Chuck D

Known for

Acting

Born

August 1, 1960 (age 66)

Birthplace

Roosevelt, Long Island, New York, USA

Biography

Carlton Douglas Ridenhour, better known by his stage name Chuck D, is an American rapper, author, and producer. He helped create politically and socially conscious rap music in the mid-1980s as the leader of the rap group Public Enemy.

Best known work

The Daily Show

1996

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

2015

Aqua Teen Hunger Force

2000

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

2003

Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie

2004

NewsRadio

1995

Space Ghost Coast to Coast

1994

Sealab 2021

2000

Woodstock 99: Peace, Love, and Rage

2021

All Things Must Pass

2015

Filmography

TBA
Mi Familia: Sen Dog and the American Dream
as Self
2026
Iron Maiden: Burning Ambition
as Self
2025
Sean Combs: The ReckoningTV
as Self (archive footage) (1 episode)
2025
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
as Self (archive footage)
2024
Mr. Nelson on the North Side
as Self
2024
CamdenTV
as Self (1 episode)
2024
James Brown: Say It LoudTV
as Self (4 episodes)
2023
A GRAMMY Salute to 50 Years of Hip-Hop
as Self
2023
Freestyle 101: Hip Hop History
as Narrator
2023
Cover Your Ears
as Self
2023
Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil DinosaurTV
as The Beetle (voice) (1 episode)
2023
Fight the Power: How Hip Hop Changed the WorldTV
as Self (4 episodes), Creator
2023
Sign the Show
as Self
2022
2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
as Self
2022
Nothing Compares
as Self
2022
PaybackTV
as Self - Funeral Attendee (archive footage) (1 episode)
2022
Use of Force: The Policing of Black America
as Narrator (voice)
2021
Classic Albums: Gil Scott-Heron - Pieces of a Man
as Self
2021
Woodstock 99: Peace, Love, and Rage
as Self (archive footage)
2021
Anthrax: 40th Anniversary Livestream
as Himself
2021
Oscar Micheaux: The Superhero of Black Filmmaking
as Self
2021
This Is PopTV
as Self (1 episode)
2020
American Rapstar
as Self [Archive]
2020
For NYC
2020
Ricky Powell: The Individualist
as Self