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Raymond Lawrence "Boots" Riley (born April 1, 1971) is an American film director, producer, screenwriter, rapper, and radical socialist 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.
Boots Riley is an American filmmaker and musician, best known for his satirical comedy Sorry to Bother You (2018). He was born in Chicago in 1971 and has also worked on TV series, music videos and soundtracks.
- January 1, 1
- 1.71 m
- Chicago, Illinois, USA
Jun 23, 2023 · NPR's Juana Summers talks with writer, director, activist and hip-hop artist Boots Riley about his career and his new Prime Video series, I'm A Virgo.
Jun 19, 2023 · The giant teenager in Boots Riley’s new series, “I’m a Virgo” is among television’s boldest moves in a while.
Jun 24, 2023 · The rapper, filmmaker and activist talks about his surreal Amazon Prime series I'm A Virgo, which stars a 13-foot-tall Black teenager in Oakland. He also reflects on his career, his influences and his vision for a better world.
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Jul 20, 2018 · 'Sorry to Bother You' writer and director Boots Riley talks about art as activism and how his dystopian fantasy of a movie is actually about optimism.
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Mar 24, 2020 · We revisit our conversation with the writer-director and rapper Boots Riley. He's a founding member of the legendary hip hop group The Coup.
