
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|
| Beef | 2003 | Documentary | Himself - President, Def Jam Records |
| The 57th Annual Tony Awards | 2003 | TV Special | Himself - Winner: Special Theatrical Event |
| Death of a Dynasty | 2003 | | Himself (uncredited) |
| Paper Chasers | 2003 | Documentary | Himself |
| Inside Hip Hop | 2003 | Video documentary | Himself |
| Hip-Hop VIPs | 2002 | Video documentary | Himself |
| American Rap Stars | 2002 | Video documentary | Himself |
| Run-D.M.C. and Jam Master Jay: The Last Interview | 2002 | TV Short documentary | Himself |
| Brown Sugar | 2002 | | Himself |
| The Hamptons | 2002 | TV Mini-Series documentary | Himself |
| The O'Reilly Factor | 2002 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| Street Dreams | 2002 | TV Movie | Himself |
| It's Black Entertainment | 2002 | TV Special documentary | Himself |
| Heroes of Black Comedy | 2002 | TV Mini-Series documentary | Himself |
| The Last Poets | 2002 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Headliners & Legends: Will Smith | 2001 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Tupac Shakur: Before I Wake... | 2001 | Documentary | Himself |
| The 15th Annual Soul Train Music Awards | 2001 | TV Special | Himself |
| Cribs | 2001 | TV Series | Himself |
| Half Past Autumn: The Life and Works of Gordon Parks | 2000 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Journeys in Black | 2000 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| VH1/Vogue Fashion Awards | 1999 | TV Special | Himself |
| Intimate Portrait | 1999 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| The 1999 Source Hip-Hop Music Awards | 1999 | TV Special | Himself |
| Motown 40: The Music Is Forever | 1998 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Moesha | 1996 | TV Series | Himself |
| Lauren Hutton and... | 1995 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| Rock & Roll | 1995 | TV Mini-Series documentary | Himself |
| The Show | 1995 | Documentary | Himself |
| Dennis Miller Live | 1995 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| Ebony/Jet Showcase | 1992 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Media Show | 1990 | TV Series | Himself |
| House of Style | 1989 | TV Series | Himself |
| Tougher Than Leather | 1988 | | Himself |
| Big Fun in the Big Town | 1986 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| MTV Video Music Awards 1985 | 1985 | TV Special | Himself |
| Lost in America | 2017 | Documentary post-production | Himself |
| The Survivor's Guide to Prison | 2017 | Documentary post-production | Himself |
| G-Funk | 2016 | Documentary filming | |
| A Fatherless America | 2017 | Documentary | Himself |
| The Tomorrow Show | 2016 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Daily Show | 2016 | TV Series | Himself |
| On Meditation | 2016 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta | 2016 | TV Series | Himself |
| Red, White and Bootsy | 2016 | TV Movie | Himself |
| Unsung | 2016 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Vegan: Everyday Stories | 2016 | Documentary | Himself |
| Urban Sutra | 2016 | Documentary | |
| The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore | 2016 | TV Series | Himself - Panelist |
| The Late Show with Stephen Colbert | 2016 | TV Series | Himself - Surprise Appearance |
| Stevie J & Joseline Go Hollywood | 2016 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Dr. Oz Show | 2016 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Big Interview with Dan Rather | 2016 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Real | 2016 | TV Series | Himself |
| Norman Lear: Just Another Version of You | 2016 | Documentary | Himself |
| The Chew | 2016 | TV Series | Himself - Author, The Happy Vegan |
| The Wendy Williams Show | 2010-2016 | TV Series | Himself - Guest / Himself |
| CBS This Morning | 2014-2016 | TV Series | Himself - Author, The Happy Vegan / Himself - Guest |
| Growing Up Hip Hop | 2016 | TV Series | Himself |
| The 3rd Annual Noble Awards | 2015 | TV Movie | Himself - Presenter |
| Punk'd | 2015 | TV Series | Himself |
| Unity | 2015 | Documentary | Narrator (voice) |
| PoliticKING with Larry King | 2015 | TV Series | Himself - guest |
| Dr. Mona Vand: The Modern Pharmacist | 2015 | TV Series | Himself |
| The 46th Annual NAACP Image Awards | 2015 | TV Special | Himself - Presenter |
| K.Michelle: My Life | 2014 | TV Series | Himself |
| Real Husbands of Hollywood | 2014 | TV Series | Himself |
| Revolt Live | 2014 | TV Series | Himself / Himself - Guest |
| The Message | 2014 | TV Mini-Series documentary | Himself (2014) |
