Ja Rule
Biography
Jeffrey Atkins (born February 29, 1976), better known by his stage name Ja Rule, is an American rapper, singer, and actor. Born in Hollis, Queens, he began his career in the group Cash Money Click and debuted in 1999 with Venni Vetti Vecci and its single "Holla Holla". From 2000 to 2004, Ja Rule had several hits that made the top 20 of the US Billboard Hot 100 chart, including "Between Me and You" with Christina Millian, "I'm Real (Murder Remix)" with Jennifer Lopez, "Always on Time" with Ashanti, "Mesmerize" also with Ashanti, and "Wonderful" with R. Kelly and Ashanti. During the 2000s, Ja Rule was signed to The Inc. Records, which was formerly known as Murder Inc. and was led by Irv Gotti. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ja Rule, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Prominent works featuring Ja Rule
The Fast and the Furious
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Scary Movie 3
The Daily Show
Saturday Night Live
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Shall We Dance?
Assault on Precinct 13
Fyre
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Filmography & Credits
Complete career catalog (53 titles)
| Poster | Title | Character / Role | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | The Sherri Shepherd Show | Self - Guest | TV Series | 2022 |
 | The Murder Inc Story | Himself | TV Series | 2022 |
 | Reboot Camp | Himself | Movie | 2020 |
 | Celebrity Show-Off | Self | TV Series | 2020 |
 | Untold Stories of Hip Hop | Self | TV Series | 2019 |
 | Fyre | Self - Fyre Co-Founder (archive footage) | Movie | 2019 |
 | Fyre Fraud | Himself (Archival Footage) | Movie | 2019 |
 | Trolland | Fenn (voice) | Movie | 2016 |
 | Hot Ones | Self | TV Series | 2015 |
 | I'm in Love with a Church Girl | Miles Montego | Movie | 2013 |
 | Once Upon a Time in Brooklyn | Willie Davis | Movie | 2013 |
 | The Cookout 2 | Bling Bling | Movie | 2011 |
 | Ridiculousness | Self | TV Series | 2011 |
 | Wrong Side of Town | Razor | Movie | 2010 |
| Wrong Side of Town | Stunts | Movie | 2010 |
 | Don't Fade Away | Foster Johnson | Movie | 2010 |
 | Just Another Day | Himself | Movie | 2009 |
 | Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen | Self - Guest | TV Series | 2009 |
 | Kiss and Tail: The Hollywood Jumpoff | Self | Movie | 2009 |
 | Furnace | Terrence Dufresne | Movie | 2007 |
 | South Beach | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 2006 |
 | Back in the Day | Reggie | Movie | 2005 |
 | Black in the 80s | Self | TV Series | 2005 |
 | Assault on Precinct 13 | Smiley | Movie | 2005 |
 | Shall We Dance? | Hip Hop Bar Performer | Movie | 2004 |
 | The Source Awards: From Behind | Self | Movie | 2004 |
 | The Cookout | Bling Bling | Movie | 2004 |
 | Scary Movie 3 | Agent Thompson | Movie | 2003 |
 | Beef | Self | Movie | 2003 |
 | Punk'd | Self | TV Series | 2003 |
 | Pauly Shore Is Dead | Ja Rule | Movie | 2003 |
 | Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Self | TV Series | 2003 |
 | Crime Partners | Hitman #2 | Movie | 2003 |
 | Half Past Dead | Nicolas 'Nick' Frazier | Movie | 2002 |
 | Kurupt: G-TV | Self | Movie | 2002 |
| The Making of What's Going On: All-Star Tribute | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2002 | |
 | Last Call with Carson Daly | Self | TV Series | 2002 |
 | Hype Williams: The Videos Vol. 1 | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2002 |
 | The Saturday Show | Self | TV Series | 2001 |
 | The Fast and the Furious | Edwin | Movie | 2001 |
 | Da Hip Hop Witch | Ja Rule | Movie | 2000 |
 | 106 & Park | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 2000 |
 | Backstage | Self | Movie | 2000 |
 | Turn It Up | David 'Gage' Williams | Movie | 2000 |
 | Teen Choice Awards | Self | TV Series | 1999 |
 | The Daily Show | Self | TV Series | 1996 |
 | MADtv | Self / Cousin Leo | TV Series | 1995 |
| MADtv | Self | TV Series | 1995 |
| MADtv | Ja Rule | TV Series | 1995 |
 | Late Night with Conan O'Brien | Self - Guest | TV Series | 1993 |
 | MTV Video Music Awards | Self | TV Series | 1984 |
 | Saturday Night Live | Self - Musical Guest | TV Series | 1975 |
 | Miss USA | Self - Entertainment | TV Series | 1963 |