Menu
All
All
Titles
TV Episodes
Celebs
Companies
Keywords
Advanced Search
Watchlist
Sign In
Sign In
New Customer?
Create account
EN
Fully supported
English (United States)
Partially supported
Français (Canada)
Français (France)
Deutsch (Deutschland)
हिंदी (भारत)
Italiano (Italia)
Português (Brasil)
Español (España)
Español (México)
Use app
Back
Biography
Awards
Trivia
FAQ
IMDbPro
All topics
Trivia
Joseph Simmons
Edit
The youngest member of
Run-D.M.C.
, he was born less than a month after the youngest member of the
Beastie Boys
,
Adam Horovitz
(aka "Ad-Rock"). Coincidentally, all three members of
Run-D.M.C.
and the
Beastie Boys
were born on corresponding years, with
Darryl McDaniels
(aka "DMC") &
Adam Yauch
(aka "MCA") having been born in 1964 and "Jam Master Jay"
Jam Master Jay
&
Mike D
Diamond having been born in 1965.
Has five children.
Vanessa Simmons
,
Angela Simmons
and
Joseph Simmons Jr.
are from his first wife, Valerie Vaughn.
Diggy Simmons
Jr and
Russell Simmons Jr.
are from his current marriage to
Justine Simmons
Simmons.
Younger brother of
Russell Simmons
, hip-hop record producer and
Def Comedy Jam (1992)
creator.
One-third of the rap trio
Run-D.M.C.
.
Run-D.M.C.
was voted the 48th Greatest Artists in Rock 'n' Roll by "Rolling Stone" magazine.
Rev Run and his wife,
Justine Simmons
, have adopted a baby girl who they named
Miley Simmons
(aka Miley Justine Simmons) (2007).
Son of
Daniel Simmons
.
Brother of actor/producer
Russell Simmons
and
Daniel J. Simmons
.
He and his wife,
Justine Simmons
, tragically lost their 3rd child together, due to omphalocele. Their baby girl was born 21 September 2006 and passed away shortly after her birth.
Ex-brother-in-law of
Kimora Lee Simmons
.
Has a TV show,
Run's House (2005)
, on MTV. (September 2005)
Granddaughter, Ava Marie Jenn, was born February 13, 2014.
Friend of
Tyrese Gibson
.
Contribute to this page
Suggest an edit or add missing content
Learn more about contributing
Edit page
More from this person
More to explore
List
IMDb's 2024 Summer Watch Guide
See our picks
Photos
The Greatest Character Actors of All Time
See the gallery
List
5 Movies to Watch While Gearing Up for 'Furiosa'
See our picks
Recently viewed
Please enable browser cookies to use this feature.
Learn more.
Back to top