Bob Geldof

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

115

Gender

Male

Birthday

1951-10-05 (74 years old)

Place of Birth

Dún Laoghaire, County Dublin, Ireland

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

  • DAS!

    DAS!

  • Leute heute

    Leute heute

  • The One Show

    The One Show

  • The One Show

    The One Show

  • Top Gear

    Top Gear

  • Wogan

    Wogan

  • Have I Got News for You

    Have I Got News for You

  • maybrit illner

    maybrit illner

  • Richard & Judy

    Richard & Judy

  • ZDF-Fernsehgarten

    ZDF-Fernsehgarten

  • Parkinson

    Parkinson

  • This Is Your Life

    This Is Your Life

  • V Graham Norton

    V Graham Norton

  • An Audience with...

    An Audience with...

  • 3 nach 9

    3 nach 9

  • Omnibus

    Omnibus

  • Going Live!

    Going Live!

  • Skavlan

    Skavlan

  • Legends

    Legends

  • Friday Night with Jonathan Ross

    Friday Night with Jonathan Ross

  • Goldene Kamera

    Goldene Kamera

  • Doug and the Slugs and Me

    Doug and the Slugs and Me

  • The Pink Floyd Story: Which One's Pink?

    The Pink Floyd Story: Which One's Pink?

  • ECHO-Verleihung

    ECHO-Verleihung

  • Modern Slavery

    Modern Slavery

  • Zombie Plane

    Zombie Plane

  • The Greatest Night in Pop

    The Greatest Night in Pop

  • The Rocker: A Portrait of Phil Lynott

    The Rocker: A Portrait of Phil Lynott

  • An Audience with Billy Connolly

    An Audience with Billy Connolly

  • Ghost Blues: The Story of Rory Gallagher

    Ghost Blues: The Story of Rory Gallagher

  • The Making of Sun City

    The Making of Sun City

  • Wham!: Last Christmas Unwrapped

    Wham!: Last Christmas Unwrapped

  • The Kenny Everett Television Show

    The Kenny Everett Television Show

  • Quintessentially Irish

    Quintessentially Irish

  • A Fanatic Heart: Geldof On Yeats

    A Fanatic Heart: Geldof On Yeats

  • Seven Ages of Rock

    Seven Ages of Rock

  • Bohemian Rhapsody: Recreating Live Aid

    Bohemian Rhapsody: Recreating Live Aid

  • Sketches of Frank Gehry

    Sketches of Frank Gehry

  • Live Aid: 20 Years Ago Today

    Live Aid: 20 Years Ago Today

  • Semperopernball

    Semperopernball

  • The Secret Policeman's Ball

    The Secret Policeman's Ball

  • Pink Floyd: The Wall

    Pink Floyd: The Wall

  • I Am Bob

    I Am Bob

  • The Making of Do They Know It's Christmas?

    The Making of Do They Know It's Christmas?

  • Schmidteinander

    Schmidteinander

  • Coast to Coast

    Coast to Coast

  • Starsuckers

    Starsuckers

  • The Kenny Everett Video Show

    The Kenny Everett Video Show

  • ABBA V Queen

    ABBA V Queen

  • Berlin Live

    Berlin Live

  • Plattenküche

    Plattenküche

  • Diana & Me

    Diana & Me

  • Grumpy Old Men

    Grumpy Old Men

  • 8

    8

  • Number One

    Number One

  • Live 8

    Live 8

  • London's Burning

    London's Burning

  • An Audience with Mel Brooks

    An Audience with Mel Brooks

  • Irish Rock at the BBC

    Irish Rock at the BBC

  • Punk in London

    Punk in London

  • Live Aid

    Live Aid

  • Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball?

    Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball?

