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Jason 'Jam Master Jay' Mizell
Known for
Acting
Born
January 12, 1965
Birthplace
New York City, New York, USA
Died
October 30, 2002 (aged 37)
Biography
Jason William Mizell (January 21, 1965 – October 30, 2002), better known by his stage name Jam Master Jay, was an American musician and DJ. He was the DJ of the influential hip hop group Run-DMC. During the 1980s, Run-DMC became one of the biggest hip hop groups and are credited with breaking hip hop into mainstream music.
Best known work
Late Show with David Letterman
1993
Sean Combs: The Reckoning
2025
Live Aid
1985
Reading Rainbow
1983
Who's the Man?
1993
ReMastered: Who Killed Jam Master Jay?
2018
The Ben Stiller Show
1992
MTV Video Music Awards
1984
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
2025
Tougher Than Leather
1988Filmography
2025
2025
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Musicas Self (archive footage)
2023
2022
2018
ReMastered: Who Killed Jam Master Jay?as Self [RUN-DMC] (archive footage)
2010
Rappin' With The Ricksteras Self
2008
2007
20 Most Shocking Unsolved Crimesas Self (archive footage)
2004
2004
Run DMC: Forever Kingsas Self (archive footage)
2003
Death of a Dynastyas Old School Rapper #1
2002
Run-DMC | Together Foreveras Self
2002
2002
American Rap Starsas Self
2001
2001
1999
1993
1993
Who's the Man?as Detective
1992
1988
Tougher Than Leatheras Jam Master Jay
1988
1986
1986
Big Fun in the Big Townas Self
1985
Live Aidas Self