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Russell Simmons Biography

Russell Simmons is one of the most popular and richest Entrepreneur who was born on October 4, 1957 in Queens, New York, United States. Co-founded the hip hop music label Def Jam. He also established the successful clothing lines Phat Farm and Argyleculture.

His record label was co-founded by He co-founded his record label with Rick Rubin, and they worked with some of the most successful musicians of their time.. They worked with some the most prominent musicians of their day.

Russell Wendell Simmons (born October 4, 1957) is an American entrepreneur, record executive, writer, and film producer. He is chairman and CEO of Rush Communications, co-founded the hip hop music label Def Jam Recordings, and created the clothing fashion lines Phat Farm, Argyleculture, and Tantris. Simmons’ net worth was estimated at $340 million in 2011.

Simmons co-founded Def Jam in 1983 with Rick Rubin, who sold his share of the company for $120 million to Universal Music Group in 1996. In 1985, Simmons co-produced and appeared in the film Krush Groove. Simmons’ company, Rush Communications Inc., includes over ten businesses and three non-profits. Simmons, with his partner Stan Lathan, has also produced television hits HBO’s Def Comedy Jam and Def Poetry Jam, and currently has a development deal with HBO. In 1996, Simmons co-produced the hit film The Nutty Professor, starring Eddie Murphy. In 1997, Simmons co-produced the film Def Jam’s How to Be a Player, starring Bill Bellamy. In 2003, Simmons co-founded RushCard, a prepaid debit card provider.

In 1998, he married Kimora Le Simmons. The couple had two daughters, Ming, and Aoki before divorcing.

Ethnicity, religion & political views

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Simmons and his brothers founded the Rush Philanthropic Arts Foundation in 1995. The purpose of the Foundation is to provide art education and support to under-serviced youth by helping people of color access the arts and by providing exhibition opportunities. The Foundation serves about 3,000 students annually and maintains two galleries. The Rush Arts Gallery in Chelsea, Manhattan and the Corridor Gallery in Clinton Hill, Brooklyn exhibit the work of more than 100 community and emerging artists.

Russell Simmons Net Worth

Russell Simmons is one of the richest Entrepreneur from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Russell Simmons's net worth $340 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He was a City College of New York graduate, but he left to pursue his passion for helping local musicians.

With a net worth $340 million in 2011, he became one of the most successful figures in hip-hop.

Russell Wendell Simmons was born in the Hollis neighborhood of New York City’s Queens borough on October 4, 1957. He was raised in Maryland. His father was a public school administrator and his mother was a park administrator for the New York City Parks and Recreation Department. His brothers are painter Daniel Simmons, Jr. and Joseph Simmons (better known as Rev Run of Run-DMC fame). In 1975, after graduating from August Martin High School, Simmons briefly attended the City College of New York in Harlem where he met a young DJ/Bboy, Kurt Walker, who influenced him to participate in the hip hop phenomenon. Upon hearing Eddie Cheeba perform in Harlem in 1977, Simmons knew that hip hop would be his career. Simmons stated, “Hearing Cheeba in ’77 made me feel like I had just witnessed the invention of the wheel.”

Simmons and model Kimora Lee met in November 1992. They married on December 20, 1998, on the island of Saint Barthélemy. They have two children, Ming Lee (born 2000) and Aoki Lee (born 2003). In March 2006, Simmons announced that he and Lee had ended their relationship; they officially divorced two years later.

Simmons has been a vegan since 1999, and describes himself as a Christian yogi with a love and respect for all religions. He practices Jivamukti Yoga, which encourages vegetarianism and social and environmental activism. He is also a practitioner of Transcendental Meditation (TM) and a supporter of the David Lynch Foundation for Consciousness-Based Education and World Peace, which was established to ensure that any child in America who wants to learn and practice TM can do so.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Russell Simmons height 5 ft 9 in Russell weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

In 1992, Simmons launched the clothing line Phat Fashions LLC using the Phat Farm and Phat Baby labels. When Simmons first created Phat Fashions LLC, the clothing line was sold in a shop in the SoHo district of Manhattan. Simmons’s connections with well known rap artists helped to promote the clothing line to a wide audience. The influence of designers such as Ralph Lauren and Tommy Hilfiger gave the clothing line a classic look and feel. Phat Fashions encompassed hip hop clothing for women and children, as well as men, and grew into a lifestyle brand with the addition of jewelry, perfume, and other merchandise. Phat Fashions LLC sold merchandise in two stores in New York and Montreal, as well as online at www.phatfarm.com. In addition, the clothing line was carried by some 3,000 retailers in the United States.

Simmons became chairman of the board of the Foundation for Ethnic Understanding in 2002. In May 2009, he was appointed Goodwill Ambassador for the UN Slavery Memorial at the United Nations to honor the victims of slavery and the transatlantic slave trade by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. In a similar vein, Simmons is a supporter of the Somaly Mam Foundation, and was honored at their 2011 gala dinner. Simmons officially endorses the second Muslim Jewish Conference 2011. Together with Rabbi Marc Schneier he served as the official patron of the conference held July 2011 in Kiev, Ukraine. In 2011, he took part in the Occupy Wall Street protests, visiting the protesters at Zuccotti Park often and for many consecutive days.

Who is Russell Simmons Dating?

According to our records, Russell Simmons married to Kimora Lee Simmons . As of December 1, 2023, Russell Simmons’s is not dating anyone.

Simmons is an advocate of Ahimsa and veganism, citing animal rights along with the environmental and health benefits. He is a supporter of Farm Sanctuary, an organization working to end cruelty to farm animals. People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals awarded him the 2001 PETA Humanitarian Award and the 2011 Person of the Year Award.

Facts & Trivia

Russell Ranked on the list of most popular Entrepreneur. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Russell Simmons celebrates birthday on October 4 of every year.

In 2004, Simmons sold Phat Farm and Baby Phat to the Kellwood Company for $140 million.

What is Russell Simmons worth?

Who is Russell Simmons wife?

Kimora Lee Simmons

How old was Russell Simmons when married Kimora?

Simmons was 35-years-old at the time and claims that Lee was determined to tame his bachelor ways. Lee and Simmons married in a lavish ceremony with models Kim Porter and Tyra Banks as Lee’s bridesmaids. The former couple share two daughters, Ming Lee and Aoki Lee.

Does Russell Simmons still own Def Jam?

13. Russell Simmons selling his stake in Def Jam to Universal for $100 million. Before his deal with Phat Farm happened Russell Simmons was already a hip-hop millionaire. Five years earlier he sold his remaining stakesin Rick Rubin-founded record label Def Jam to Universal for a reported $100 million.

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