Jason 'Jam Master Jay' Mizell
Birthday
1965/01/12
Day of death
2002/10/30 (37 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Also know as
Jason Mizell, Run DMC, Run D.M.C.
Biography
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.
Acting
(1993) Who's the Man?
as Detective
(2002) Run-DMC | Together Forever
as Self
(2002) American Rap Stars
as Self
(1988) Tougher Than Leather
as Jam Master Jay
(2010) Rappin' With The Rickster
as Self
(1985) Live Aid
as Self
(1985) The Making of Sun City
as ---
(2018) ReMastered: Who Killed Jam Master Jay?
as Self [RUN-DMC] (archive footage)
(2004) Run DMC: Forever Kings
as Self (archive footage)
(1986) Big Fun in the Big Town
as Self
(2008) 2 Turntables and a Microphone
as Self
(2025) Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
as Self
(2007) 20 Most Shocking Unsolved Crimes
as Self (archive footage)
(2004) And You Don't Stop: 30 Years of Hip-Hop
as Self (archive footage)
(2003) Death of a Dynasty
as Old School Rapper #1
(1999) Beastie Boys: Tibetan Freedom Concert 1999
as ---
(2002) Through the Years of Hip Hop Volume 1 Graffiti Extras
as ---
(2001) MTV 20: Jams
as ---
(2001) Run DMC: Live at Montreux 2001
as ---
(1992) The Ben Stiller Show
as ---
(1984) MTV Video Music Awards
as Self
(1988) Yo! MTV Raps
as Self
(1986) WWF Wrestling Challenge
as Self
(2023) Death by Fame
as Self (archive footage)
(1984) Graffiti Rock
as ---
(2022) Payback
as Self (archive footage)