Rev Run (Joseph Simmons) Full Bio, Net Worth, Wife, Kids

Joseph Simmons Biography

Joseph Ward Simmons (born November 14, 1964) is an American rapper, producer, DJ, and television personality better known by his stage names Run, Rev. Run, and DJ Run. Simmons is a founding member of Run-DMC, a prominent hip-hop group. Reverend Run, as he is called, is also a practicing minister. In 2005, he rose to prominence thanks to his family’s MTV reality show, Run’s House.

Joseph Simmons Age/ Birthday/ Height

Simmons was born on 14 November 1964 in Hollis, New York City, New York, United States. He will be turning 58 years old on 14th November 2022. In addition, Joseph stands at a height of 173 cm.

Joseph Simmons Family/ Parents and Siblings

Simmons is the younger brother of Def Jam Records co-founder Russell Simmons and artist Daniel Simmons, Jr. Russell Simmons, the hip-hop mogul, is his brother and has five children. He was a founding member of Run-DMC, a pioneering rap group. He got his start in hip hop as a DJ for Kurtis Blow. Simmons used the moniker “Son of Kurtis Blow,” which he eventually modified to “Run.” Simmons accepted a position as a reverend at Zoe Ministries, a divisive religion that asks for monetary donations in exchange for spiritual enlightenment. He changed his name to “Rev Run” later on.

Joseph Simmons Valerie Vaughn /Wife/ Children

Simmons married Valerie Vaughn for the first time in 1983. Vanessa Simmons, a TV host and actress, Angela Simmons, and Joseph Simmons Jr. are their three children from their marriage.

On June 25, 1994, Simmons married Justine Jones (now Justine Simmons) for the second time. Daniel “Diggy” Dwayne Simmons III (commonly known as Diggy Simmons), Russell “Russy” Simmons II, Victoria Anne Simmons, and Miley Justine Simmons, who is adopted, are their four children. Victoria Anne, their daughter, died on the same day she was born (September 26, 2006).

Joseph Simmons Net Worth

Rev Run’s net worth is believed to be $70 million dollars.

Joseph Simmons and Victoria Anne Simmons

Victoria, his daughter, was born via cesarean section. She weighed in at four pounds and five ounces. On September 26, 2006, she died of omphalocele shortly after birth. Her organs grew outside of her body as a result of a congenital abnormality. “God in my mind gave us something to go through in front of America, so we filmed it on camera not so much to show you pain, but to show you how we as ministers, would manage this catastrophe,” Simmons said. Read Also: Is Don Moen Still Alive? Full Bio and Net Worth

Joseph Simmons House

The Simmons family resides in a six-bedroom colonial-style home in Saddle River, New Jersey, that was advertised for sale in 2007 for $5.5 million.

Joseph Simmons Songs

2005 – Distortion
2005 – With Run-D.M.C.
2014 – It’s Tricky (DJ Fresh Remix)
2003 – It’s Tricky 2003 (featuring Jacknife Lee)
2001 – Rock Show (featuring Stephan Jenkins)
1998 – It’s Tricky (Run-D.M.C. vs Jason Nevins)
1998 – It’s Like That (Run-D.M.C. vs Jason Nevins)
1993 – Can I Get It, Yo (featuring EPMD)
1993 – Down with the King
(featuring Pete Rock & CL Smooth)
1993 – Ooh, Whatcha Gonna Do
1991 – Faces
1990 – What’s It All About
1989 – Pause
1988 – Papa Crazy
1988 – I’m Not Going Out Like That

1989 – Ghostbusters
1988 – Mary, Mary
1988 – Run’s House
1987 – Christmas in Hollis
1987 – It’s Tricky
1986 – You Be Illin’

1985 – Jam-Master Jammin’
1986 – Walk This Way
1986 – My Adidas
1985 – Can You Rock It Like This
You Talk Too Much 1985
1985 – King of Rock
1984 – Hollis Crew (Krush Groove 2)
30 Days – 1984
1984 – Rock Box
1984 – Hard Times
1983 – It’s Like That