RZA
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article RZA, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Credits
- 2025 · Nobody 2 as Harry Mansell
- 2024 · Ol' Dirty Bastard: A Tale of Two Dirtys as Self
- 2024 · Wu-Tang Clan & Nas: NY State of Mind Tour at Climate Pledge Arena as Self
- 2024 · Problemista as Bobby
- 2024 · ODB: Wu Tang Forever as As Himself
- 2023 · A Wu-Tang Experience: Live at Red Rocks Amphitheatre as Self
- 2023 · Not An Artist as
- 2023 · Freestyle 101: Hip Hop History as Self
- 2023 · Amazon Music Live: Wu-Tang Clan, Nas, and De La Soul's 'N.Y. State of Mind Tour' as Himself
- 2022 · Poker Face as Andrew Johnson
- 2022 · The Tiny Chef Show as RZA
- 2022 · N.Y. State of Mind Tour as self
- 2022 · Minions: The Rise of Gru as Biker (voice)
- 2022 · Syl Johnson: Any Way the Wind Blows as Self
- 2022 · Clean as Pawn Shop Kurt
- 2021 · Dean Martin: King of Cool as Self
- 2021 · Hard Luck Love Song as Louis
- 2021 · Nobody as Harry Mansell
- 2020 · Life in a Year as Ron
- 2020 · The Disney Family Singalong - Volume II as Self
- 2020 · Coachella: 20 Years in the Desert as Self
- 2020 · Risen: The Story of Chron "Hell Razah" Smith as himself
- 2019 · A Little Late with Lilly Singh as Self
- 2019 · The Kelly Clarkson Show as Self
- 2019 · The Dead Don't Die as Dean
- 2019 · Wu-Tang Clan: Of Mics and Men as Self
- 2019 · Desus & Mero as Self - Illustrious Guest
- 2018 · Thriller as Principal Hurd
- 2018 · Survivor's Guide to Prison as Self
- 2017 · Snowfall as Swim
- 2016 · Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping as RZA
- 2016 · Mr. Right as Shotgun Steve
- 2015 · AWOL-72 as Det. Adams
- 2015 · Hot Ones as Self
- 2015 · The Man with the Iron Fists 2 as The Blacksmith
- 2015 · Fresh Off the Boat as The RZA
- 2014 · The Men In Blazers Show as Self
- 2014 · Gang Related as Cassius Green
- 2014 · Brick Mansions as Tremaine
- 2013 · The Protector 2 as Mr. LC
- 2013 · G.I. Joe: Retaliation as Blind Master
- 2012 · Money, Power, Respect: Hip Hop Billion Dollar Industry as Self
- 2012 · Quentin Tarantino: 20 Years of Filmmaking as Self
- 2012 · The Man with the Iron Fists as Blacksmith
- 2011 · A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas as Lamar
- 2011 · Planet Rock: The Story of Hip-Hop and the Crack Generation as Self
- 2010 · The Next Three Days as Mouss
- 2010 · Conan as Self
- 2010 · Due Date as Airport Screener
- 2010 · Wu-Tang Saga as
- 2010 · Repo Men as T-Bone
- 2009 · Afro Samurai: Resurrection as DJ (voice)
- 2009 · Funny People as Chuck
- 2009 · Life Is Hot in Cracktown as Sammy
- 2009 · How Bruce Lee Changed the World as Self
- 2009 · The Black List: Volume Two as Self
- 2009 · Q: The Man as Self
- 2008 · Wu: The Story of the Wu-Tang Clan as Himself
- 2008 · Gospel Hill as Lonnie
- 2007 · American Gangster as Moses Jones
- 2007 · Wu-Tang Clan: Live at Montreux as himself
- 2007 · Californication as Samurai Apocalypse
- 2007 · The Box as Duece
- 2006 · The Lather Effect as Danny's Friend #1
- 2006 · Beat Kings as Self
- 2006 · Jamie Kennedy's Blowin' Up as
- 2006 · Rock the Bells as Himself
- 2006 · The Making of Derailed as Self
- 2005 · Derailed as Winston Boyko
- 2005 · Excavating Taylor Mead as Self
- 2005 · Be Cool as RZA
- 2005 · The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson as Self
- 2004 · Wu Tang Clan: Disciples of the 36 Chambers as
- 2004 · The World According to RZA as Himself
- 2004 · Coffee and Cigarettes as RZA (segment "Delirium")
- 2003 · Scary Movie 3 as RZA
- 2003 · The Making of 'Kill Bill Vol. 1' as Self
- 2003 · Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self
- 2003 · Chappelle's Show as
- 2002 · Tee Productions: Private Tapes as Himself
- 2002 · Hype Williams: The Videos Vol. 1 as
- 2001 · Ghost Dog: The Odyssey: The Journey Into the Life of a Samurai as
- 1999 · Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai as Samurai in Camouflage
- 1999 · The Hip Hop Years as Self
- 1999 · Domestic Violence as Self
- 1998 · Wu Tang Clan - Da Mystery of Kung Fu as Self
- 1997 · Rhyme & Reason as Himself
- 1997 · Wu-Tang Clan: This Shit is from the Heart as Self
- 1996 · The Daily Show as Self
- 1989 · The Simpsons as RZA (voice)
- 1988 · Yo! MTV Raps as Self
- Future · VERZUZ: DJ Premier vs. Rza as