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Boots Riley
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01 Apr 1971 (55 years)
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Biography
Raymond Lawrence 'Boots' Riley (born April 1, 1971) is an American film director, producer, screenwriter, rapper, and communist activist. He is the lead vocalist of The Coup and Street Sweeper Social Club. He made his feature-film directorial debut with Sorry to Bother You (released July 2018), which he also wrote. In 2023, the streaming series I'm a Virgo premiered on Prime Video, which Riley wrote and directed.
Also Known As
The Coup
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Boots Riley's Movies
64%
Fremont
25 Aug 2023
69%
Freestyle: The Art of Rhyme
14 Apr 2000
50%
I'm Charlie Walker
10 Jun 2022
57%
Rope a Dope 2
12 Jan 2015
64%
99%: The Occupy Wall Street Collaborative Film
06 Sept 2013
60%
First Earth: Uncompromising Ecological Architecture
04 Feb 2009
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The Last Critic
14 Mar 2026
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In Prison My Whole Life
18 Jan 2008
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The Coup: The Best Coup DVD Ever
04 Apr 2006
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When I See Them, I See Us
08 Mar 2021
