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DMX

DMX

Known For Acting
Birthday Dec 18, 1970
Died Apr 09, 2021 (50)
Birthplace Mount Vernon, New York, USA
Popularity 0.5 (history)
Updated Apr 27, 2025 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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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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Filmography

Fast Vengeance

Fast Vengeance

2021

as Captain Liddle

Chronicle of a Serial Killer

Chronicle of a Serial Killer

2020

as Detective White

Beyond the Law

Beyond the Law

2019

as Detective Ray Munce

Pimp

Pimp

2018

as Midnight John

The Bleeding

The Bleeding

2009

as Tagg

Death Toll

Death Toll

2008

as The Dog (Narrator)

Last Hour

Last Hour

2008

as Black Jack

Jump Out Boys

Jump Out Boys

2008

as Thorn

Father of Lies

Father of Lies

2007

as Paul

Never Die Alone

Never Die Alone

2004

as King David

Cradle 2 the Grave

Cradle 2 the Grave

2003

as Anthony Fait

Exit Wounds

Exit Wounds

2001

as Latrell Walker

Romeo Must Die

Romeo Must Die

2000

as Silk

Belly

Belly

1998

as Tommy 'Buns' Bundy

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Death Toll

Death Toll

2008

Executive Producer

Lockjaw: Rise of the Kulev Serpent

Lockjaw: Rise of the Kulev Serpent

2008

Executive Producer

Never Die Alone

Never Die Alone

2004

Producer

Organization Category Movie
Television Credits

Third Watch

as Kandid Jones

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 23, 1999

South Park

as DMX (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Aug 13, 1997

Eve

as Xenon

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 15, 2003

Fresh Off the Boat

as DMX

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 04, 2015

Spike TV VGA Video Game Awards

Episodes: 10

First Aired: Dec 04, 2003

Couples Therapy

as Himself

Episodes: 8

First Aired: Mar 23, 2012

DMX: Soul of a Man

as Self

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Jul 12, 2006

Trippin'

as Self

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Mar 28, 2005

Half & Half

as Himself

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 23, 2002

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

Episodes: 1

First Aired: May 25, 1992

Moesha

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 23, 1996

VERZUZ

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 24, 2020

MADtv

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 14, 1995

Saturday Night Live

as Self - Musical Guest

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 11, 1975

The Chris Rock Show

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 07, 1997

MADtv

as Self - Special Guest

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 14, 1995

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