Boots Riley
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Boots Riley

Jan 1, 1971 - Chicago, Illinois, USA

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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Movie2023FremontRestaurant Patron (uncredited)
Movie2009First Earth: Uncompromising Ecological Architecture
Movie2008In Prison My Whole LifeSelf
Movie201399%: The Occupy Wall Street Collaborative FilmSelf
Movie2022I'm Charlie WalkerBartender Ray
Movie2000Freestyle: The Art of RhymeHimself
Movie2015Rope a Dope 2Mayor
Movie2006The Coup: The Best Coup DVD EverSelf
TV Show2015Close Up with The Hollywood ReporterSelf1

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MovieN/AAliens in EriteaProducerProduction
MovieN/AI Love BoostersDirectorDirecting
MovieN/AI Love BoostersWriterWriting
Movie2018Sorry to Bother YouDirectorDirecting
Movie2018Sorry to Bother YouScreenplayWriting
Movie2018Sorry to Bother YouOriginal Music ComposerSound
Movie2006The Coup: The Best Coup DVD EverDirectorDirecting
TV Show2023I'm a VirgoExecutive ProducerProduction
TV Show2023I'm a VirgoWriterWriting
TV Show2023I'm a VirgoDirectorDirecting
TV Show2023I'm a VirgoCreatorCreator