieDef Jam: Survival of the Illest: Live from 125
1999 · Self
movieBelly
1998 · Tommy 'Buns' Bundy
tvSouth Park
1997 · DMX (voice)
tvThe Chris Rock Show
1997 · Self
tvMoesha
1996 · DMX
tvMADtv
1995 · Self, Self - Special Guest
tvThe Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
tvSaturday Night Live
1975 · Self - Musical Guest
movieDoggmen
— · Cowboy