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.
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Acting (70 movies)
Doug and the Slugs and Me
2022
There's Only One Paul McCartney
2002
Spice World
1997
An Audience with Billy Connolly
1985
Pink Floyd: The Wall
1982
Live 8
2005
Live Eighties
2004
Lovesongs Of The 70's
2004
Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball?
2004
An Audience with Mel Brooks
1984
The Secret Policeman's Other Ball
1982
The Secret Policeman’s Third Ball
1987
The Boomtown Rats: Live at Hammersmith Odeon 1978
2005
The Rocker: A Portrait of Phil Lynott
1996
Bad Girl
2012
Ghost Blues: The Story of Rory Gallagher
2010
Number One
1985
Jools Holland: My Life in Music
2012
Electric Burma: The Concert for Aung San Suu Kyi - Words I Never Said
2016
Modern Slavery
2009
The Quiet One
2019
One World, One Voice
1990
Irish Rock at the BBC
2015
ABBA V Queen
2022
Starsuckers
2009
The Making of Sun City
1985
The Greatest Night in Pop
2024
The Secret Policeman's Ball: The Music Edition
2004
Sketches of Frank Gehry
2006
Quintessentially Irish
2024
Stuck in the Middle
2005
8
2008
Nichts als die Wahrheit - 30 Jahre Die Toten Hosen
2012
Bernard and the Genie
1991
Rory Gallagher: Calling Card
2024
Michael Hutchence: The Last Rockstar
2017
London's Burning
2016
New York Doll
2005
A Fanatic Heart: Geldof On Yeats
2016
The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert
1992
Coast to Coast
1987
Postcards from the 48%
2018
Stranded
2015
The Irish Rock Story: A Tale of Two Cities
2015
Live Aid
1985
The Other Side of the Wall
1982
Bob Geldof: The Moment
2014
Max Headroom's Giant Christmas Turkey
1986
Live Aid
2004
The Pink Floyd Story: Which One's Pink?
2007
Pavarotti & Friends
1992
Jazz Open Stuttgart 2017 - Festival of World Stars and Child Prodigies
2017
Live Aid: 20 Years Ago Today
2005
The Comic Relief Utterly Utterly Rude Video Live
1986
Citizens Of Boomtown: The Story of the Boomtown Rats
2020
Bob Geldof - Berlin Live
2015
We Are the World: The Story Behind the Song
1985
Bob Geldof - Geldof goes Goondiwindi
1993
Punk in London
1977
'Do They Know It's Christmas?' - The Story Of The Official Band Aid Video
1984
Live Aid Against All Odds
2005
Diana & Me
1997
Best Ever Spitting Image
2006
Scarfe's Follies
1988
The Making of Do They Know It's Christmas?
2024
Wham!: Last Christmas Unwrapped
2024
The Rory Gallagher Story
2024
The Best of Max Headroom
1987
Zombie Plane
2025
Bohemian Rhapsody: Recreating Live Aid
2019
| Title | Year | Job |
|---|---|---|
| Bob Geldof - Geldof goes Goondiwindi | 1993 | Producer |
| Live Aid | 2004 | Writer |
| A Fanatic Heart: Geldof On Yeats | 2016 | Writer |