Chuck D

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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.

Known For

The Daily Show

Self

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

Self

Aqua Teen Hunger Force

Chuck D (voice)

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Self - Musical Guest

Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie

Malcolm Y

NewsRadio

Chuck D

Space Ghost Coast to Coast

Self

Woodstock 99: Peace, Love, and Rage

Self (archive footage)

Full Filmography

Year	Title	Role
2026	Iron Maiden: Burning Ambition MOVIE	Self
2025	Sean Combs: The Reckoning TV	Self (archive footage)
2025	Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music MOVIE	Self (archive footage)
2024	Mr. Nelson on the North Side MOVIE	Self
2024	Camden TV	Self
2024	James Brown: Say It Loud TV	Self
2023	A GRAMMY Salute to 50 Years of Hip-Hop MOVIE	Self
2023	Freestyle 101: Hip Hop History MOVIE	Narrator
2023	Cover Your Ears MOVIE	Self
2023	Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur TV	The Beetle (voice)
2023	Fight the Power: How Hip Hop Changed the World TV	Self
2023	Sign the Show MOVIE	Self
2022	2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony MOVIE	Self
2022	Nothing Compares MOVIE	Self
2022	Payback TV	Self - Funeral Attendee (archive footage)
2022	Use of Force: The Policing of Black America MOVIE	Narrator (voice)
2021	Woodstock 99: Peace, Love, and Rage MOVIE	Self (archive footage)
2021	Anthrax: 40th Anniversary Livestream MOVIE	Himself
2021	Oscar Micheaux: The Superhero of Black Filmmaking MOVIE	Self
2021	This Is Pop TV	Self
2020	American Rapstar MOVIE	Self [Archive]
2020	For NYC MOVIE	Self
2020	Ricky Powell: The Individualist MOVIE	Self
2020	Coachella: 20 Years in the Desert MOVIE	Self
2020	It's Yours: A Film on Hip-Hop and the Internet MOVIE	Self
2019	The Cobra at Twilight MOVIE	Self
2019	System Shock: How the MP3 Changed Music MOVIE	Self
2019	Hidden Colors 5: The Art of Black Warfare MOVIE	Self
2019	Grass Is Greener MOVIE	Self
2018	The Untold Story of Detroit Hip Hop MOVIE	Self
2018	Rock Rubber 45s MOVIE	Self
2018	The King MOVIE	Self
2018	Survivor's Guide to Prison MOVIE	Self
2018	System Shock MOVIE	self
2018	Prophets of Rage: Eurockéennes 2018 MOVIE	Self
2017	Who Killed Tupac? TV	Self
2017	G-Funk MOVIE	Self
2016	Soundbreaking TV	Self
2016	1971 Pirates: Forever Brothers MOVIE	Self
2016	Full Court: The Spencer Haywood Story MOVIE	Narrator (voice)
2016	The Bet MOVIE	Charles McD
2016	A Tale of James Brown MOVIE	Self
2015	All Things Must Pass MOVIE	Self
2015	The Late Show with Stephen Colbert TV	Self
2015	Public Enemy - Live From Metropolis Studios MOVIE	Himself
2015	Hustlers Convention MOVIE	Self
2014	James Brown - The Man, The Music & The Message MOVIE	Self
2014	Heights Girl MOVIE	Self
2014	All About Ann: Governor Richards of the Lone Star State MOVIE	Self (archive footage)
2014	Mr. Dynamite: The Rise of James Brown MOVIE	Self
2014	Public Enemy Live at the Metro Theatre MOVIE	Rappeur
2014	Ali vs Stevenson: The Greatest Fight That Never Was MOVIE	Narrator
2013	Swing Lowe Sweet Chariote MOVIE	DJ Jonny Specials
2013	The Doctor MOVIE	Narrator (voice)
2013	Rebels Without a Pause: The Induction Celebration of Public Enemy MOVIE	Self
2012	Something from Nothing: The Art of Rap MOVIE	Self
2012	Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’ MOVIE	Self
