Boots Riley

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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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Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

Self

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I'm a Virgo

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I'm a Virgo

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I'm a Virgo

Executive Producer

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I'm a Virgo

Creator

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Sorry to Bother You

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Sorry to Bother You

Original Music Composer

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Sorry to Bother You

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I Love Boosters

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I Love Boosters

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Boots Riley

Biography

Known For

Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

I'm a Virgo

I'm a Virgo

I'm a Virgo

I'm a Virgo

Sorry to Bother You

Sorry to Bother You

Sorry to Bother You

I Love Boosters

I Love Boosters

The Last Critic

Fremont

I'm Charlie Walker

Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

Rope a Dope 2

99%: The Occupy Wall Street Collaborative Film

First Earth: Uncompromising Ecological Architecture

In Prison My Whole Life

The Coup: The Best Coup DVD Ever

Freestyle: The Art of Rhyme