
Boots Riley
Personal Info
Known for
Directing
Gender
Male
Birthday
1971-01-01 (54 years old)
Place of Birth
Chicago, Illinois, USA
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.
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Acting
(2023)
Fremont
as Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
(2022)
I'm Charlie Walker
as Bartender Ray
(2015)
Rope a Dope 2
as Mayor
(2013)
(2009)
(2008)
In Prison My Whole Life
as Self
(2006)
(2000)
Freestyle: The Art of Rhyme
as Himself
Crew
Aliens in Eritea
Producer
I Love Boosters
Writer, Director
(2018)
Sorry to Bother You
Screenplay, Director, Original Music Composer
(2006)
The Coup: The Best Coup DVD Ever
Director