Bob Geldof
Biography
Robert Frederick Zenon Geldof KBE (born 5 October 1951) is an Irish singer-songwriter and political activist. He rose to prominence in the late 1970s as lead singer of the Irish rock band the Boomtown Rats, who achieved popularity as part of the punk rock movement. The band had UK number one hits with his co-compositions "Rat Trap" and "I Don't Like Mondays". Geldof starred as Pink in Pink Floyd's 1982 film Pink Floyd – The Wall. As a fundraiser, Geldof organised the charity supergroup Band Aid and the concerts Live Aid and Live 8, and co-wrote "Do They Know It's Christmas?", one of the best-selling singles to date. Geldof is widely recognised for his activism, especially his anti-poverty efforts concerning Africa. In 1984, he and Midge Ure founded the charity supergroup Band Aid to raise money for famine relief in Ethiopia. They went on to organise the charity super-concert Live Aid the following year and the Live 8 concerts in 2005. Geldof currently serves as an adviser to the ONE Campaign, co-founded by fellow Irish rock singer and activist Bono, and is a member of the Africa Progress Panel (APP), a group of ten distinguished individuals who advocate at the highest levels for equitable and sustainable development in Africa. A single father, Geldof has also been outspoken for the fathers' rights movement. Geldof was granted an honorary knighthood (KBE) by Elizabeth II in 1986 for his charity work in Africa: it is an honorary award as Geldof is an Irish citizen, but he is often referred to as 'Sir Bob'. He is a recipient of the Man of Peace title which recognises individuals who have made "an outstanding contribution to international social justice and peace", among numerous other awards and nominations. In 2005, he received the Brit Award for Outstanding Contribution to Music. Description above from the Wikipedia article Bob Geldof, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Self
Doug and the Slugs and Me
Self
There's Only One Paul McCartney
Bob
Spice World
Self - Audience Member (uncredited)
An Audience with Billy Connolly
Pink
Pink Floyd: The Wall
Self
Live 8
I Don't Like Mondays
Lovesongs Of The 70's
Self
Live Eighties
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Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball?
Self (uncredited)
An Audience with Mel Brooks
Bob
I Am Bob
Self
The Secret Policeman's Other Ball
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The Secret Policeman’s Third Ball
The Boomtown Rats: Live at Hammersmith Odeon 1978
Self
The Rocker: A Portrait of Phil Lynott
George
Mauvaise Fille
Self
Ghost Blues: The Story of Rory Gallagher
Harry 'Flash' Gordon
Number One
Self
Jools Holland: My Life in Music
Self
Electric Burma: The Concert for Aung San Suu Kyi - Words I Never Said
Moderne slaveri
Self
The Quiet One
Self
One World, One Voice
Self
Irish Rock at the BBC
Self (archive footage)
ABBA V Queen
Self (archive footage)
Starsuckers
The Boomtown Rats Live in Japan 1980
The Making of Sun City
Self (archive footage)
The Greatest Night in Pop
Self
The Secret Policeman's Ball: The Music Edition
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Sketches of Frank Gehry
Self
Quintessentially Irish
Self
Stuck in the Middle
Himself
8
Nichts als die Wahrheit - 30 Jahre Die Toten Hosen
Himself
Bernard and the Genie
Narrator
The Old Fools
Self
Rory Gallagher: Calling Card
Self (archive footage)
Michael Hutchence: The Last Rockstar
Bob Geldof
London's Burning
Self (archive footage)
Behind the Music: Michael Hutchence
Self
New York Doll
Self
A Fanatic Heart: Geldof On Yeats
Self
The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert
Himself - Scruffy Person (uncredited)
Coast to Coast
Self
Smashie and Nicey: The End of an Era
Postcards from the 48%
Self
Stranded
Self
The Irish Rock Story: A Tale of Two Cities
Self
Live Aid
The Other Side of the Wall
Himself
Bob Geldof: The Moment
Self
Max Headroom's Giant Christmas Turkey
Self
Live Aid
Self
The Pink Floyd Story: Which One's Pink?
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Pavarotti & Friends
Self
Jazzopen Stuttgart 2017 - Festival der Weltstars und Wunderkinder
Self
Live Aid: 20 Years Ago Today
Self
The Comic Relief Utterly Utterly Rude Video Live
Self
Citizens Of Boomtown: The Story of the Boomtown Rats
Self
We Are the World: The Story Behind the Song
Singer
Bob Geldof - Berlin Live
Sänger
Bob Geldof - Geldof goes Goondiwindi
Self
Punk in London
Self
'Do They Know It's Christmas?' - The Story Of The Official Band Aid Video
Self
Live Aid Against All Odds
The World's Greatest Gigs
Self
Diana & Me
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Best Ever Spitting Image
Self
BP Fallon: Rock'n'Roll Wizard
Scarfe's Follies
Self
The Making of Do They Know It’s Christmas?
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Wham!: Last Christmas Unwrapped
Self
The Rory Gallagher Story
Self
The Best of Max Headroom
Zombie Plane
Self (archival footage)
Bohemian Rhapsody: Recreating Live Aid
Self
Live Aid At 40 The Concert
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
78
Gender
Male
Birthday
1951-10-05
Place of Birth
Dún Laoghaire, County Dublin, Ireland
Also Known As
The Boomtown Rats