Run's House

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Run's House
File:Run's house.jpg The cast of Run's House. From left to right: Vanessa Simmons, Daniel "Diggy" Simmons III, Justine Simmons, Joseph "JoJo" Simmons, Jr., Rev Run, Angela Simmons, Russell "Russy" Simmons II
Genre	Reality
Created by	Russell Simmons Stan Lathan Will Griffin John Davies Sean Combs
Starring	Joseph Simmons Justine Simmons Vanessa Simmons Angela Simmons Joseph Simmons, Jr. Daniel Simmons III Russell Simmons II Miley Justine Simmons
Theme music composer	Joseph Simmons Darryl McDaniels David Reeves
Opening theme	"Run's House" Performed by Run-D.M.C.
Country of origin	United States
Language(s)	English
No. of seasons	6
No. of episodes	50
Production
Executive producer(s)	Sean "Diddy" Combs
Camera setup	Hidden and Camera men
Running time	20-21 minutes (w/o commercials)
Broadcast
Original channel	MTV, re-runs on BET, re-reuns on MTV2
Picture format	(480i) SDTV
Audio format	Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound
Original run	October 13, 2005 – present
Chronology
Related shows	Daddy's Girls
External links
Official website

Run's House is an MTV reality series. It shows the family life of rapper and hip-hop music pioneer Joseph Simmons a.k.a. Rev Run.

The theme song and show name are from the name of a song from the Run-D.M.C. album Tougher Than Leather (In season 4 the clips of the cast were re-shot and new background music was added). The reality show is executive produced by Sean "Diddy" Combs, Russell Simmons, Stan Lathan, John Davies, Jason A. Carbone, Tony DiSanto, Mike Powers and Elizabeth Gateley. It is filmed at Run's house in Saddle River, New Jersey, occasionally in Manhattan where the Simmons offices are located and Los Angeles, California where Vanessa and Angela share an apartment but still visit their family in Saddle River, New Jersey.The sixth season premiered June 15th, 2009. A seventh season will begin taping on October 10th, 2009.

Contents 1 Family 2 Episode list 2.1 Season 1 2.2 Season 2 2.3 Season 3 2.4 Season 4 2.5 Season 5 2.6 Season 6 3 References

[edit] Family

• Joseph Ward Simmons

Joseph Ward Simmons (born November 14, 1964) is one of the founding members of hip hop group Run-D.M.C. He is known as DJ Run, Joey Simmons or Rev Run, which is a play on his religious title. Born in Hollis, Queens, New York, he is the youngest brother of Daniel Simmons, Jr and Russell Simmons, Def Jam Records co-founder. He entered the hip hop scene as a DJ for Kurtis Blow. He assumed the alias 'Son of Kurtis Blow', but later changed it to 'Rev Run'.

• Justine Simmons

Justine Simmons is the wife of former Run DMC member Joseph Simmons, also known as Reverend Run. She is a member of the Simmons family and a cast member of the reality television series Run's House. She has three children with Joseph: Daniel "Diggy" Simmons, Russell "Russy" Simmons and Miley Justine Simmons . She is the stepmother to Simmons' other three children from his previous marriage: Vanessa Simmons, Angela Simmons, and Joseph "Jojo" Simmons, Jr. On September 26, 2006, she gave birth to a baby girl. The baby, Victoria Anne Simmons, however, died shortly after her birth. She was said to have had complications due to a case of omphalocele. The first episode of Season 3 of Run's House, which aired on April 9, 2007, portrayed these events. Justine also recently launched a jewelry line called "Brown Sugar" that was featured on HSN.

• Vanessa Simmons

Vanessa Simmons is the eldest of the Simmons Childen (born 25th August 1983). A former student of St John's University, she is a actress, model, reality television star and entrepreneur. She has appeared as Lola, in the soap opera Guiding Light and in 2006, was ranked #82 in J-14's Hot 100. In 2006, Vanessa and her sister Angela launched Pastry, a new line of footwear under the Run Athletics brand. She appears on both the MTV reality series Run's House with the rest of her family, and Daddy's Girls, a spin-off from Run's House which documented Vanessa and Angela's move to Los Angeles, to run their own business.

