Acting

DMX

DMX is best known for South Park, Saturday Night Live, Fresh Off the Boat and Third Watch. DMX was born on December 18, 1970. DMX died on April 9, 2021 at the age of 50.

Born: December 18, 1970
Place of birth: Mount Vernon, New York, USA
Died: April 9, 2021 (50 years old)

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.