Mike D(I)

Actor
Composer
Writer

Mike D at an event for Awesome; I Shot That! (2006)

Mike Diamond and Adam Horovitz tell you an intimate, personal story of their band and 40 years of friendship in this live documentary experience directed by their longtime friend and collaborator and former hall monitor, Spike Jonze.

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Beastie Boys Story (2020)

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, then later founded their own record label and magazine called Grand Royal in 1993. Mike has also worked on musical projects with Mike Watt and Kenny 'Tick' Salcido, as well as Miho Hatori and Yuka Honda of the band Cibo Matto.

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Nominated for 2 Primetime Emmys
- 5 wins & 16 nominations total

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Mike D, Adam Horovitz, Adam Yauch, and Beastie Boys

Mike D, Adam Horovitz, Adam Yauch, Mix Master Mike, and Beastie Boys

Mike D, Adam Horovitz, Adam Yauch, and Beastie Boys at an event for Awesome; I Shot That! (2006)

Known for:

Spider-Man: No Way Home

8.2

Soundtrack(as Michael Diamond, "No Sleep 'till Brooklyn")

2021

Real Steel

7.1

Soundtrack("Here's a Little Something for Ya")

2011

Star Trek

7.9

Soundtrack(as Michael Diamond, "Sabotage")

2009

Star Trek Beyond

7.0

Soundtrack("Sabotage")

2016

Writer

Videos7

Trailer 2:37

Official Trailer

Trailer 2:52

Public Enemy: Welcome to the Terrordome

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Keep your Eyes Open

Trailer 0:57

Awesome; I Fuckin' Shot That!

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Awesome; I Fuckin' Shot That!

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Awesome; I Fuckin' Shot That!

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Awesome; I Fuckin' Shot That!

Personal details

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Official site
- The Official Beastie Boys Site
Alternative names
- Alasondro Alegré
Height
- 5′ 10″ (1.78 m)
Born
- November 20, 1965
- New York City, New York, USA
Spouse
- Tamra Davis1993 - present (separated, 2 children)
Other works
Music video for M.I.A.: "Paper Planes"
Publicity listings
- 2 Interviews

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Trivia
Mike D, Adam Yauch and Adam Horovitz are the second-highest selling hip-hop artists (Beastie Boys) of all time, only behind Tupac Shakur, who has sold 35 million albums. The Beastie Boys have sold 21 million, closely followed by Eminem's 20,000000 copies.

Quotes
"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".