Known For
Directing
Birthday
January 1, 1971 (age 55)
Place of Birth
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Also Known As
- The Coup
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.
Known For - Movies
Fremont
as Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
In Prison My Whole Life
as Self
I'm Charlie Walker
as Bartender Ray
Freestyle: The Art of Rhyme
as Himself
The Last Critic
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First Earth: Uncompromising Ecological Architecture
Rope a Dope 2
as Mayor
99%: The Occupy Wall Street Collaborative Film
as Self
The Coup: The Best Coup DVD Ever
as Self
