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| Born | Raymond Lawrence Riley April 1, 1971 |
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| Years active | 1991–present |
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| Origin | Oakland, California, U.S. |
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| Website | Boots Riley on Tumblr |
Raymond Lawrence "Boots" Riley (born April 1, 1971) is an American film director, producer, screenwriter, rapper, and communist activist.[1][2] 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.[3] In 2023, the television show I'm a Virgo premiered, which Riley wrote and directed.
- ^ "Boots Riley on How His Hit Movie "Sorry to Bother You" Slams Capitalism & Offers Solutions". Democracy Now!. July 17, 2018. Retrieved July 26, 2018.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
:0was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Lewis, Haley. 2018, July 13. "'The world was making my movie too on the nose': Boots Riley on his directorial debut." CBC News.