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Chuck D

Acting Born Aug 1, 1960 Roosevelt, Long Island, New York, USA 24 credits

Biography

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 Show

as Self - Guest

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

2015
Film

Iron Maiden: Burning Ambition

as Self

Full filmography

  • The Daily Show (1996) as Self - Guest
  • The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2015)
  • Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2003) as Self - Musical Guest
  • MTV Video Music Awards (1984) as Self
  • Aqua Teen Hunger Force (2000) as Chuck D (voice)
  • Space Ghost Coast to Coast (1994)
  • NewsRadio (1995) as Chuck D
  • Iron Maiden: Burning Ambition (2026) as Self
  • New York Undercover (1994)
  • Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur (2023) as The Beetle (voice)
  • MTV Europe Music Awards (1994) as Self - Presenter
  • Behind the Music (1997) as Self
  • Legends (2006) as Self
  • Sealab 2021 (2000) as Abelard (voice)
  • Yo! MTV Raps (1988) as Self
  • Payback (2022) as Self - Funeral Attendee (archive footage)
  • This Is Pop (2021) as Self
  • Sean Combs: The Reckoning (2025) as Self (archive footage)
  • The Blues (2003) as Self
  • The Henry Rollins Show (2006)
  • Jackie Chan: My Story (1998) as Self - Rapper
  • Black in the 80s (2005)
  • Fight the Power: How Hip Hop Changed the World (2023) as Self
  • Soundbreaking (2016) as Self