David ShankboneCC BY 3.0File pageRussell Simmons
- entrepreneur
- writer
- record producer
- fashion designer
- television producer
- manager
- businessperson
- Born 1957-10-04 (age 69)
- Nationality United States
Known for
| Role | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 |  Awake: The Life of Yogananda | Movie | 57 | |
| 1985 |  Krush Groove | Movie | 28 |
Career timeline
Award won Role or nomination
age 0
- Born
age 28
- Krush Groove
- Krush Grooveproducer
age 38
- The Addictionproducer
age 39
- The Nutty Professorproducer
age 57
Career in numbers
Scores by year
- 1985Krush Groove49.0
- 1995The Addiction70.5
- 1996The Nutty Professor62.0
- 2014Awake: The Life of Yogananda56.7
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[As a vegan] I feel better, I look better, so it’s a big change for me. You have more clarity and I think that all of us want to be more clear. I wanted to look younger and feel better and wanted to be a greater…
Read the full quoteWell, it started with my yoga practice and you know, the practice of non-harming, ‘ahimsa’. So I became a vegan because [of] compassion [for] the animals. The vegan diet was being discussed around me all the time, so…
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Personal details
- Nationalities
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Genres
- hip-hop
- Education
- August Martin High School, City College of New York