2012	City Teacher MOVIE	Self
2012	Be Inspired: The Life of Heavy D MOVIE	Self
2012	Founding Fathers (The True Origins of Hip Hop) MOVIE	Self
2011	Public Enemy: Prophets Of Rage MOVIE	Himself
2011	Prince: A Purple Reign MOVIE	Self
2011	Planet Rock: The Story of Hip-Hop and the Crack Generation MOVIE	Self
2011	The Weird World of Blowfly MOVIE	Self
2011	The (R)evolution of Immortal Technique MOVIE	Self
2011	The Fab Five MOVIE	Self
2010	My Mic Sounds Nice: A Truth About Women and Hip Hop MOVIE	Self
2010	Straight Outta L.A. MOVIE	Self
2009	Big Pun: The Legacy MOVIE	Self
2009	Do the Right Thing: 20 Years Later MOVIE	Self
2009	Copyright Criminals MOVIE	Himself
2009	The Black Candle MOVIE	Self
2009	Founding Fathers: The Untold Story of Hip Hop MOVIE	Narrator
2008	Movin' on Up: The Music and Message of Curtis Mayfield and the Impressions MOVIE	Self
2007	Public Enemy: Welcome to the Terrordome MOVIE	Self
2007	Mixtape, Inc. MOVIE	Self
2007	Once Upon a Time in New York: the Birth of Hip Hop, Disco and Punk MOVIE	Self
2007	Public Enemy - Fight the Power: Greatest Hits Live! MOVIE	Himself
2007	Ali's 65 TV	Self - Narrator
2006	Legends TV	Self
2006	Fuck MOVIE	Self
2006	Rock the Bells MOVIE	Himself
2006	The Henry Rollins Show TV	Self
2005	Left of the Dial MOVIE	Self
2005	Perfect Upset: The 1985 Villanova vs. Georgetown NCAA Championship MOVIE	Self
2005	The Harlem Globetrotters: The Team That Changed the World MOVIE	Self - Narrator
2005	Black in the 80s TV	Self
2004	Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie MOVIE	Malcolm Y
2004	Public Enemy: Revolverlution Tour MOVIE	Himself
2004	And You Don't Stop: 30 Years of Hip-Hop MOVIE	Self
2004	Lightning in a Bottle MOVIE	Self
2003	James Brown: Soul Survivor MOVIE	Self
2003	Godfathers and Sons MOVIE	Self
2003	The Blues TV	Self
2003	Beef MOVIE	Self (archive footage)
2003	Gil Scott-Heron: The Revolution Will Not Be Televised MOVIE	Himself
2003	Muddy Waters: Can't Be Satisfied MOVIE	Self
2003	Jimmy Kimmel Live! TV	Self - Musical Guest
2001	Public Enemy - Live from House of Blues MOVIE	Self
2001	Money for Nothing: Behind the Business of Pop Music MOVIE	Self
2000	Aqua Teen Hunger Force TV	Chuck D (voice)
2000	Sealab 2021 TV	Abelard (voice)
1999	The Hip Hop Years TV	Self
1998	Jackie Chan: My Story MOVIE	Self - Rapper
1998	An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn MOVIE	Leon Brothers
1997	Behind the Music TV	Self
1997	Anthem MOVIE	Self
1996	The Daily Show TV	Self
1996	Rage Against the Machine - Live at Pinkpop 1996 MOVIE	Self
1995	Rap: Looking for the Perfect Beat MOVIE	Self
1995	NewsRadio TV	Chuck D
1994	MTV Europe Music Awards TV	Self - Presenter
1994	New York Undercover TV	Self
1994	Space Ghost Coast to Coast TV	Self
1992	The Real Malcolm X MOVIE	Self
1992	Public Enemy: The Enemy Strikes...Live MOVIE	Hard Rhymer
1991	Rap's Most Wanted MOVIE	Self
1991	Hard 'N Heavy Volume 16 MOVIE	Self
1990	Public Enemy - Burn Hollywood Burn feat. Ice Cube and Big Daddy Kane MOVIE	Self
1990	Slammin' Rap Video Magazine Vol. 1 MOVIE	Self
1989	Impact Video Magazine MOVIE	Self
1989	Public Enemy: Fight the Power... Live! MOVIE	Self
1988	Yo! MTV Raps TV	Self
1987	Public Enemy: It Takes a Nation - The First London Invasion Tour 1987 MOVIE	Self
1984	MTV Video Music Awards TV	Self
1959	The Grammys TV	Self

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