
Chuck D
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.
Also Known As
Movie Appearances

Sign the Show
as Self
2023

For NYC
2020

Fuck
as Self
2006

Big Pun: The Legacy
as Self
2009

Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie
as Malcolm Y
2004

Full Court: The Spencer Haywood Story
as Narrator (voice)
2016

Copyright Criminals
as Self
2009

Public Enemy - Burn Hollywood Burn feat. Ice Cube and Big Daddy Kane
1990

Rock the Bells
as Himself
2006

Use of Force: The Policing of Black America
as Narrator (voice)
2022

Anthrax: 40th Anniversary Livestream
as Himself
2021

The Weird World of Blowfly
as Self
2011

American Rapstar
as Self [Archive]
2020

Mixtape, Inc.
2007

Public Enemy Live at the Metro Theatre
as Rappeur
2014

An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn
as Leon Brothers
1998

Planet Rock: The Story of Hip-Hop and the Crack Generation
as Self
2011

The (R)evolution of Immortal Technique
as Self
2011

Mr. Nelson on the North Side
as Self
2024
Public Enemy: Welcome to the Terrordome
as Self
2007
TV Appearances

Aqua Teen Hunger Force
as Chuck D (voice)
2000

NewsRadio
as Chuck D
1995

New York Undercover
1994

The Henry Rollins Show
2006

Black in the 80s
2005

This Is Pop
as Self
2021

The Hip Hop Years
as Self
1999

The Blues
as Self
2003
Ali's 65
as Self - Narrator
2007

Yo! MTV Raps
as Self
1988

Space Ghost Coast to Coast
1994

MTV Europe Music Awards
as Self - Presenter
1994