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Frontman for the late 70s to late 80s band, the Boomtown Rats Also wrote and produced Band Aid's tune, "Do They Know It's Christmas-time?" with musician Midge Ure. Band Aid later evolved into Live Aid, the first international real-time concert, broadcast across the globe for two days. Live Aid and Band Aid were created to bring relief to the starving in Ethiopia. See full bio »

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Robert Frederick Xenon Geldof
October 5, 1951 in Dublin, Ireland

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Live Aid

Live Aid (1985)

Live 8

I Am Bob

I Am Bob (2007)

Spice World

Spice World (1997)

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2011 Glee (TV series)

– Extraordinary Merry Christmas (2011) (writer: "Do They Know It's Christmas?" - uncredited)

2011 Late Show with David Letterman (TV series)

– Episode #18.104 (2011) (writer: "How I Roll" - uncredited / performer: "How I Roll" - uncredited)

2010 't Schaep Met De 5 Pooten (TV series)

– Hallo, gezellig! (2010) (music: "Daarom haat ik mijn verjaardag" I Don't Like Mondays)

2008-2010 20 to 1 (TV series documentary)

– 80's Good, Bad & Ugly (2010) (writer: "Do They Know It's Christmas?")

– Music with a Message (2008) (writer: "Do They Know It's Christmas?")

2010 Live from Studio Five (TV series)

– Episode #1.87 (2010) (writer: "Do They Know It's Christmas?" / performer: "Do They Know It's Christmas?")

2008 Gavin & Stacey (TV series)

– Episode #2.8 (2008) ("Do They Know It's Christmas?")

2007 La tele de tu vida (TV series)

– Episode #1.11 (2007) (writer: "I Don't Like Mondays")

2006 Wo ist Fred? (writer: "Room 19 Sha La La La Lee" / performer: "Room 19 Sha La La La Lee")

2006 The Benchwarmers (writer: "Room 19 Sha La La La Lee" / as Robert Geldof / performer: "Room 19 Sha La La La Lee")

2005 Brit Awards 2005 (TV special) (writer: "I Don't Like Mondays", "Rat Trap" / performer: "I Don't Like Mondays", "Rat Trap")

2003 Interaktiv (TV series)

– TV Allstars X-Mas Special (2003) (writer: "Do They Know It's Christmas?")

1985-1999 EastEnders (TV series)

– Christmas Day 1999: Part 1 (1999) (writer: "Do They Know It's Christmas?" - uncredited)

– Episode #1.87 (1985) (writer: "Do They Know It's Christmas?" - uncredited)

1999 Un amore (writer: "I Don't Like Mondays")

1998 The Parent Trap (writer: "Happy Club" / performer: "Happy Club")

1994 Drop the Dead Donkey (TV series)

– The Wedding (1994) (writer: "I Don't Like Mondays")

1993 Beavis and Butt-Head (TV series)

– A Very Special Christmas with Beavis and Butt-Head (1993) (writer: "Do They Know It's Christmas?")

1990 Schmidteinander (TV series)

– Episode #1.1 (1990) ("A Gospel Song")

1982 Pink Floyd The Wall (performer: "In the Flesh?", "Stop")

1981 Fear No Evil (writer: "I Don't Like Mondays" / as Bob Geldorf)

1980 Up the Academy (music: "Rat Trap" / lyrics: "Rat Trap")

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Personal Details

Other Works:

Public service announcement for The ONE Campaign [www.one.org] (2005) See more »

Publicity Listings:

1 Biographical Movie | 1 Print Biography | 2 Interviews | 13 Articles | 5 Magazine Cover Photos | See more »

Official Sites:

Official Site | YouBloom | See more »

Alternate Names:

The Boomtown Rats | Sir Bob Geldof | Sir Robert 'Bob' Geldof | Bob Geldorf | Bob Geldof KBE | Boomtown Rats

Height:

6' 2" (1.88 m)

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Personal Quote:

I was interested in the blues, because Mick [Jagger] and Keith [Richards] used to say, "forget about us, go and listen to Muddy Waters and Howlin' Wolf". So I dutifully went to the record shop and said "have you heard of these people?" That someone could be called Howlin' Wolf. Wow. I listened to that music and I adored its primitivism... See more »

Trivia:

Winner of the 2005 Brit Award for Outstanding Contribution. See more »

Trademark:

Scruffy hairdo See more »

Star Sign:

Libra