Run's House
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Run's House is an MTV reality series. It shows the family of rapper and Hip-hop music pioneer Joseph Simmons a.k.a. "Reverend Run".
The theme song and show name are from the name of a song from the Run-D.M.C. album Tougher Than Leather.
The reality show is executive produced by Sean "Diddy" Combs, Russell Simmons,Stan Lathan, Jason A. Carbone, Tony DiSanto, Mike Powers, and Elizabeth Gateley. It is filmed at Run's house in Saddle River, New Jersey, and occasionally in Manhattan where the Simmons offices are.
The 2nd season of this show began airing June 15, 2006. In March 2007, the show began in reruns on BET.
The 3rd season of the show will begin on April 9, 2007 on MTV.
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[edit] Run's Family
- Reverend Run: Father, Phat Farm executive, Minister and one-third of hip-hop group Run D.M.C. (born 14 Sept. 1964)
- Justine: Mother and Run's wife. Justine and Joseph married on 25 June 1994. She is the mother to Diggy and Russy, and step-mother to Vanessa, Angela, and Jojo. She is creating a jewelery line entitled "Brown Sugar" by Evelyn Simmons, named for her mother-in-law. (born 1965; 41 years old)
- Vanessa: The oldest daughter and oldest child. She is an aspiring actress and Ford Model. She was #82 in Maxim's of the "Hot 100" people in 2006. In March 2007 she was featured in a national Verizon commercial [1]. On March 23,2007 she launched Pastry Footwear with Angela under their families Run Athletics shoewear. The first shoes are the Cake Collection inspired by their favorite pastries.[2]. She will graduate from St. John's University in Dec. '07 with a degree in Communications [3].
- Angela Simmons: Second daughter and second oldest. She graduated from the Fashion High School of N.Y.C. in the premiere episode. She is attending the Fashion Institute of Technology. She is executive editor of Word Up! magazine's subsidiary publication Angela's Rundown. Angela's Rundown is a monthly magazine targeting youths age 14-18 and cover teen issues, style, music, and fashion while offering fashion tips and in-depth celebrity interviews. [4] She was featured in Bow Wow's video "Shortie Like Mine". On March 23,2007 she launched Pastry Footwear with Vanessa under their families Run Athletics shoewear. The first shoes are the Cake Collection inspired by their favorite pastries [5]. (born 1987)
- Joseph "Jojo" Simmons, Jr.: The oldest son. He wants to become a rapper and producer. (born 1990)
- Daniel "Diggy" Simmons: He loves basketball and rapping. He is currently in the 6th grade. (born 1995)
- Russell "Russy" Simmons II: The youngest child. He enjoys playing video games. He had some anger management issues surrounding his inability to win games played on his Gameboy. (born 1997[citation needed])
- Victoria Anne Simmons: Victoria was born on Sept 26, 2006. Victoria was just four pounds, five ounces when she was delivered via C-section [6]. She died shortly after being born reportedy due to omphalocele, a birth defect that caused her organs to grow outside her body.
[edit] D.V.D. Release
The complete 1st and 2nd seasons will be released on D.V.D. on March 20, 2007 in a 3 disc set. [1]
[edit] External links
- [http://www.essence.com/essence/themix/entertainment/0,16109,1601602,00.html Essence Interiews Simmons Family]
- Essence Photographs of Simmons Family
- MTV Renews "Run's House" For 2nd Season
- Season 3 DVD Release
- Black Voice Blogs
- [2][3] Simmons Sister Launch Pastry Collection
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.look-your-best.com/article/run-dmc-pastry-footwear-simmons-2-07.html
- ^ http://www.allhiphop.com/alternatives/?ID=470
- ^ http://www.allhiphop.com/alternatives/?ID=469
- ^ http://www.allhiphop.com/hiphopnews/?ID=6054
- ^ http://www.allhiphop.com/alternatives/?ID=470
- ^ http://hiphop.popcrunch.com/reverand-run-and-justine-gear-up-for-season-three-of-runs-house/
