DMX
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.
Filmography · 50
South Park
1997 · DMX (voice)
Saturday Night Live
1975 · Self - Musical Guest
Third Watch
1999 · Kandid Jones
Fresh Off the Boat
2015 · DMX
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
Moesha
1996 · DMX
Half & Half
2002 · Himself
Eve
2003 · Xenon
Cradle 2 the Grave
2003 · Anthony Fait
The Chris Rock Show
1997 · Self
Romeo Must Die
2000 · Silk
Exit Wounds
2001 · Latrell Walker
VERZUZ
2020 · Self
Beyond the Law
2019 · Detective Ray Munce
Couples Therapy
2012 · Himself
Belly
1998 · Tommy 'Buns' Bundy
Pimp
2018 · Midnight John
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
2025 · Self (archive footage)
Never Die Alone
2004 · King David
Top Five
2014 · DMX
In Whose Name?
2025 · Self
Woodstock '99
2000
The After Party
2018 · Self
You're Watching Video Music Box
2021 · Self (archive footage)
Fast and Fierce: Death Race
2020 · Davie
MADtv
1995 · Self
Woodstock 99: Peace, Love, and Rage
2021 · Self (archive footage)
Fast Vengeance
2021 · Captain Liddle
The Bleeding
2009 · Tagg
Jump Out Boys
2008 · Thorn
Backstage
2000 · Self
Lockjaw: Rise of the Kulev Serpent
2008 · Nick
Can't Stop, Won't Stop: A Bad Boy Story
2017 · Self
Last Hour
2008 · Black Jack
A Journey to Sundance
2023 · Self
Beef
2003 · Self
DMX: Soul of a Man
2006 · Self
Death Toll
2008 · The Dog (Narrator)
Boricua's Bond
2000
Big Pun: The Legacy
2009 · Self
Chronicle of a Serial Killer
2020 · Detective White
DMX: Don't Try to Understand
2021 · Self
Beef II
2004 · Self
The Making of Exit Wounds
2002 · Self
Father of Lies
2007 · Paul
Doggmen
— · Cowboy
DMX: Angel
2001 · Himself
Ruff Ryders: Uncensored
2001 · Self
Cypress Hill Smoke Out Presents DMX
2002
Def Jam: Survival of the Illest: Live from 125
1999 · Self