
DMX
Known for: Acting
Born: December 18, 1970
Died: April 9, 2021
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…
Known for

Never Die Alone
2004

Death Toll
2008

Belly
1998

Lockjaw: Rise of the Kulev Serpent
2008

Def Jam: Survival of the Illest: Live from 125
1999

Ruff Ryders: Uncensored
2001

DMX: Angel
2001

DMX: Don't Try to Understand
2021

Cypress Hill Smoke Out Presents DMX
2002

Cradle 2 the Grave
2003

Exit Wounds
2001

Last Hour
2008

Doggmen

Backstage
2000

Father of Lies
2007

Boricua's Bond
2000

Beyond the Law
2019

Fast and Fierce: Death Race
2020

Chronicle of a Serial Killer
2020

Fast Vengeance
2021

Big Pun: The Legacy
2009

The Bleeding
2009

Beef II
2004

Jump Out Boys
2008

Pimp
2018

Can't Stop, Won't Stop: A Bad Boy Story
2017

The Making of Exit Wounds
2002

Beef
2003

Romeo Must Die
2000

A Journey to Sundance
2023

The After Party
2018

Woodstock 99: Peace, Love, and Rage
2021

In Whose Name?
2025

You're Watching Video Music Box
2021

Top Five
2014

Woodstock '99
2000

Third Watch
1999

Half & Half
2002

South Park
1997

Eve
2003

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992

Moesha
1996

DMX: Soul of a Man
2006

VERZUZ
2020

MADtv
1995
Spike TV VGA Video Game Awards
2003

Saturday Night Live
1975

The Chris Rock Show
1997

Couples Therapy
2012
Trippin'
2005

Fresh Off the Boat
2015

Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
2025