• Angela Simmons

Angela Simmons is the second daughter and second oldest. She was (born September 12 1987). She graduated from the High School of Fashion Industries in the premiere episode. As a graduation present for excelling in school with a 4.0 throughout her senior year her father gave her a red Mercedes-Benz C-Class sedan. She is no longer attending the Fashion Institute of Technology. She is executive editor of Word Up! (but will keep on going with her line) magazine's subsidiary publication Angela's Rundown. Angela's Rundown is a monthly magazine targeting youths age 14-19 and covers teen issues, style, music, and fashion while offering fashion tips and in-depth celebrity ugly duckling interviews . She was featured in Bow Wow's video "Shortie Like Mine". On March 23, 2007, she launched Pastry Footwear with Vanessa under their family's Run Athletics shoewear line. The first shoes are the Cake Collection inspired by their favorite pastries.

• Joseph "JoJo" Ward Simmons Jr.

Joseph Ward Simmons Jr. (born September 29, 1989) the first son and third oldest. Recently signed to Latchkey Records with his group Team Blackout. Also shot his first video with Lost Not Found Productions for the groups song "J5". He wants to become a rapper and producer. After attending Ramsey High School for a little over one year, he graduated from Northern Highlands Regional High School in 2006. As a graduation present, his father gave him a black BMW with his name inscribed in the seats. On May 8th, 2009 Joseph Jr. was arrested and charged with Reckless Endangerment, criminal use of drug paraphernalia, and resisting arrest.

• Daniel "Diggy" Simmons, III

Daniel "Diggy" Simmons, III born March 21, 1995 is the second son and fourth oldest. Diggy is also starting his own clothing and shoe line called Space Cadet, starting in 2009. He is an aspiring artist and is going to high school. He also has a blog and a bebo page.

• Russell "Russy" Simmons, II

Russell "Russy" Simmons, II (b. January 10, 1997) is the youngest son. He enjoys playing video games. He also enjoys to play guitar. He had some anger management issues surrounding his inability to win games played on his 'Game Boy'. Currently in the sixth grade at Eric S. Smith Middle School.

• Victoria Anne Simmons

Victoria was born on September 26, 2006. Victoria was four pounds, five ounces when she was delivered via C-section. She died shortly after being born reportedly due to omphalocele, a birth defect that caused her organs to grow outside her body. The Simmons family decided to allow camera crews to be in the hospital room as they broke the news to their children. They wanted to show viewers how, as a family, they dealt with this terrible tragedy.

• Miley Justine Simmons

Miley is the youngest child and youngest daughter of the Simmons family. Miley was adopted in September 2007 when she was a month old and made a debut on Run's House in January 2008. This now makes 7 (including Victoria) children for Run and 4 (including Victoria) children for Justine.

[edit] Episode list

• At the end of each show Rev Run shares an insightful message about the episode

[edit] Season 1

The first season of the show began October 2005, ending before the year was out.

1. Angela's Graduation..
2. Runs Facts Of Life
3. There's No Place Like Home
4. Do Your Best Forget The Rest
5. Fruits Of Labor
6. Simmons Family vacation

[edit] Season 2

The second season of the show began in May, 2006 on MTV. The final episode of Season 2 aired on July 27th, 2006.

1. Two Down and One To Grow
2. Anger Management
3. Downward Facing Dawg
4. Baby Fever
5. A Healthy Heart
6. All Work and No Peace
7. Maximum Growth
8. Vegas Vacation
9. Rev's Fix It List
10. Rev Mom
11. All Done

[edit] Season 3

The third season began on April 9, 2007 and concluded May 28, 2007.

1. Give Me Strength
2. Hangin'With Run
3. Weight A Minute
4. Sneaker Pimps And Mini Moguls
5. To Catch A Thief
6. Home Alone
7. Rev's Birthday Suit
8. Family Albums
9. Times Are Changin'

[edit] Season 4

1. JoJo's Graduation
2. Growing Up Is Hard To Do
3. Run's Manner House
4. When Diggy Met Brittney
5. Rapper's Retreat
6. Camp Rev
7. Who's Your Daddy?
8. Rock In Run's House
9. Baby Steps
10. Mixed And Mastered
11. Too Cool For Old School
12. When The Cat's Away
13. Slapped Silly
14. Run's Baby Girl
15. Baby Comes Home

[edit] Season 5

1. Mind On The Road
2. Boneless Chicken Dinner
3. Pass The Fame
4. Outside The Box
5. Mole Beauty, Mole Problems
6. Rev's Old West Side
7. Age Against The Machine
8. Operation Album Drop
9. That Guy
10. Say Hello to my Little Friend

[edit] Season 6

Season 6 began on June 15, 2009 and concluded July 13, 2009.

1. Hawaiian Vacation
2. Run's Big House
3. The Secret to My Excess
4. Blog Wild i live it
5. Tapper's Delight
6. An Office He Can't Refuse
7. Mother Smother
8. The Puppy Whisperer
9. Hall of Fame

[edit] References

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