Run's House was an
MTVMTV, formerly an initialism of Music Television, is an American network based in New York City that launched on August 1, 1981. The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJs....
reality series. It showed the family life of rapper and hip-hop music pioneer
Joseph SimmonsJoseph Ward Simmons , known by the stage name Rev. Run or DJ Run, is one of the founding members of the influential hip hop group Run–D.M.C., and a practicing minister, known as Reverend Run. Simmons was born in Hollis, Queens, New York. He is the younger brother of Daniel "Danny" Simmons, Jr...
, also known as Rev Run.
The
theme song and show name"Run's House" is a single released by Run-D.M.C. from their fourth studio album Tougher Than Leather. It was released in 1988 through Profile Records and was produced and written by the group and Davy D. "Run's House" was the highest charting single from the album, making it to number ten on the...
are from the
Run-D.M.C.Run–D.M.C. was an American hip hop group from Hollis, in the Queens borough of New York City. Founded by Joseph "Run" Simmons, Darryl "D.M.C." McDaniels, and Jason "Jam-Master Jay" Mizell, the group is widely acknowledged as one of the most influential acts in the history of hip hop culture.Run–D.M.C...
album
Tougher Than LeatherTougher Than Leather is a 1988 studio album for American rap group Run–D.M.C. and a follow-up to their hit Raising Hell. While the new record did not maintain the same popularity as its predecessor, it obtained platinum status and spawned the favorites "Run's House" and "Mary, Mary" .Tougher Than...
(In season 4 the clips of the cast were re-shot and new background music was added). The reality show was produced by Good Clean Fun and executive produced by Sean "Diddy" Combs,
Russell Simmons-External links:** * * * * * * from the US Holocaust Memorial Museum* *...
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Stan LathanStan Lathan is an American television director, film director, television producer and television director.-Career:Lathan’s career began with public television in Boston where he co-created and directed one of the first and longest running urban themed magazine shows, Say Brother...
, John Davies, Jason A. Carbone, Tony DiSanto, Mike Powers and Elizabeth Gateley. It was filmed at Simmons' house in
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, occasionally in
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where the Simmons offices are located and
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where Vanessa and Angela share an apartment but still visit their family.
The Simmons family
- Joseph Simmons
Joseph Ward Simmons , known by the stage name Rev. Run or DJ Run, is one of the founding members of the influential hip hop group Run–D.M.C., and a practicing minister, known as Reverend Run. Simmons was born in Hollis, Queens, New York. He is the younger brother of Daniel "Danny" Simmons, Jr...
- Joseph Ward Simmons (born November 14, 1964) is one of the founding members of hip hop group Run-D.M.C. He is known as DJ Run, Joey Simmons or Rev Run, which is a play on his religious title. Born in Hollis, Queens, New York, he is the youngest brother of Daniel Simmons, Jr and Russell Simmons, Def Jam Records co-founder. He entered the hip hop scene as a DJ for Kurtis Blow. He assumed the alias 'Son of Kurtis Blow', but later changed it to 'Rev Run'.
- Justine Simmons - Justine Simmons is the wife of former Run DMC member Joseph Simmons, also known as Reverend Run. She is a member of the Simmons family and a cast member of the reality television series Run's House. She has four children with Joseph: Daniel "Diggy" Simmons, Russell "Russy" Simmons, Victoria Simmons, and Miley Justine Simmons . She is the stepmother to Simmons' other three children from his previous marriage: Vanessa Simmons, Angela Simmons, and Joseph "Jojo" Simmons, Jr. On September 26, 2006, she gave birth to a baby girl. The baby, Victoria Anne Simmons, however, died shortly after her birth. She was said to have had complications due to a case of omphalocele
An omphalocele is a type of abdominal wall defect in which the intestines, liver, and occasionally other organs remain outside of the abdomen in a sac because of a defect in the development of the muscles of the abdominal wall.-Presentation:The sac, which is formed from an outpouching of...
. The first episode of Season 3 of Run's House, which aired on April 9, 2007, portrayed these events. Justine also recently launched a jewelry line called "Brown Sugar" that was featured on HSN.
