Bob Geldof [47991] Gender: Male Popularity: 2.52 Birthplace: Dún Laoghaire, County Dublin, Ireland Birthday: 1951-10-05 Age: 73 years Movies: 66 Links: Homepage, IMDB 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. Wham!: Last Christmas U2024-12-14 The Making of Do They K2024-11-25 The Rory Gallagher Stor2024-06-09 Rory Gallagher: Calling2024-06-03 Quintessentially Irish2024-03-12 The Greatest Night in P2024-01-19 ABBA V Queen2022-07-19 Doug and the Slugs and 2022-05-14 Citizens Of Boomtown: T2020-05-23 The Quiet One2019-06-21 Postcards from the 48%2018-07-06 Michael Hutchence: The 2017-10-16 Jazz Open Stuttgart 2012017-10-12 Electric Burma: The Con2016-09-17 London's Burning2016-08-13 A Fanatic Heart: Geldof2016-04-03 Stranded2015-09-15 Bob Geldof - Berlin Liv2015-06-10 The Irish Rock Story: A2015-03-13 Bob Geldof: The Moment2014-10-09 Nichts als die Wahrheit2012-12-07 Bad Girl2012-11-28 Jools Holland: My Life 2012-01-01 Starsuckers2009-09-30 Modern Slavery2009-04-23 82008-10-23 The Pink Floyd Story: W2007-12-07 I Am Bob2007-04-26 Best Ever Spitting Imag2006-07-25 Sketches of Frank Gehry2006-05-12 The World's Greatest Gi2005-11-09 Live 82005-11-07 Live Aid Against All Od2005-06-15 The Boomtown Rats: Live2005-03-06 New York Doll2005-01-20 Remember the Secret Pol2004-12-09 The Secret Policeman's 2004-09-20 The Old Fools2002-11-29 There's Only One Paul M2002-06-02 Behind the Music: Micha2000-01-09 Spice World1997-12-18 Diana & Me1997-12-04 The Rocker: A Portrait 1996-01-03 Smashie and Nicey: The 1994-04-04 Bob Geldof - Geldof goe1993-11-26 The Freddie Mercury Tri1992-04-22 Bernard and the Genie1991-11-23 One World, One Voice1990-12-09 Scarfe's Follies1988-01-28 The Best of Max Headroo1987-03-05 Coast to Coast1987-01-04 The Secret Policeman’1987-01-01 Max Headroom's Giant Ch1986-12-26 An Audience with Billy 1985-10-26 Live Aid1985-07-13 We Are the World: The S1985-01-28 The Making of Sun City1985-01-23 'Do They Know It's Chri1984-12-01 Number One1985-03-01 An Audience with Mel Br1984-02-04 Pink Floyd: The Wall1982-07-14 The Secret Policeman's 1982-03-01 The Other Side of the W1982-01-01 Punk in London1977-12-02 Does Anyone Care What A The Boomtown Rats Live