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Overview
Date of Birth:
Mini Biography:
Born William Michael Albert Broad in Middlesex, England, in 1955, the... more
Trivia:
Was kicked out of the Boy Scouts at age 10 for making out with a girl more
Awards:
1 win
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NewsDesk:
(37 articles)
Gleeful Moment of Glee: Artie’s Big Solo
(From People.com - TV Watch. 12 November 2009, 12:19 PM, PST)
What's Hot on SlashControl: Dancing With Myself from last night's Glee
(From AOL - TVSquad. 12 November 2009, 11:03 AM, PST)
(From People.com - TV Watch. 12 November 2009, 12:19 PM, PST)
What's Hot on SlashControl: Dancing With Myself from last night's Glee
(From AOL - TVSquad. 12 November 2009, 11:03 AM, PST)
Alternate Names:
Generation X
US TV Schedule:
Filmography
Soundtrack:
- "Glee" (1 episode, 2009)
- Wheels (2009) TV episode (writer: "Dancing with Myself" (uncredited)) - "Castle" (1 episode, 2009)
- Famous Last Words (2009) TV episode (writer: "Dancing with Myself") (performer: "Dancing with Myself") - Guitar Hero 5 (2009) (VG) ("Dancing with Myself")
- "Skins" (1 episode, 2009)
- Cook (2009) TV episode ("White Wedding") - Guitar Hero World Tour (2008) (VG) ("Rebel Yell")
- "Nip/Tuck" (1 episode, 2008)
- Kyle Ainge (2008) TV episode (performer: "For Fantasy") - Mama's Boy (2007) (writer: "Ready steady Go")
- Brooklyn Rules (2007) (writer: "Dancing With Myself") (performer: "Dancing With Myself")
- Flushed Away (2006) (writer: "Dancing with Myself") (performer: "Dancing with Myself")
- The Lather Effect (2006) (writer: "Dancing With Myself") (performer: "Dancing With Myself")
... aka One More Night (Australia) - "Cold Case" (3 episodes, 2004-2006)
- The River (2006) TV episode (performer: "Rebel Yell")
- Schadenfreude (2005) TV episode (performer: "Dancing With Myself")
- It's Raining Men (2004) TV episode (performer: "Eyes Without a Face" (uncredited)) - "My Name Is Earl" (1 episode, 2005)
- Joy's Wedding (2005) TV episode (performer: "White Wedding") - "Charmed" (1 episode, 2005)
- Something Wicca This Way Goes (2005) TV episode ("Evil Eye") - The Upside of Anger (2005) (music: "Rebel Yell") (performer: "Rebel Yell")
... aka An deiner Schulter (Germany) - "Blackpool" (1 episode, 2004)
... aka Viva Blackpool (USA: new syndication title)
- Episode #1.6 (2004) TV episode ("White Wedding") - Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (2004) (VG) (writer: "White Wedding") (performer: "White Wedding")
... aka GTA: San Andreas (International: English title: short title)
... aka San Andreas (International: English title: short title) - Mean Girls (2004) ("Dancing with Myself")
... aka Méchantes ados (Canada: French title) - "The Simpsons" (1 episode, 2004)
- The Wandering Juvie (2004) TV episode ("White Wedding") - Riding in Cars with Boys (2001) (writer: "Rebel Yell") (performer: "Rebel Yell")
- Coyote Ugly (2000) (writer: "Rebel Yell") (performer: "Rebel Yell")
- Heavy Metal 2000 (2000) (writer: "Buried Alive") (performer: "Buried Alive")
... aka Heavy Metal F.A.K.K.2 (Germany) - Pushing Tin (1999) (writer: "Dancing with Myself") (performer: "Dancing with Myself")
... aka Turbulenzen - und andere Katastrophen (Germany) - Jack Frost (1998) (writer: "Hot in the City") (performer: "Hot in the City")
... aka Frost - SLC Punk! (1998) (writer: "Kiss Me Deadly")
- The Wedding Singer (1998) (writer: "White Wedding") (performer: "White Wedding")
- Gia (1998) (TV) (writer: "Dancing With Myself") (performer: "Dancing With Myself")
- Alle haben geschwiegen (1996) (TV) (performer: "Sweet Sixteen")
- Striptease (1996) (performer: "Mony Mony")
- Empire Records (1995) (writer: "Ready, Steady, Go")
... aka Empire
... aka Rock & Fun - Speed (1994/I) (writer: "Speed") (performer: "Speed") (producer: "Speed")
- True Romance (1993) (performer: "White Wedding")
... aka Breakaway (Philippines: English title)
... aka True Romance (France) - "Beavis and Butt-Head" (1 episode, 1993)
- Sick (1993) TV episode (performer: "Dancing With Myself") - Look Who's Talking Too (1990) (writer: "Rebel Yell") (performer: "Rebel Yell")
- The Adventures of Ford Fairlane (1990) (writer: "CRADLE OF LOVE") (performer: "CRADLE OF LOVE")
- Days of Thunder (1990) (writer: "THE LAST NOTE OF FREEDOM")
- "Captain N: The Game Master" (1 episode, 1989)
... aka Captain N and the Video Game Masters (USA: syndication title)
