Biography
Robert Fitzgerald Diggs, better known by his stage name RZA or The RZA ( /ˈrɪzə/; born July 5, 1969), is an American Grammy-winning music producer, multi-instrumentalist, author, rapper, and occasional actor, director, and screenwriter. A prominent figure in hip hop music, he is the de facto leader of the Wu-Tang Clan. He has produced almost all of Wu-Tang Clan's albums as well as many Wu-Tang solo and affiliate projects. He is widely considered one of the most influential and landmark hip-hop producers of all time. He subsequently gained attention for his work scoring and acting in films. He has also released solo albums under the alter-ego Bobby Digital. In addition to the Wu-Tang Clan and his solo releases, RZA was also a founding member of the horrorcore rap group Gravediggaz where he used the name The Rzarector. He has also acted in several movies including Coffee and Cigarettes, American Gangster, Gospel Hill, Life Is Hot in Cracktown, Ghost Dog, Funny People, Derailed, Due Date and Repo Men. In 2008, RZA was ranked number four on About.com's best hip hop producers of all time list.
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Filmography
all 104
Movies 81
self 41
TV Shows 23
Director 4
Voice 2
Producer 1
Writer 1
Problemista (2024)
Blue Carbon (2023)
Not An Artist (2023)
Freestyle 101: Hip Hop History (2023)
Poker Face (2022)
The Tiny Chef Show (2022)
N.Y. State of Mind Tour (2022)
Minions: The Rise of Gru (2022)
Syl Johnson: Any Way the Wind Blows (2022)
Clean (2022)
Dean Martin: King of Cool (2021)
Hard Luck Love Song (2021)
Handle with Care: The Legend of the Notic Streetball Crew (2021)
Rap Mentors (2021)
Nobody (2021)
Life in a Year (2020)
Cut Throat City (2020)
The Disney Family Singalong - Volume II (2020)
Coachella: 20 Years in the Desert (2020)
Risen: The Story of Chron "Hell Razah" Smith (2020)
A Little Late with Lilly Singh (2019)
The Kelly Clarkson Show (2019)
Wu-Tang: An American Saga (2019)
The Dead Don't Die (2019)
Wu-Tang Clan: Of Mics and Men (2019)
Desus & Mero (2019)
Thriller (2018)
Survivor's Guide to Prison (2018)
Love Beats Rhymes (2017)
Snowfall (2017)
Marvel's Iron Fist (2017)
Roxanne Roxanne (2017)
Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping (2016)
Meet the Blacks (2016)
Mr. Right (2016)
AWOL-72 (2015)
Hot Ones (2015)
The Man with the Iron Fists 2 (2015)
The Men In Blazers Show (2014)
Gang Related (2014)
Brick Mansions (2014)
The Protector 2 (2013)
G.I. Joe: Retaliation (2013)
Django Unchained (2012)
Money, Power, Respect: Hip Hop Billion Dollar Industry (2012)
The Man with the Iron Fists (2012)
A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas (2011)
Planet Rock: The Story of Hip-Hop and the Crack Generation (2011)
Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair (2011)
The Next Three Days (2010)
Conan (2010)
Due Date (2010)
Wu-Tang Saga (2010)
Repo Men (2010)
Afro Samurai: Resurrection (2009)
Funny People (2009)
Life Is Hot in Cracktown (2009)
How Bruce Lee Changed the World (2009)
The Black List: Volume Two (2009)
Q: The Man (2009)
Wu: The Story of the Wu-Tang Clan (2008)
Gospel Hill (2008)
American Gangster (2007)
Wu-Tang Clan: Live at Montreux (2007)
Californication (2007)
Afro Samurai (2007)
The Box (2007)
The Lather Effect (2006)
Beat Kings (2006)
Jamie Kennedy's Blowin' Up (2006)
Rock the Bells (2006)
The Making of Derailed (2006)
Derailed (2005)
Blood of a Champion (2005)
Xiara's Song (2005)
Be Cool (2005)
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (2005)
Blade: Trinity (2004)
Wu Tang Clan: Disciples of the 36 Chambers (2004)
Soul Plane (2004)
Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (2004)
The World According to RZA (2004)
Coffee and Cigarettes (2004)
Scary Movie 3 (2003)
The Making of 'Kill Bill Vol. 1' (2003)
Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003)
The Mindscape of Alan Moore (2003)
Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2003)
Chappelle's Show (2003)
Tee Productions: Private Tapes (2002)
Hype Williams: The Videos Vol. 1 (2002)
Ghost Dog: The Odyssey: The Journey Into the Life of a Samurai (2001)
Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (1999)
The Hip Hop Years (1999)
Domestic Violence (1999)
Wu Tang Clan - Da Mystery of Kung Fu (1998)
Rhyme & Reason (1997)
Wu-Tang Clan: This Shit is from the Heart (1997)
The Daily Show (1996)
The Simpsons (1989)
Yo! MTV Raps (1988)
Blood Brothers
Nobody 2
VERZUZ: DJ Premier vs. Rza
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Known ForSound
GenderMale
Birthday1969-07-05 (54 years old)
Birth NameRobert Fitzgerald Diggs
Birth PlaceBrownsville, United States of America
ReligionFive-Percent Nation
Siblings9th Prince
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known AsThe RZA, Prince Rakeem, Bobby Steels, the Abbott, the Rzarector, Bobby Digital, Wu-Tang Clan, Robert Fitzgerald Diggs
AwardsECHO Awards, Amadeus Austrian Music Awards
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