Jason 'Jam Master Jay' Mizell
Birthday
1965/01/21
Day of death
2002/10/30 (37 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Also know as
Jason Mizell, RUN-D.M.C., RUN-DMC
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. Mizell was murdered in his Queens, New York recording studio in a 2002 shooting that remained cold until two perpetrators were arrested in 2020. In 2024, both perpetrators we...Read more
Acting
(1993) Who's the Man?
as Detective
(2002) Run-DMC – Together Forever
as self
(2002) American Rap Stars
as Self
(1985) The Making of Sun City
as ---
(2010) Rappin' With The Rickster
as Self
(1988) Tougher Than Leather
as Jam Master Jay
(1985) Live Aid
as Self
(2018) ReMastered: Who Killed Jam Master Jay?
as Self [RUN-D.M.C] (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
(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 ---