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Ol' Dirty Bastard
Deceased

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Life & Death

Died aged 35
Also known asO D B, O.D.B., ODB, Russell Tyrone Jones, Wu-Tang ClanGenderMaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn15/11/1968Born inBrooklyn, New York, USADied13/11/2004 (aged 35)Died inManhattanCausemyocardial infarctionWikidataQ336924 ↗TMDb#1136134 ↗

Russell Tyrone Jones, known professionally as Ol' Dirty Bastard, was an American rapper who was one of the founding members of the New York rap group Wu-Tang Clan, formed in 1992. Jones also released music as a solo artist beginning with Return to the 36 Chambers: The Dirty Version (1995). He was noted for his "outrageously profane, free-associative rhymes delivered in a distinctive half-rapped, half-sung style".

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Filmography14 titles

YearTitleCharacterAge at
release
2024Ol' Dirty Bastard: A Tale of Two DirtysMovieSelf (archival footage)56
2024ODB: Wu Tang ForeverSeriesAs Himself56
2019Wu-Tang Clan: Of Mics and MenSeriesSelf (archive footage)51
2009Dirty: One Word Can Change the WorldMovieHimself41
2008Wu: The Story of the Wu-Tang ClanMovieHimself (Archived Footage)40
2006Rock the BellsMovieHimself38
2005State Property: Blood on the StreetsMovieDirt McGirt37
2005Free to Be Dirty: Live!MovieHimself37
2002Hype Williams: The Videos Vol. 1Movie—34
2000The ReplacementsMovieO.D.B.32
1998Wu Tang Clan - Da Mystery of Kung FuMovieSelf30
1997South ParkSeriesOl' Dirty Bastard (voice)29
1988Yo! MTV RapsSeriesSelf20
1984MTV Video Music AwardsSeriesSelf16