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Mike D

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Mike D formed the Beastie Boys with Adam Yauch in 1981, soon adding Adam Horovitz to the group. They started out as a punk band, but they found their calling with hip-hop music. In 1985, they opened for Madonna on her famous "Like a Virgin" tour. The Beastie Boys gained huge success with numerous albums and tours... See full bio »

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Michael Louis Diamond
in New York City, New York, USA
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Hide HideSoundtrack (31 titles)
2013 Star Trek Into Darkness (writer: "Body Movin' Fat Boy Slim Remix")
 
2012 This Means War (writer: "Sabotage" / as Michael Louis Diamond)
 
2012 For Ellen (writer: "I Want Some")
 
2011/I Jack and Jill (writer: "Make Some Noise")
 
2011 Real Steel (writer: "Here's a Little Something for Ya" / as Michael Louis Diamond)
 
2011 30 Minutes or Less (writer: "Sure Shot" / as Michael Louis Diamond)
 
2011 Horrible Bosses (writer: "Sabotage" / as Michael Diamond)
 
2010 Iron Man 2 (writer: "Groove Holmes" / as Michael Diamond)
 
2010 Shrek Forever After (writer: "Sure Shot" / as Michael Diamond)
 
2010 Diary of a Wimpy Kid (writer: "INTERGALACTIC" / as Michael Diamond)
 
2010 Late Show with David Letterman (TV series)
– Episode #17.73 (2010) (writer: " You Gotta Fight for Your Right To Party!" - uncredited)
 
2009 30 Rock (TV series)
– Kidney Now! (2009) (performer: "He Needs a Kidney" / as Mike Diamond)
 
2009 Star Trek (writer: "Sabotage" / as Michael Diamond)
 
2009 17 Again (writer: "Drop" / as Michael Diamond)
 
2008 Baby Mama (writer: "Hey Ladies" / as Michael L. Diamond)
 
2007 Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock (Video Game) (writer: "Sabotage" / as Mike Diamond)
 
2007 Tony Hawk's Proving Ground (Video Game) (writer: "Electric Worm")
 
2006 Parashat Ha-Shavua (TV series)
– MiKetz (2006) (writer: "Namaste", "In Three's")
 
2005 The Weather Man (writer: "Transitions" 1994 / as Michael Louis Diamond)
 
2002 Jet Set Radio Future (Video Game) ("Latch Brother Bounce", "Ill Victory Beat", "Koto Stomp", "Me Likey the Poom Poom", "Count Latchula", "Rockin' the Mic", "The Scrappy", "The Answer")
 
2002/I Crossroads (writer: "So Have I For You" / as Michael Diamond)
 
2001 Scratch (documentary) (writer: "Three MC's and One DJ" / as Mike Diamond)
 
1999 Behind the Music (TV series documentary)
– Vanilla Ice (1999) (writer: "Root Down")
 
1995 Home for the Holidays (writer: "Pow")
 
1995 Kids (writer: "Pow", "In 3's", "Sabrosa" / as Michael Diamond)
 
1995 La Haine (writer: "Groove Holmes", "Eugene's Lament" / as Mike Diamond)
 
1995 The Jerky Boys (writer: "Four Fly Guys" / as M. Diamond)
 
1994 Above the Rim (writer: "Stick 'Em Up" / as Mike Diamond)
 
1992 The Ben Stiller Show (TV series)
 
1992 Roadside Prophets (writer: "Pow" / as Mike Diamond)
 
1990 Pump Up the Volume (writer: "Scenario")
 
Show ShowActor (6 titles)
2011 Don't Play No Game That I Can't Win (short)
 
2011 Fight for Your Right Revisited (short)
Cop #2
 
2009 30 Rock (TV series)
Mike D.
– Kidney Now! (2009) … Mike D. (as Michael Diamond)
 
1994 Ciao L.A. (video short)
Asasondro Alegré
 
1994 Beastie Boys: Sabotage (video short)
The Chief (as Alasondro Alegré)
 
1984 Over Exposed
George
 
Show ShowComposer (3 titles)
2010 Jean-Michel Basquiat: The Radiant Child (documentary) (as Mike Diamond)
 
2006 Awesome; I Fuckin' Shot That! (documentary)
 
2000 Beastie Boys: Video Anthology (video documentary)
 
Show ShowMusic Department (1 title)
2010 Jean-Michel Basquiat: The Radiant Child (documentary) (music supervisor)
 
Show ShowThanks (2 titles)
1997/I Deadline (short) (thanks)
 
1993 The Last Party (documentary) (thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (42 titles)
2013 Our Vinyl Weighs a Ton: This Is Stones Throw Records (documentary) (post-production)
 