- Vanessa Simmons - Vanessa was born August 5, 1983. She, alongside her sister, Angela Simmons is a designer for the brand Pastry
Pastry is the name given to various kinds of baked products made from ingredients such as flour, sugar, milk, butter, shortening, baking powder and/or eggs. Small cakes, tarts and other sweet baked products are called "pastries."...
. She is an aspiring actress and briefly did an arc on the soap, Guiding Light. She will be featured in the upcoming feature film, Boogie Town, which stars Marques HoustonMarques Barrett Houston is an American R&B singer, songwriter, rapper, and actor. A member of the R&B singing group Immature/IMx until 2002, he went solo in 2003. He is also the cousin of J-Boog, former member of the R&B/Hip-Hop group B2K....
, Brenda SongBrenda Song is an American actress, film producer, and model. Song started in show business as a child fashion model. Her early television work included roles in the shows Fudge and 100 Deeds for Eddie McDowd...
, Mykal Anthony Bean, Katerina GrahamKaterina Alexandre "Kat" Graham is an American actress, singer, songwriter, record producer, dancer, and model. She has appeared in numerous television shows and film productions, as well as music videos...
and Joseph C. PhillipsJoseph Connor Phillips is an American actor and conservative Christian commentator and writer. He is best known for his role as Martin Kendall on the long-running NBC sitcom The Cosby Show.-Personal life:...
. She was also in the film Speed Dating, with Wesley JonathanWesley Jonathan Waples , known professionally as Wesley Jonathan, is an American actor. He is best known for his starring role as Jamal Grant on the NBC Saturday morning dramedy series City Guys, the dim-witted Gary Thorpe on The WB sitcom What I Like About You, and as Sweetness in the 2005 film,...
. And she will be featured in the ensemble film, Dysfunctional Friends, with Wesley JonathanWesley Jonathan Waples , known professionally as Wesley Jonathan, is an American actor. He is best known for his starring role as Jamal Grant on the NBC Saturday morning dramedy series City Guys, the dim-witted Gary Thorpe on The WB sitcom What I Like About You, and as Sweetness in the 2005 film,...
, Jason WeaverJason Michael Weaver also known by his stage name J-Weav, is an American actor and singer. He is perhaps best known for his television roles as a pre-teenage Michael Jackson in the Emmy Award-winning 1992 miniseries The Jacksons: An American Dream, and as the older brother Marcus Henderson on the...
, Essence AtkinsEssence Uhura Atkins is an American actress. She is best known for the roles of Dee Dee Thorne on the UPN sitcom Half & Half and as Yvette Henderson on the The WB sitcom Smart Guy...
, Meagan GoodMeagan Monique Good is an American film and television actress and occasional film producer. Beginning her career at the age of four, Good has appeared in numerous commercials, television shows, feature films, and music videos....
, Stacey DashStacey Lauretta Dash is an American film and television actress.-Career:She made her first TV appearance in Farrell for the People starring Valerie Harper and a virtually unknown Ed O'Neill in 1982, which did not make it past its pilot episode...
, TLRThe three letter abbreviation TLR can mean* Toll-like receptors, proteins constituting an important part of the immune system* Tonic labyrinthine reflex, a primitive reflex found in newborn humans* Twin-lens reflex camera, a photo camera with two lenses...
, Antwon TannerAntwon Tanner is an American actor, mostly known for his role as Antwon "Skills" Taylor on the CW drama series One Tree Hill.-Biography:...
and Tatyana AliTatyana Marisol Ali is an American actress and R&B singer, best known for her childhood role as Ashley Banks on the NBC sitcom The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air...
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- Angela Simmons - Angela was born September 18, 1987. With sister Vanessa, she designs and runs the brand, Pastry
Pastry is the name given to various kinds of baked products made from ingredients such as flour, sugar, milk, butter, shortening, baking powder and/or eggs. Small cakes, tarts and other sweet baked products are called "pastries."...
. Alongside PastryPastry is the name given to various kinds of baked products made from ingredients such as flour, sugar, milk, butter, shortening, baking powder and/or eggs. Small cakes, tarts and other sweet baked products are called "pastries."...
