Bob Geldof

Personal Info

Known For Actor

Gender Male

Birthday 1951-10-05 (73 years old)

Place of Birth Dún Laoghaire, County Dublin, Ireland

Also Known As The Boomtown Rats, Robert Frederick Zenon Geldof

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

Actor

2024
The Greatest Night in Pop

as Self (archive footage)

2023
Paula

as Self (archive footage)

2022
ABBA V Queen

as Self (archive footage)

2019
2017
Michael Hutchence: The Last Rockstar

as Self (archive footage)

2016
London's Burning

as Bob Geldof

2015
Stranded

as Self

2014
2012
Bad Girl

as George

2011
Berlin Live

as Self - Performer

2009
Starsuckers

as Self (archive footage)

2009
Skavlan

as Self - Guest

2008
8

as Himself

2007
I Am Bob

as Bob

2007
2006
Legends

as Self

2006
The One Show

as Self - Guest

2006
The One Show

as Self

2005
Live 8

as Self

2005
2004
Lovesongs Of The 70's

as I Don't Like Mondays

2004
Live Aid

as Self

2004
2003
2002
The Old Fools

as Narrator

2002
Top Gear

as Self - Star in a Reasonably-Priced Car

2002
Bo' Selecta!

as Self

2002
2001
2000
Behind the Music: Michael Hutchence

as Self (archive footage)

1999
1998
Parkinson

as Self

1997
1997
Diana & Me

as Self

1997
Leute heute

as Self

1992
The Return of Spinal Tap

as Bob Geldof (extended version)

1992
1991
1991
DAS!

as Self

1990
1987
Coast to Coast

as Himself - Scruffy Person (uncredited)

1987
Going Live!

as Self

1986
1985
An Audience with Billy Connolly

as Self - Audience Member (uncredited)

1985
Live Aid

as Self

1985
Number One

as Harry 'Flash' Gordon

1984
An Audience with Mel Brooks

as Self (uncredited)

1982
Wogan

as Self

1981
1977
1976
1974
3 nach 9

as Self

1955

Writer

2004
Live Aid

as Writer

1985
Live Aid

as Scenario Writer

Sound

2001
Rat

as Music

Producer