| A Healthy You & Carol Alt | 2014 | TV Series | Himself - Author |
| Awake: The Life of Yogananda | 2014 | Documentary | Himself |
| The Arsenio Hall Show | 2013-2014 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| The Queen Latifah Show | 2014 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| Home & Family | 2014 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| Larry King Now | 2014 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| Politics Nation with Al Sharpton | 2014 | TV Series | Himself |
| Bethenny | 2014 | TV Series | Himself |
| Imus in the Morning | 2014 | TV Series | Himself - Author |
| The Tanning of America | 2014 | TV Mini-Series documentary | Himself |
| Teddy Ray & DoBoy: Blowin' Up | 2014 | TV Series | Himself |
| GGN: Snoop Dogg's Double G News Network | 2013 | TV Series | Himself |
| Global Citizen Festival | 2013 | TV Movie | Himself |
| The Muslims Are Coming! | 2013 | Documentary | Himself |
| 2013 Do Something Awards | 2013 | TV Special | Himself |
| Fashion News Live | 2005-2013 | TV Series | Himself |
| Behind the Music | 2000-2013 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| America's Book of Secrets | 2013 | TV Series | Himself |
| Chrissy & Mr. Jones | 2012 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Men Who Built America | 2012 | TV Mini-Series documentary | Himself - Co-Founder, Def Jam |
| Yoga Is: A Transformational Journey | 2012 | Video documentary | Himself |
| How to Make Money Selling Drugs | 2012 | Documentary | Himself |
| All in for the 99% | 2012 | Short | Himself |
| Don Cornelius: Visionary, Trailblazer & Cultural Icon | 2012 | TV Movie | Himself |
| Change Begins Within | 2012 | TV Movie | Himself |
| Be Inspired: The Life of Heavy D | 2012 | Documentary short | Himself |
| The Apprentice | 2004-2012 | TV Series | Himself / Himself - Customer / Himself - Pizza Customer |
| The Tents | 2012 | Documentary | Himself |
| The Corner Store Kids | 2011 | Documentary short | |
| Democracy Now! | 2011 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| Big Morning Buzz Live | 2011 | TV Series | Himself |
| All About Aubrey | 2011 | TV Series | Himself |
| Pass the Bucket | 2011 | TV Series documentary | |
| Real Time with Bill Maher | 2004-2011 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| Jump Start Live | 2011 | TV Series | Himself |
| Fair Game? | 2010 | Documentary | Himself |
| Running Russell Simmons | 2010 | TV Series | Himself |
| Ellen: The Ellen DeGeneres Show | 2010 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Mo'Nique Show | 2010 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| Naughty But Nice with Rob Shuter | 2010 | TV Series 2010 | |
| Late Night with Jimmy Fallon | 2010 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| Music | 2010 | Documentary | Himself |
| 30 for 30 | 2010 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| The Cove: My Friend is... | 2010 | Short | Himself |
| Talk Stoop with Cat Greenleaf | 2010 | TV Series | Himself |
| Hope for Haiti Now: A Global Benefit for Earthquake Relief | 2010 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Larry King Live | 2010 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| Blacking Up: Hip-Hop's Remix of Race and Identity | 2010 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Life in the Game | 2009 | Video documentary | Himself |
| Shooting Star(s): The Rise of Hip Hop Photographer Johnny Nunez | 2009 | Documentary | Himself |
| Rap Therapy | 2009 | Documentary | Himself |
| The Brian McKnight Show | 2009 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| This Is Jim Jones | 2009 | Video documentary | Himself |
| The Real Housewives of New York City | 2009 | TV Series | Himself |
| The 40th NAACP Image Awards | 2009 | TV Special | Himself |
| American Mogul: Russell Simmons | 2009 | TV Movie | Himself |
| Bring Your 'A' Game | 2009 | Documentary short | Himself - Co-founder Def Jam Records |
| Life on the Road with Mr. and Mrs. Brown | 2009 | Documentary | Himself |
| CNN Presents: Black in America | 2008 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| BET Hip Hop Awards 2008 | 2008 | TV Special | Himself |
| E! True Hollywood Story | 2005-2008 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| MTV Video Music Awards 2008 | 2008 | TV Special | Himself |
| What's at Stake? | 2008 | TV Movie | Himself |
| 2 Turntables and a Microphone | 2008 | Documentary | Himself |
| Hotel Gramercy Park | 2008 | Documentary | Himself |
| America's Newsroom | 2008 | TV Series | Himself |
| Run's House | 2005-2008 | TV Series documentary | Himself / Uncle Russell |
