Boots Riley
Gender: Male
Birthday: 1971-04-01
Place of Birth: Chicago, Illinois, USA
Also Known As: The Coup
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.
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Known For
1996The Daily Show
2015Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
2024Hollywood Black
2022I'm Charlie Walker
2023Fremont
2008In Prison My Whole Life
2021When I See Them, I See Us
2000Freestyle: The Art of Rhyme
2026The Last Critic
201399%: The Occupy Wall Street Collaborative Film
2015Rope a Dope 2
First Earth: Uncompromising Ecological Architecture
2006