... aka Captain N: Game Master (USA: promotional title)
- Mr. & Mrs. Mother Brain (1989) TV episode (performer: "White Wedding") - "Booker" (1989) TV series (unknown episodes)
... aka Booker, P.I. - L.A. Takedown (1989) (TV) (performer: "L.A. WOMAN")
... aka Crimewave (USA: alternative title)
... aka L.A. Crimewave - A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master (1988) (performer: "Fatal Charm")
- Big (1988) (writer: "REBEL YELL", "HOT IN THE CITY") (performer: "REBEL YELL", "HOT IN THE CITY")
- D.O.A. (1988) (writer: "REBEL YELL") (performer: "REBEL YELL")
- "Miami Vice" (3 episodes, 1987-1988)
- Honor Among Thieves? (1988) TV episode (performer: "Sweet Sixteen" (uncredited))
- The Rising Sun of Death (1987) TV episode (performer: "Flesh For Fantasy" (uncredited))
- Down for the Count: Part 2 (1987) TV episode (performer: "Don't Need A Gun" (uncredited)) - Can't Buy Me Love (1987) (writer: "DANCIN' WITH MYSELF") (performer: "DANCIN' WITH MYSELF")
... aka Boy Rents Girl - "Stingray" (1 episode, 1987)
- One Way Ticket to the End of the Line (1987) TV episode ("Don't Need A Gun") - Some Kind of Wonderful (1987) (writer: "Catch My Fall") (performer: "Catch My Fall")
- Hot Child in the City (1987) (writer: "Flesh For Fantasy", "Eyes Without A Face") (performer: "Flesh For Fantasy", "Eyes Without A Face")
... aka Last Call for Murder (USA: video title) - The Wraith (1986) (performer: "REBEL YELL") ("REBEL YELL")
- Dèmoni (1985) (writer: "White Wedding") (performer: "White Wedding")
... aka Demons (International: English title) (USA) - The Legend of Billie Jean (1985) (performer: "Rebel Yell")
- "Knight Rider" (1 episode, 1984)
- Dead of Knight (1984) TV episode (writer: "Rebel Yell") - The Wild Life (1984) (writer: "(DO NOT) STAND IN THE SHADOWS") (performer: "(DO NOT) STAND IN THE SHADOWS")
- Sixteen Candles (1984) (performer: "Rebel Yell")
- "Square Pegs" (1 episode, 1983)
- To Serve Weemawee All My Days (1983) TV episode (writer: "White Wedding") (performer: "White Wedding")
Actor:
- Cat Tale (2010) (in production) (voice) .... Digger
- Tommy and Quadrophenia Live: The Who (2005) (V) .... The Ace Face/Cousin Kevin
- "Horrible Histories" .... Mad Man Mulligan (1 episode, 2002)
- Magnificent Mounties (2002) TV episode .... Mad Man Mulligan - Heavy Metal 2000 (2000) (voice) .... Odin
... aka Heavy Metal F.A.K.K.2 (Germany) - Mad Dog Time (1996) .... Lee Turner
... aka Trigger Happy (UK) - Shock to the System (1993) (V) .... The Metal Man
- The Doors (1991) .... Cat
- The Who Live, Featuring the Rock Opera Tommy (1989) (TV) .... Cousin Kevin
Self:
- "Soundstage" .... Himself (1 episode, 2009)
- In Super Overdrive: Billy Idol Live (2009) TV episode .... Himself - "Entertainment Tonight" .... Himself (3 episodes, 2008)
... aka E.T. (USA: informal title)
... aka ET Weekend (Australia: weekend title)
... aka Entertainment This Week (weekend title)
... aka This Week in Entertainment (USA: weekend title)
- Episode dated 22 September 2008 (2008) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode dated 19 September 2008 (2008) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode dated 17 September 2008 (2008) TV episode .... Himself - VH1 Rock Honors (2008) (TV) .... Himself
- "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" .... Himself (2 episodes, 2005-2008)
... aka Jimmy Kimmel (Australia)
- Episode dated 24 June 2008 (2008) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode dated 23 June 2005 (2005) TV episode .... Himself - "Biography" .... Himself (1 episode, 2008)
- Billy Idol (2008) TV episode .... Himself - Punk's Not Dead (2007) .... Himself - Generation X
- "Viva la Bam" .... Himself (1 episode, 2005)
- Ape's Birthday Surprise (2005) TV episode .... Himself - "TV total" .... Himself (1 episode, 2005)
- Episode dated 6 June 2005 (2005) TV episode .... Himself - "Late Night with Conan O'Brien" .... Himself (1 episode, 2005)
... aka Late Night with Conan O'Brien (Australia)
- Episode dated 24 May 2005 (2005) TV episode .... Himself - "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" .... Himself (2 episodes, 1993-2005)
... aka Jay Leno (Australia)
- Episode dated 24 March 2005 (2005) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode dated 12 August 1993 (1993) TV episode .... Himself - "T4" .... Himself (1 episode, 2005)
