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Jason 'Jam Master Jay' Mizell
Acting
12 Jan 1965
† 30 Oct 2002
New York City, New York, USA
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.
Also Known As
Jason Mizell, Run DMC, Run D.M.C.
Jason 'Jam Master Jay' Mizell's Movies
79%
Live Aid
13 Jul 1985
52%
Who's the Man?
23 Apr 1993
65%
ReMastered: Who Killed Jam Master Jay?
12 Oct 2018
78%
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
27 Jan 2025
53%
Tougher Than Leather
26 Sept 1988
54%
Death of a Dynasty
07 May 2003
40%
And You Don't Stop: 30 Years of Hip-Hop
02 Apr 2004
80%
20 Most Shocking Unsolved Crimes
01 Jun 2007
30%
American Rap Stars
01 Jan 2002
90%
The Making of Sun City
23 Jan 1985
20%
Rappin' With The Rickster
01 Jan 2010
50%
Big Fun in the Big Town
06 Jun 1986
50%
2 Turntables and a Microphone
03 Jun 2008
10%
MTV 20: Jams
10 Jul 2001
0%
Run-DMC | Together Forever
25 Jun 2002
0%
Run DMC: Forever Kings
10 Feb 2004
0%
Beastie Boys: Tibetan Freedom Concert 1999
13 Jun 1999
0%
Through the Years of Hip Hop Volume 1 Graffiti Extras
05 Mar 2002
0%
Run DMC: Live at Montreux 2001
01 Jan 2001
Jason 'Jam Master Jay' Mizell's TV Shows
64%
Late Show with David Letterman
30 Aug 1993
71%
Sean Combs: The Reckoning
02 Dec 2025
84%
Reading Rainbow
06 Jun 1983
47%
The Ben Stiller Show
27 Sept 1992
78%
MTV Video Music Awards
14 Sept 1984
62%
Graffiti Rock
29 Jun 1984
66%
Death by Fame
23 Jan 2023
68%
WWF Wrestling Challenge
06 Sept 1986
75%
Yo! MTV Raps
21 Sept 1988
40%
Payback
06 Jun 2022