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Jason 'Jam Master Jay' Mizell
New York City, New York, USA
Jason William Mizell (January 21, 1965 – October 30, 2002), better known by his stage name Jam Master Jay, was an American musician and DJ. He was the DJ of the influential hip ho…
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Jason William Mizell (January 21, 1965 – October 30, 2002), better known by his stage name Jam Master Jay, was an American musician and DJ. He was the DJ of the influential hip hop group Run-DMC. During the 1980s, Run-DMC became one of the biggest hip hop groups and are credited with breaking hip hop into mainstream music.
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2025
Sean Combs: The Reckoning
TV show Self (archive footage)
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2025
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
Movie Self (archive footage)
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2023
Death by Fame
TV show Self (archive footage)
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2022
Payback
TV show Self (archive footage)
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2018
ReMastered: Who Killed Jam Master Jay?
Movie Self [RUN-DMC] (archive footage)
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2010
Rappin' With The Rickster
Movie Self
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2008
2 Turntables and a Microphone
Movie Self
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2007
20 Most Shocking Unsolved Crimes
Movie Self (archive footage)
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2004
And You Don't Stop: 30 Years of Hip-Hop
TV show Self (archive footage)
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2004
Run DMC: Forever Kings
Movie Self (archive footage)
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2003
Death of a Dynasty
Movie Old School Rapper #1
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2002
Run-DMC | Together Forever
Movie Self
- 2002
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2002
American Rap Stars
Movie Self
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2001
MTV 20: Jams
Movie
- 2001
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- 1999
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1993
Late Show with David Letterman
TV show Self - Musical Guest
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1993
Who's the Man?
Movie Detective
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1992
The Ben Stiller Show
TV show
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1988
Tougher Than Leather
Movie Jam Master Jay
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1988
Yo! MTV Raps
TV show Self
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1986
WWF Wrestling Challenge
TV show Self
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1986
Big Fun in the Big Town
Movie Self
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1985
Live Aid
Movie Self
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1985
The Making of Sun City
Movie
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1984
MTV Video Music Awards
TV show Self
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1984
Graffiti Rock
TV show
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1983
Reading Rainbow
TV show Self