- Episode dated 20 March 2005 (2005) TV episode .... Himself - "Orange Playlist" .... Himself (1 episode, 2005)
- Billy Idol (2005) TV episode .... Himself - "The Friday Night Project" .... Himself (1 episode, 2005)
- Episode #1.2 (2005) TV episode .... Himself - "Tout le monde en parle" .... Himself (1 episode, 2005)
- Episode dated 5 February 2005 (2005) TV episode .... Himself - New Year's Rockin' Eve 2005 (2004) (TV) .... Himself
- 40 Most Awesomely Bad Dirrty Songs... Ever (2004) (TV) .... Himself (Song "Cradle of Love")/Archive Footage
- MTV Video Music Awards 2003 (2003) (TV) .... Himself
- 50 Sexiest Video Moments (2003) (TV) .... Himself
- "VH1 Storytellers" (1 episode, 2002)
- Billy Idol (2002) TV episode - Playboy: Inside the Playboy Mansion (2002) (TV) .... Himself
- MTV 20: Live & Almost Legal (2001) (TV) .... Himself - Performer
- "Late Show with David Letterman" .... Himself (1 episode, 2001)
... aka Late Show Backstage (USA: title for episodes with guest hosts)
... aka Letterman (Australia)
... aka The Late Show (USA: informal short title)
- Episode dated 23 April 2001 (2001) TV episode .... Himself - 25 Years of Punk (2001) (TV) .... Himself
- "VH-1 Where Are They Now?" .... Himself (1 episode, 2000)
- Bad Boys of Rock (2000) TV episode .... Himself - Heavy Metal 2000: Voice Talent Featurette (2000) (V) .... Himself
- The Wedding Singer (1998) .... Himself
- I Want My MTV (1996) (V) .... Himself
- "Howard Stern" .... Himself (1 episode, 1995)
- Episode dated 10 November 1995 (1995) TV episode .... Himself - Live at the Joint (1995) (TV) .... Himself
- The 1993 Billboard Music Awards (1993) (TV) (uncredited) .... Himself
- Billy Idol: More Vital Idol (1993) (V) .... Himself
- MTV Video Music Awards 1991 (1991) (TV) .... Himself - Presenter
- Hard 'N Heavy Volume 12 (1991) (V) .... Himself
- "Famous Last Words" (1990) TV series .... Himself (unknown episodes)
... aka Famous Last Words with Kurt Loder (USA: long title) - "Wired" .... Himself (1 episode, 1988)
- Wired from Los Angeles (1988) TV episode .... Himself - MTV 1st Annual Video Music Awards (1984) (TV) .... Himself - Presenter
- "Late Night with David Letterman" .... Himself (1 episode, 1984)
- Episode dated 24 July 1984 (1984) TV episode .... Himself - "Top of the Pops" .... Himself (8 episodes, 1977-1984)
... aka All New Top of the Pops (UK: alternative title)
... aka TOTP
- Episode dated 19 July 1984 (1984) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode dated 26 April 1979 (1979) TV episode (as Generation X) .... Himself
- Episode dated 5 April 1979 (1979) TV episode (as Generation X) .... Himself
- Episode dated 1 February 1979 (1979) TV episode (as Generation X) .... Himself
- Episode dated 4 January 1979 (1979) TV episode (as Generation X) .... Himself
(3 more) - "Bandstand" .... Himself (2 episodes, 1982-1984)
... aka AB (USA: short title)
... aka American Bandstand (USA: new title)
... aka American Bandstand 1966 (USA: ninth season title)
... aka New American Bandstand 1965 (USA: new title)
... aka VH1's Best of American Bandstand (USA: rerun title)
- Episode dated 14 April 1984 (1984) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode dated 18 December 1982 (1982) TV episode .... Himself - "Saturday Night Live" .... Himself - Musical Guest (1 episode, 1984)
... aka NBC's Saturday Night (USA: complete title)
... aka SNL (USA: informal title)
... aka SNL 25 (USA: alternative title)
... aka Saturday Night (USA: first season title)
... aka Saturday Night Live '80 (USA: sixth season title)
... aka Saturday Night Live 15 (USA: fifteenth season title)
... aka Saturday Night Live 20 (USA: twentieth season title)
... aka Saturday Night Live 25 (USA: twentiefifth season title)
- Don Rickles/Billy Idol (1984) TV episode .... Himself - Musical Guest - D.O.A. (1980) (as Generation X) .... Himself
- The Punk Rock Movie (1978) .... Himself
... aka The Punk Rock Movie from England (USA) - "Marc" .... Himself (1 episode, 1977)
- Episode #1.6 (1977) TV episode (as Generation X) .... Himself
Archive Footage:
- Countdown Spectacular 2 (2007) (TV) .... Himself
- "Retrosexual: The 80's" (2004) .... Himself
- Hey! Is Dee Dee Home? (2002) .... Himself
- The Filth and the Fury (2000) .... Himself
Additional Details
Other Works:
2002: TV commercial for Ikea Furniture Stores.
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