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R.A. The Rugged Man

Soundtrack | Actor | Composer

Film producer, writer, magazine journalist and legendary rapper in the hip-hop underground, R.A. Thorburn better known to the world as R.A. the Rugged Man, was the target of a nine-label bidding war ... read full biography

Known for Bully (2001), Bad Biology (2008), I Lived (2015), Tony Hawk's Underground (2003)

Details

Jan 10, 1974 (age 47) | 6' 2½" (1.89m)

External links

@RAtheRuggedMan (twitter.com) | 9 official web sites & 4 more links

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Filmography

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32 titles

Projects in Development (1 title)	Budget	Status
Dragon Fire (Short) - Actor Actor See fewer		Treatment

Past Film & Video (18 titles)	Budget	Opening Weekend	Gross (US & Canada)	Gross (Worldwide)
Hate Speech (2020) (Short) - RA the Rugged Man, Editor RA the Rugged Man, Editor See fewer	NOK 300K
R.A. The Rugged Man: Wondering (How to Believe) (2020) (Short) - Composer, Producer Composer, Producer See fewer
R.A. The Rugged Man: Legendary Loser (2020) (Video) - Legendary Loser, Composer, Writer Legendary Loser, Composer, Writer See fewer
R.A. The Rugged Man: All My Heroes Are Dead (2020) (Video) - R.A. The Rugged Man, Composer, Producer, Writer R.A. The Rugged Man, Composer, Producer, Writer See fewer
R.A. The Rugged Man: All Systems Go (2020) (Video) - Test Subject / Ape Man, Composer Test Subject / Ape Man, Composer See fewer
R.A. The Rugged Man: The Introduction (2020) (Video) - R.A. The Rugged Man, Composer, Producer R.A. The Rugged Man, Composer, Producer See fewer
Amityville: The Awakening (2017) Special Thanks Special Thanks See fewer		$742	$742	$8.5MM
I Lived (2015) Performer ("Bang Boogie"), Writer ("Bang Boogie") Performer ("Bang Boogie"), Writer ("Bang Boogie") See fewer
R.A. The Rugged Man: Media Midgets (2015) (Video) - R.A. The Rugged Man, Editor (as R.A. Thorburn), Performer ("Media Midgets"), Writer ("Media Midgets") R.A. The Rugged Man, Editor (as R.A. Thorburn), Performer ("Media Midgets"), Writer ("Media Midgets") See fewer	$50K
Collar (2014) Composer (additional music) (as R.A. the Rugged Man) Composer (additional music) (as R.A. the Rugged Man) See fewer	$25K
R.A. The Rugged Man: Still Get Through the Day (2014) (Short) - Self, Composer, Editor Self, Composer, Editor See fewer	$15K
Skid Row (2013) John (as R.A. Thorburn) John (as R.A. Thorburn) See fewer	$300K
Bloody Christmas (2012) Composer Composer See fewer	$50K
Hanger (2009) (Video) - Performer ("Da' Girlz, They Luv Me", "Casanova"), Writer ("Da' Girlz, They Luv Me", "Casanova") (as R.A. Thorburn) Performer ("Da' Girlz, They Luv Me", "Casanova"), Writer ("Da' Girlz, They Luv Me", "Casanova") (as R.A. Thorburn) See fewer
Damnation (2009) (Short) - Film Crew Guy #1 (as R.A. Thorburn) Film Crew Guy #1 (as R.A. Thorburn) See fewer
Bad Biology (2008) Ex-Boyfriend, Executive Producer (as R.A. 'The Rugged Man' Thorburn), Producer (as R.A. 'The Rugged Man' Thorburn), Writer (as R.A. 'The Rugged Man' Thorburn) Ex-Boyfriend, Executive Producer (as R.A. 'The Rugged Man' Thorburn), Producer (as R.A. 'The Rugged Man' Thorburn), Writer (as R.A. 'The Rugged Man' Thorburn) See fewer
Three Thug Mice (2008) (Short) - Vic (as R.A. Thorburn) Vic (as R.A. Thorburn) See fewer
Bully (2001) Performer ("Bottom Feeders") (as R.A. the Rugged Man), Writer ("Bottom Feeders") Performer ("Bottom Feeders") (as R.A. the Rugged Man), Writer ("Bottom Feeders") See fewer		$48K	$481K	$705K

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Past Television (1 title)	Episodes
Rap Critic Reviews (2015) (TV Series) - Performer ("Definition of a Rap Flow") (1 episode, 2015) Performer ("Definition of a Rap Flow") (1 episode, 2015) See fewer Top 9 Best Rap Songs of 2014 (Jan 15, 2015) Season 6, Episode 1 - Performer ("Definition of a Rap Flow") Performer ("Definition of a Rap Flow") See fewer	1

Self (10 titles)
Anarchast (2020) (TV Series) - Self (1 episode, 2020) Self (1 episode, 2020) See fewer R.A. the Rugged Man on Mumble Rappers, Sellouts and Being a Libertarian Rapper (Feb 5, 2020) Season 1, Episode 510 - Self Self See fewer
The Gavin McInnes Show (2015–2017) (TV Series) - Self Self See fewer
System Shock (2017– ) (TV Series) - Self Self See fewer
Uncharted (2015) (TV Series) - Self (1 episode, 2015) Self (1 episode, 2015) See fewer A-F-R-O (Sep 24, 2015) Season 1, Episode 1 - Self Self See fewer
Diary of a Deadbeat: The Story of Jim Vanbebber (2015) Self Self See fewer
Red Eye (2013–2014) (TV Series) - Self - Guest Panelist (2 episodes, 2013) Self - Guest Panelist (2 episodes, 2013) See fewer Episode dated 1 May 2014 (May 1, 2014) Self - Guest Panelist Self - Guest Panelist See fewer Episode dated 19 November 2013 (Nov 19, 2013) Self - Guest Panelist Self - Guest Panelist See fewer
Corman's World: Exploits of a Hollywood Rebel (2011) R.A. the Rugged Man (uncredited) R.A. the Rugged Man (uncredited) See fewer
Biggie Smalls: Rap Phenomenon (2009) R.A. the Rugged Man (as R.A. Thorburn) R.A. the Rugged Man (as R.A. Thorburn) See fewer
The (White) Rapper Show (2007– ) (TV Series) - Self (1 episode) Self (1 episode) See fewer Episode #1.8 Season 1, Episode 8 - Self (as R.A. Thorburn) Self (as R.A. Thorburn) See fewer
TV's Illest Minority Moments Presented by Ego Trip (2004) (TV Movie) - Self (as R.A. the Rugged Man) Self (as R.A. the Rugged Man) See fewer

Other (2 titles)
Saints Row (2006) (Video Game) - Soundtrack ("Black & White") Soundtrack ("Black & White") See fewer
Tony Hawk's Underground (2003) (Video Game) - Performer ("King Of The Underground"), Writer ("King Of The Underground") Performer ("King Of The Underground"), Writer ("King Of The Underground") See fewer

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