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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 streaming series I'm a Virgo premiered on Prime Video, which Riley wrote and directed.
Boots Riley is an American filmmaker, rapper, and activist whose genre-bending work often explores themes of labor and systemic critique. Follow Boots Riley on Mood.
He is recognized for his distinctive, politically radical approach to storytelling in films like the 2018 feature Sorry to Bother You and the television series I'm a Virgo.
His filmography is defined by dark comedies that utilize surrealist elements to examine capitalism and power dynamics.