, she is the editor for Angela's Rundown. Angela's Rundown is a monthly magazine targeting youths age 14-19 and covers teen issues, style, music, and fashion while offering fashion tips and in-depth celebrity ugly duckling interviews . She was featured in Bow Wow's video Shortie Like Mine. On March 23, 2007, she launched Pastry Footwear with Vanessa under their family's Run Athletics shoewear line. The first shoes are the Cake Collection inspired by their favorite pastries.
- Joseph "JoJo" Ward Simmons Jr. - Joseph Ward Simmons Jr. (born September 29, 1989) is the first son and third oldest. Recently thanks to his dad, signed to Latchkey Records with his group Team Blackout. He also shot his first video with Lost Not Found Productions for the groups song "J5". He is part of the three man rap group "Team Blackout". After attending Ramsey High School for a little over one year, he graduated from Northern Highlands Regional High School in 2007. As a graduation present, his father gave him a black BMW with his name inscribed in the seats. On May 8, 2009, Jojo was arrested and charged with possession of marijuana and resisting arrest.
- Daniel Diggy Simmons
Daniel Dwayne Simmons III , better known by his stage name Diggy Simmons or simply as Diggy, is an American rapper and the fourth child of Joseph "Rev. Run" Simmons...
III (born March 21, 1995) is pursing his rapping career also currently working on his fashion line, along with his mentor Pharrell WilliamsPharrell Williams , commonly known simply as Pharrell, is an American rapper, singer, record producer, composer, and fashion designer. Williams and Chad Hugo make up the record production duo The Neptunes, producing hip hop and R&B music...
, which was originally titled "Space Age", then changed to "Space Cadet", but Diggy has stated (via his blog) that the line is going to be called "something that means so much more". But, on December 28, 2009 on TwitterTwitter is an online social networking and microblogging service that enables its users to send and read text-based posts of up to 140 characters, informally known as "tweets".Twitter was created in March 2006 by Jack Dorsey and launched that July...
, he stated, "Chivalrous Culture is my brand releasing spring 2011 for the people that asked is it mine". On December 2, exactly at midnight, he released his highly anticipated and first mixtape "The First Flight." The second mixtape "Airborne" dropped on July 29, 2010. Diggy was signed to Atlantic Records in New York on March 21, 2010 on his fifteenth birthday and now can be found on facebook and twitter. He has recently appeared on singles by teen R&B singers Jacob Latimore and Dionne BromfieldDionne Julia Bromfield is a British soul singer-songwriter. Bromfield's debut album, Introducing Dionne Bromfield, was released in 2009 by Amy Winehouse's Lioness Records label...
and recently rapped on Mindless BehaviorMindless Behavior is an American boy band, best known for the singles "My Girl" and "Mrs. Right", produced by Walter Millsap. The band was put together in Los Angeles in 2008, by Keisha Gamble, Walter Millsap and Vincent Herbert , and the band trained in dance and singing for two years before...
's "Mrs. Right".
- Russell "Russy" Simmons, II (b. August 30, 1997) is the youngest son. He enjoys playing basketball also enjoys to play guitar. He is in the eighth grade at Eric Smith Middle School and he loves music.
- Victoria Anne Simmons - Victoria was born on September 26, 2006. Victoria was four pounds, five ounces when she was delivered via C-section. She died shortly after being born reportedly due to omphalocele
An omphalocele is a type of abdominal wall defect in which the intestines, liver, and occasionally other organs remain outside of the abdomen in a sac because of a defect in the development of the muscles of the abdominal wall.-Presentation:The sac, which is formed from an outpouching of...
, a birth defect that caused her organs to grow outside her body. The Simmons family decided to allow camera crews to be in the hospital room as they broke the news to their children. They wanted to show viewers how, as a family, they dealt with the tragedy.
- Miley Justine Simmons - Miley is the youngest child and youngest daughter of the Simmons family. Miley was adopted by the Simmons family in September 2007 when she was a month old. Miley makes 6 children for the Simmons family.