  • Stranded

    Stranded

  • The Other Side of the Wall

    The Other Side of the Wall

  • Live Aid at 40: When Rock ’n’ Roll Took on the World

    Live Aid at 40: When Rock ’n’ Roll Took on the World

  • Jools Holland: My Life in Music

    Jools Holland: My Life in Music

  • The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert

    The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert

  • Three of a Kind

    Three of a Kind

  • Omnibus Presents Comic Relief

    Omnibus Presents Comic Relief

  • Michael Hutchence: The Last Rockstar

    Michael Hutchence: The Last Rockstar

  • Smashie and Nicey: The End of an Era

    Smashie and Nicey: The End of an Era

  • The Quiet One

    The Quiet One

  • Spice World

    Spice World

  • Bob Geldof: The Moment

    Bob Geldof: The Moment

  • Bernard and the Genie

    Bernard and the Genie

  • Blair: The Inside Story

    Blair: The Inside Story

  • The Secret Policeman's Ball: The Music Edition

    The Secret Policeman's Ball: The Music Edition

  • The Noughties...Was That It?

    The Noughties...Was That It?

  • Scarfe's Follies

    Scarfe's Follies

  • In Conversation with Alan Yentob

    In Conversation with Alan Yentob

  • Paula

    Paula

  • Live Aid

    Live Aid

  • Stuck in the Middle

    Stuck in the Middle

  • Electric Burma: The Concert for Aung San Suu Kyi - Words I Never Said

    Electric Burma: The Concert for Aung San Suu Kyi - Words I Never Said

  • The Best of Max Headroom

    The Best of Max Headroom

  • We Are the World: The Story Behind the Song

    We Are the World: The Story Behind the Song

  • Live Eighties

    Live Eighties

  • The Secret Policeman's Other Ball

    The Secret Policeman's Other Ball

  • Max Headroom's Giant Christmas Turkey

    Max Headroom's Giant Christmas Turkey

  • The Old Fools

    The Old Fools

  • Bad Girl

    Bad Girl

  • One World, One Voice

    One World, One Voice

  • Nichts als die Wahrheit - 30 Jahre Die Toten Hosen

    Nichts als die Wahrheit - 30 Jahre Die Toten Hosen

  • Jazz Open Stuttgart 2017 - Festival of World Stars and Child Prodigies

    Jazz Open Stuttgart 2017 - Festival of World Stars and Child Prodigies

  • Best Ever Spitting Image

    Best Ever Spitting Image

  • Pavarotti & Friends

    Pavarotti & Friends

  • The Boomtown Rats Live in Japan 1980

    The Boomtown Rats Live in Japan 1980

  • Live Aid Against All Odds

    Live Aid Against All Odds

  • 'Do They Know It's Christmas?' - The Story Of The Official Band Aid Video

    'Do They Know It's Christmas?' - The Story Of The Official Band Aid Video

  • Behind the Music: Michael Hutchence

    Behind the Music: Michael Hutchence

  • The Boomtown Rats: Live at Hammersmith Odeon 1978

    The Boomtown Rats: Live at Hammersmith Odeon 1978

  • Lovesongs Of The 70's

    Lovesongs Of The 70's

  • The Secret Policeman’s Third Ball

    The Secret Policeman’s Third Ball

  • Rory Gallagher: Calling Card

    Rory Gallagher: Calling Card

  • The World's Greatest Gigs

    The World's Greatest Gigs

  • The Comic Relief Utterly Utterly Rude Video Live

    The Comic Relief Utterly Utterly Rude Video Live

  • The Rory Gallagher Story

    The Rory Gallagher Story

  • New York Doll

    New York Doll

  • Postcards from the 48%

    Postcards from the 48%

  • There's Only One Paul McCartney

    There's Only One Paul McCartney

  • Bob Geldof - Geldof goes Goondiwindi

    Bob Geldof - Geldof goes Goondiwindi

  • Citizens Of Boomtown: The Story of the Boomtown Rats

    Citizens Of Boomtown: The Story of the Boomtown Rats

  • BP Fallon: Rock'n'Roll Wizard

    BP Fallon: Rock'n'Roll Wizard

  • The Irish Rock Story: A Tale of Two Cities

    The Irish Rock Story: A Tale of Two Cities

  • Bob Geldof - Berlin Live

    Bob Geldof - Berlin Live