DMX
DMX

DMX

Known for: Acting
Born: 1970-12-18
Died: 2021-04-09
Place of birth: Mount Vernon, New York, USA

Biography

Earl Simmons (December 18, 1970 - April 9, 2021), better known by his stage name DMX, was an American rapper and actor who rose to fame in the late 1990s. His stage name pays tribute to the Oberheim DMX drum machine, an instrument he used when he made his own rap beats in the 80's. To date, his best-selling album is his 1999 album ...And Then There Was X, which featured the hit single "Party Up (Up in Here)". As an actor, he also starred in the films Belly, Romeo Must Die, Exit Wounds, Cradle 2 The Grave and Last Hour, and his own reality television series Soul of a Man on the American cable television network BET. In 2002, DMX wrote an autobiographical book titled E.A.R.L.: The Autobiography of DMX. On April 9, 2021, DMX died at the age of 50 from a drug-related heart attack.

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DMX is best known for work in Acting. The Peekr community tracks 29 credits from DMX, including movies and TV series you can rate, discuss, and add to your own Peeklists.

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Also known as

Earl Simmons
Dark Man X

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