| The Black List: Volume One | 2008 | Documentary | Himself |
| What Perez Sez | 2007 | TV Series | Himself |
| J.A.M. Awards & Concert | 2007 | TV Special | Himself |
| Screen Nation Television and Film Awards 2007 | 2007 | TV Special | Himself |
| Howard Stern on Demand | 2007 | TV Series | Himself |
| 106 & Park Top 10 Live | 2005-2007 | TV Series | Himself - Def Comedy Jam DVD Cover / Himself |
| The Morning Show with Mike & Juliet | 2007 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| In Prison My Whole Life | 2007 | Documentary | Himself |
| Live with Kelly and Michael | 2007 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| The Colbert Report | 2007 | TV Series | Himself |
| Access Granted | 2007 | TV Series | |
| 38th NAACP Image Awards | 2007 | TV Special | Himself - Presenter |
| Def Poetry | 2002-2007 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Rap Sheet: Hip-Hop and the Cops | 2006 | Documentary | Himself |
| God Gave Rock & Roll to You | 2006 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| 3rd Annual VH1 Hip-Hop Honors | 2006 | TV Movie | Himself - Honoree |
| Def Comedy Jam | 2006 | TV Series | Himself |
| Behind the Label | 2006 | TV Series | Himself |
| Fashion Rocks | 2006 | TV Movie | Himself |
| Life After Death Row | 2006 | Video documentary | Himself |
| Chappelle's Show | 2006 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| Quite Frankly with Stephen A. Smith | 2006 | TV Series | Himself |
| Sp!t | 2006 | Documentary | Himself |
| What's Hot in the Hamptons | 2006 | TV Series | Himself |
| Black and Blue: Legends of the Hip-Hop Cop | 2006 | Video documentary | Himself |
| The Drug Years | 2006 | TV Mini-Series documentary | Himself |
| Legends Ball | 2006 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Lockdown, USA | 2006 | Documentary | Himself |
| The Hip Hop Project | 2006 | Documentary | Himself |
| The Tyra Banks Show | 2006 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| One Per Cent | 2006 | Documentary | Himself |
| Slam Planet | 2006 | Documentary | Himself |
| The L Word | 2006 | TV Series | Himself |
| Driven | 2005-2006 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Hip-Hop: Beyond Beats & Rhymes | 2006 | Documentary | Himself |
| 20/20 | 2005 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| 2nd Annual VH1 Hip-Hop Honors | 2005 | TV Movie | Himself - Host |
| 9/11/03: A Day in the Life of New York | 2005 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| It's the Shoes | 2005 | TV Series documentary | |
| Jimmy Kimmel Live! | 2005 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| The View | 2005 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| Fashion Week Diaries | 2005 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Before, During and 'After the Sunset' | 2005 | Video documentary | Himself |
| Letter to the President | 2005 | Video documentary | Himself |
| Biography | 2002-2005 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| NewsNight with Aaron Brown | 2005 | TV Series | Himself |
| The 2nd Annual Vibe Awards | 2004 | TV Special | Himself |
| The 32nd Annual American Music Awards | 2004 | TV Special | Himself |
| Fahrenheit 9/11: A Movement in Time | 2004 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| BET Source Hip Hop Awards | 2004 | TV Special | Himself |
| The 2004 BET Source Hip Hop Music Awards | 2004 | TV Special | Himself |
| An Evening with Russell Simmons | 2004 | TV Movie | Himself - Interviewee |
| And You Don't Stop: 30 Years of Hip-Hop | 2004 | TV Mini-Series documentary | Himself |
| Hannity & Colmes | 2004 | TV Series | Himself |
| Your World w/ Neil Cavuto | 2004 | TV Series | Himself |
| Choose or Lose Presents: The Best Place to Start | 2004 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| The N Word | 2004 | Documentary | Himself |
| Lemonade Stories | 2004 | Documentary | Himself |
| 60 Minutes Wednesday | 2004 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| 2004 Trumpet Awards | 2004 | TV Special | Himself |
| Vibe Awards | 2003 | TV Special | Himself |
| Inside the Industry | 2003 | Video documentary | Himself |
| The Wayne Brady Show | 2003 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| Interscope Presents 'The Next Episode' | 2003 | TV Series | |
| Scarface: Origins of a Hip Hop Classic | 2003 | Video documentary short | Himself, chairman, Def Jam Music Group |
| WWE Raw | 2003 | TV Series | Himself |
| Hip Hop Babylon 2 | 2003 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| MTV Video Music Awards 2003 | 2003 | TV Special | Himself |
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