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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1971-01-01 (54 years old)

Place of Birth

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Boots Riley

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 television show I'm a Virgo premiered, which Riley wrote and directed.

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Known For

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Sorry to Bother You

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I'm a Virgo

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I Love Boosters

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The Coup: The Best Coup DVD Ever

Acting

2023

Fremont as Restaurant Patron (uncredited)

2022

I'm Charlie Walker as Bartender Ray

2015

Rope a Dope 2 as Mayor

Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter as Self

2013

99%: The Occupy Wall Street Collaborative Film as Self

2009

First Earth: Uncompromising Ecological Architecture

2008

In Prison My Whole Life as Self

2006

The Coup: The Best Coup DVD Ever as Self

2000

Freestyle: The Art of Rhyme as Himself

Production

2023

I'm a Virgo as Executive Producer

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Aliens in Eritea as Producer

Directing

2023

I'm a Virgo as Director

2018

Sorry to Bother You as Director

2006

The Coup: The Best Coup DVD Ever as Director

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I Love Boosters as Director

Writing

2023

I'm a Virgo as Writer

2018

Sorry to Bother You as Screenplay

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I Love Boosters as Writer

Sound

2018

Sorry to Bother You as Original Music Composer

Creator

2023

I'm a Virgo as Creator