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Boots Riley

Record Producer / Songwriter / Film Director / Screenwriter | * 04/01/1971 (53) | Chicago, IL (United States of America (USA))
Raymond Lawrence "Boots" Riley (born April 1, 1971), is an American film director, producer, screenwriter, rapper, and radical socialist activist. He is the lead vocalist of The Coup and Street Sweeper Social Club. He made his feature-film directorial debut with Sorry to Bother You (released July 2018), which he also wrote. ()

Raymond Lawrence Riley (born April 1, 1971), better known by his stage name Boots Riley, is an American rapper, producer, screenwriter and film director. He is the lead vocalist of The Coup and Street Sweeper Social Club. His feature film directorial debut Sorry to Bother You, which he also wrote, was released in July 2018 and received positive reviews from critics.

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Most frequent genres for this person: Comedies | Drama | Documentaries

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On a mission deep in the Bolivian jungle, a team of elite commandos finds itself on the receiving end of a lethal betrayal. Now presumed dead, the men join forces with a mysterious operative named Ais ...

The Losers

PG-13

2010 | 3.2/5 | 1h 37min
Action, Adventure, Crime, Mystery, Thriller
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Two co-dependent high school seniors are forced to deal with separation anxiety after their plan to stage a booze-soaked party goes awry. ...

Superbad

R

2007 | 3.6/5 | 1h 53min
Comedy
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In an alternate present-day version of Oakland, black telemarketer Cassius Green discovers a magical key to professional success – which propels him into a macabre universe. ...

Sorry to Bother You

R

2018 | 3.4/5 | 1h 52min
Fantasy, Science Fiction, Comedy
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A coming-of-age joyride about Cootie, a 13ft tall young Black man in Oakland, CA. Having grown up hidden away, Cootie soon experiences the beauty and contradictions of the world for the first time. He ...

I'm a Virgo

TV-14

2023- | 3.5/5
Comedy, Science-Fiction & Fantasy, Drama
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Movies with Boots Riley as Actor(6)

2023 Fremont
as Bartender Ray2022 I'm Charlie Walker
as Mayor2015 Rope a Dope 2
as himself2013 99%: The Occupy Wall Street Collaborative Film
2009 First Earth: Uncompromising Ecological Architecture
as himself2008 In Prison My Whole Life

TV Shows/Series with Boots Riley as Actor(1)

as himself2015 Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

Movies with Boots Riley as Crew(3)

Directing/Director2018 Sorry to Bother You
Sound/Original Music Composer2018 Sorry to Bother You
Writing/Screenplay2018 Sorry to Bother You

TV Shows/Series with Boots Riley as Crew(4)

Production/Executive Producer2023 I'm a Virgo
Writing/Writer2023 I'm a Virgo
Directing/Director2023 I'm a Virgo
Creator/Creator2023 I'm a Virgo

Born: Thursday, 04/01 1971 (April) in Chicago, IL (United States of America (USA)) (current age: 53 years + 26 days)
Zodiac sign: Aries (Chinese zodiac sign: Pig)
Educated at: Oakland High School
Record Label: Anti-
Spouses (current/former): Gabby La La
Other names for Boots Riley (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"The Coup"
Boots Riley frequently works together with these people:
Eric Jacobus (6x, Crew)
Babak Jalali (3x, Crew)
Patrick Gilles (3x, Crew)
Forest Whitaker (2x, Actor)
Debbie Brubaker (2x, Crew)
Marc Evans (2x, Crew)
Tze Chun (2x, Crew)
William Francome (2x, Crew)
Ruy García (2x, Crew)
Eyde Belasco (2x, Crew)
Joe Lindsay (2x, Crew)
Sean Perry (2x, Crew)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:32085, Added: 05/09/2018, Last updated: 04/20/2024