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Home/People/Ja Rule
Ja Rule profile photo
Born
Feb 29, 1976
Age 50
Place of Birth
Hollis, Queens, New York City, New York, USA
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male

Career Highlights

28
Movies
23
TV Shows
Also Known As
Jeff Atkins
Jeff 'Ja Rule' Atkins
Jeffrey Atkins
Jeffrey 'Ja Rule' Atkins
IMDb Profile

Ja Rule

Acting

Biography
Jeffrey Atkins (born February 29, 1976), better known by his stage name Ja Rule, is an American rapper, singer, and actor. Born in Hollis, Queens, he began his career in the group Cash Money Click and debuted in 1999 with Venni Vetti Vecci and its single "Holla Holla". From 2000 to 2004, Ja Rule had several hits that made the top 20 of the US Billboard Hot 100 chart, including "Between Me and You" with Christina Millian, "I'm Real (Murder Remix)" with Jennifer Lopez, "Always on Time" with Ashanti, "Mesmerize" also with Ashanti, and "Wonderful" with R. Kelly and Ashanti. During the 2000s, Ja Rule was signed to The Inc. Records, which was formerly known as Murder Inc. and was led by Irv Gotti. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ja Rule, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Reboot Camp poster

Reboot Camp

as Himself
2020
Fyre poster

Fyre

as Self - Fyre Co-Founder (archive footage)
2019
Fyre Fraud poster

Fyre Fraud

as Himself (Archival Footage)
2019
Trolland poster

Trolland

as Fenn (voice)
2016
I'm in Love with a Church Girl poster

I'm in Love with a Church Girl

as Miles Montego
2013
Once Upon a Time in Brooklyn poster

Once Upon a Time in Brooklyn

as Willie Davis
2013
The Cookout 2 poster

The Cookout 2

as Bling Bling
2011
Wrong Side of Town poster

Wrong Side of Town

as Razor
2010
Don't Fade Away poster

Don't Fade Away

as Foster Johnson
2010
Just Another Day poster

Just Another Day

as Himself
2009
Kiss and Tail: The Hollywood Jumpoff poster

Kiss and Tail: The Hollywood Jumpoff

as Self
2009
Furnace poster

Furnace

as Terrence Dufresne
2007
Back in the Day poster

Back in the Day

as Reggie
2005
Assault on Precinct 13 poster

Assault on Precinct 13

as Smiley
2005
Shall We Dance? poster

Shall We Dance?

as Hip Hop Bar Performer
2004
The Source Awards: From Behind poster

The Source Awards: From Behind

as Self
2004
The Cookout poster

The Cookout

as Bling Bling
2004
Scary Movie 3 poster

Scary Movie 3

as Agent Thompson
2003
Beef poster

Beef

as Self
2003
Pauly Shore Is Dead poster

Pauly Shore Is Dead

as Ja Rule
2003