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.
Acting
TV
South Park
as DMX (voice)
1997
Movie
Romeo Must Die
as Silk
2000
Movie
Cradle 2 the Grave
as Anthony Fait
2003
Movie
Exit Wounds
as Latrell Walker
2001
TV
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Musical Guest
1975
Movie
Top Five
as DMX
2014
TV
Fresh Off the Boat
as DMX
2015
TV
Third Watch
as Kandid Jones
1999
Movie
The After Party
as Self
2018
Movie
Belly
as Tommy 'Buns' Bundy
1998
Movie
Never Die Alone
as King David
2004
TV
MADtv
as Self
1995
TV
MADtv
as Self - Special Guest
1995
Movie
Beyond the Law
as Detective Ray Munce
2019
TV
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
Movie
Woodstock 99: Peace, Love, and Rage
as Self (archive footage)
2021
TV
Moesha
as DMX
1996
Movie
Pimp
as Midnight John
2018
Movie
The Bleeding
as Tagg
2009
Movie
Fast and Fierce: Death Race
as Davie
2020
TV
Half & Half
as Himself
2002
Movie
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
as Self (archive footage)
2025
Movie
Lockjaw: Rise of the Kulev Serpent
as Nick
2008
Movie
Beef
as Self
2003