2013 Finding the Funk (documentary)
Himself
 
2012 Rock the House (TV series)
Himself
– Pilot (2012) … Himself
 
2012 The 2012 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony (TV movie)
Himself
 
2012 Bad Brains: A Band in DC (documentary)
Himself
 
2012 The Colbert Report (TV series)
Himself
– Mike Allen (2012) … Himself
 
2011 Beats, Rhymes & Life: The Travels of a Tribe Called Quest (documentary)
Himself
 
2010 Ben Lee: Catch My Disease (documentary)
Himself
 
2007 Public Enemy: Welcome to the Terrordome (documentary)
Himself
 
2007 Charlie Rose (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 28 August 2007 (2007) … Himself (as Mike 'Mike D' Diamond)
 
2006 3rd Annual VH1 Hip-Hop Honors (TV movie)
Himself - Honoree (as Beastie Boys)
 
2006 VH1 Goes Inside (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Yo! MTV Raps (2006) … Himself (as Beastie Boys)
 
2006 Awesome; I Fuckin' Shot That! (documentary)
Himself
 
2004 Late Night with Conan O'Brien (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 11 November 2004 (2004) … Himself (as Beastie Boys)
 
2004 Fade to Black (documentary)
Himself
 
2004 Hip-Hop Honors (TV special)
Himself (as Beastie Boys)
 
2004 And You Don't Stop: 30 Years of Hip-Hop (TV mini-series documentary)
Himself
– Back in the Day (2004) … Himself
 
2004 Steve Harvey's Big Time Challenge (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #2.2 (2004) … Himself (as Beastie Boys)
 
2004 Musikprogrammet - programmet om musik (TV series documentary)
Himself - Beastie Boys
– Beastie Boys/The Streets (2004) … Himself - Beastie Boys
 
2004 Live to the 5 Boroughs (TV movie)
Himself
 
2004 2004 MTV Movie Awards (TV special)
Himself- Performer
 
2004 4Pop (TV series documentary)
Himself - Beastie Boys
– Popparit Bushin kimpussa (2004) … Himself - Beastie Boys
 
2003 The Work of Director Spike Jonze (video documentary)
Himself (segments "Sabotage" and "Sure Shot") (as Beastie Boys)
 
2003 Chappelle's Show (TV series)
Himself
– The Best of Chappelle's Show: Volume 2 Mixtape (2003) … Himself
 
2002 Keep Your Eyes Open (documentary)
Officer Diamond
 
2000 The Beastie Boys: Hello Nasty Live (TV series documentary)
Mike D
 
2000 Beastie Boys: Video Anthology (video documentary)
Himself/Alasondro Alegre
 
2000 NBA Live 2001 (Video Game)
Himself (uncredited)
 
2000 Behind the Music (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Run-D.M.C. (2000) … Himself
 
2000 Beastie Boys: Live in Glasgow (video documentary) (as The Beastie Boys)
 
1999 Saturday Night Live 25 (TV special documentary)
Himself - Beastie Boys (uncredited)
 
1999 Futurama (TV series)
Himself
– Hell Is Other Robots (1999) … Himself (voice) (as Mike Diamond)
 
1998 Free Tibet (documentary)
Himself (Beastie Boys)
 
1998 Beastieography (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1997 Tibetan Freedom Concert (TV special)
Performer
 
1994 Freaks, Nerds & Weirdos (TV movie)
Himself
 
1994 The Legend of Dolemite (documentary)
Himself
 
1988 The Starlight Annual Foundation Benefit (TV movie)
Himself
 
1988 Tougher Than Leather
Himself
 
1987 Funny, You Don't Look 200: A Constitutional Vaudeville (TV documentary)
Himself (as The Beastie Boys)
 
1985 Krush Groove
Himself (Beastie Boys)
 
1982 Beastie (short)
Himself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (3 titles)
2006 Video on Trial (TV series)
 
2004 Retrosexual: The 80's
 
2001 The Adam and Joe Show (TV series)
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

Music video for M.I.A.: "Paper Planes"

Publicity Listings:

2 Interviews  | See more »

Official Sites:

The Official Beastie Boys Site | See more »

Alternate Names:

Alasondro Alegré | The Beastie Boys | Beastie Boys | Michael L. Diamond | Michael Diamond | Mike 'Mike D' Diamond | Mike Diamond

Height:

5' 10" (1.78 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

"Seven hundred bucks, but he asked for two thousand dollars. I thought it was kind of fly that he asked for $2000.00, and I bartered Bob Dylan down. That's my proudest sampling deal." - on the amount it cost him to obtaining a sample from the song "Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues" from music legend Bob Dylan to use in the Beastie Boys' song "Finger Lickin' Good". See more »

Trivia:

Owner of the defunct record label Grand Royal Records with fellow Beastie Boys Adam Yauch and Adam Horovitz. See more »

Nickname:

Country Mike See more »

Star Sign:

Scorpio