
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 |