DMX
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.
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Full filmography
- Saturday Night Live (1975) as Self - Musical Guest
- South Park (1997) as DMX (voice)
- Third Watch (1999) as Kandid Jones
- Fresh Off the Boat (2015) as DMX
- The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (1992)
- Moesha (1996) as DMX
- Half & Half (2002) as Himself
- Eve (2003) as Xenon
- The Chris Rock Show (1997) as Self
- VERZUZ (2020) as Self
- Couples Therapy (2012) as Himself
- Exit Wounds (2001) as Latrell Walker
- Romeo Must Die (2000) as Silk
- Cradle 2 the Grave (2003) as Anthony Fait
- Spike TV VGA Video Game Awards (2003)
- Pimp (2018) as Midnight John
- Top Five (2014) as DMX
- Belly (1998) as Tommy 'Buns' Bundy
- Trippin' (2005) as Self
- A Journey to Sundance (2023) as Self
- MADtv (1995) as Self
- MADtv (1995) as Self - Special Guest
- Beyond the Law (2019) as Detective Ray Munce
- Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music (2025) as Self (archive footage)