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Adam Horovitz(I)

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Adam Horovitz
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After leaving his band "The Young And The Useless", Adam Horovitz joined Mike D and Adam Yauch in the Beastie Boys, opening for Madonna on her famous "Like a Virgin" tour.

Adam has also appeared in films such as Lost Angels (1989) with Donald Sutherland and Roadside Prophets (1992) with John Doe. He is the son of actor/director/producer/writer Israel Horovitz and Doris O'Keefe, an artist/painter. His brother is actor Matthew Horovitz and his sister is film producer Rachael Horovitz.

Adam was involved in releasing experimental music with Amery Smith as a member of the "BS2000" project.
BornOctober 31, 1966
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    • Nominated for 2 Primetime Emmys
      • 4 wins & 10 nominations total

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    Known for

    Ben Stiller and Naomi Watts in While We're Young (2014)
    While We're Young
    6.3
    • Fletcher
    • 2014
    Willem Dafoe, Alfred Molina, Thomas Haden Church, Jamie Foxx, Rhys Ifans, Benedict Cumberbatch, Zendaya, and Tom Holland in Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021)
    Spider-Man: No Way Home
    8.2
    • Soundtrack("No Sleep 'till Brooklyn")
    • 2021
    Hugh Jackman in Real Steel (2011)
    Real Steel
    7.1
    • Soundtrack("Here's a Little Something for Ya")
    • 2011
    Star Trek (2009)
    Star Trek
    7.9
    • Soundtrack("Sabotage")
    • 2009

    Credits

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    Actor



    • Chanté Adams in Roxanne Roxanne (2017)
      Roxanne Roxanne
      6.2
      • Attorney Schwartz
      • 2017
    • Mary-Louise Parker, Chloë Sevigny, Emily Browning, Lily Rabe, and Lio Tipton in Golden Exits (2017)
      Golden Exits
      5.7
      • Nick
      • 2017
    • Ben Stiller and Naomi Watts in While We're Young (2014)
      While We're Young
      6.3
      • Fletcher
      • 2014
    • Amy Schumer in Inside Amy Schumer (2013)
      Inside Amy Schumer
      6.1
      TV Series
      • Dancer - The Tender Moments
      • 2014
    • Bridget Everett in Bridget Everett: What I Gotta Do (2014)
      Bridget Everett: What I Gotta Do
      Music Video
      • The Tender Moments
      • 2014
    • Beastie Boys: Don't Play No Game That I Can't Win (2011)
      Beastie Boys: Don't Play No Game That I Can't Win
      6.6
      Music Video
      • Beastie Boys
      • 2011
    • Beastie Boys: Make Some Noise (2011)
      Beastie Boys: Make Some Noise
      8.6
      Music Video
      • Cop #1
      • 2011
    • Beastie Boys: Fight for Your Right Revisited (2011)
      Beastie Boys: Fight for Your Right Revisited
      8.0
      Short
      • Cop #1
      • 2011
    • Alec Baldwin, Jane Krakowski, Tina Fey, Tracy Morgan, and Jack McBrayer in 30 Rock (2006)
      30 Rock
      8.3
      TV Series
      • Ad-Rock
      • 2009
    • M.I.A.: Paper Planes (2008)
      M.I.A.: Paper Planes
      7.0
      Music Video
      • Customer
      • 2008
    • Beastie Boys: Suco De Tangerina (2007)
      Beastie Boys: Suco De Tangerina
      Music Video
      • Adam Horovitz
      • 2007
    • Beastie Boys: The Rat Cage (2007)
      Beastie Boys: The Rat Cage
      5.8
      Music Video
      • Adam Horovitz
      • 2007
    • Beastie Boys: The Gala Event
      Music Video
      • Adam Horovitz
      • 2007
    • Beastie Boys: Off the Grid (2007)
      Beastie Boys: Off the Grid
      4.8
      Music Video
      • Adam Horovitz
      • 2007
    • Beastie Boys: Shazam! (2007)
      Beastie Boys: Shazam!
      5.0
      Music Video
      • Adam Horovitz
      • 2007

    Composer



    • The Sound of Toys
      • Composer
      • Pre-production



    • Lana Del Rey in Lana Del Rey: Doin' Time (2019)
      Lana Del Rey: Doin' Time
      7.9
      Music Video
      • Composer
      • 2019
    • Fran Kranz and Odette Annable in The Truth About Lies (2018)
      The Truth About Lies
      5.2
      • Composer (original music by)
      • 2018
    • The End (2016)
      The End
      Short
      • Composer
      • 2016
    • Bridget Everett: Gynecological Wonder (2015)
      Bridget Everett: Gynecological Wonder
      6.0
      TV Special
      • Composer
      • 2015
    • Beastie Boys Feat. Nas: Too Many Rappers
      Music Video
      • Composer
      • 2015
    • Bridget Everett in Bridget Everett: What I Gotta Do (2014)
      Bridget Everett: What I Gotta Do
      Music Video
      • Composer
      • 2014
    • No No: A Dockumentary (2014)
      No No: A Dockumentary
      7.2
      • Composer
      • 2014
    • The Thing That Happened
      Short
      • Composer
      • 2011
    • Eddie and Paul
      Short
      • Composer
      • 2008
    • Mike D, Adam Horovitz, and Adam Yauch in Awesome; I Shot That! (2006)
      Awesome; I Shot That!
      7.5
      • Composer
      • 2006
    • Beck: E-Pro (2005)
      Beck: E-Pro
      6.9
      Music Video
      • Composer
      • 2005
    • Keep Your Eyes Open (2002)
      Keep Your Eyes Open
      5.1
      • Composer
      • 2002
    • Beastie Boys: Video Anthology (2000)
      Beastie Boys: Video Anthology
      8.3
      Video
      • Composer
      • 2000
    • Beastie Boys: Three MCs and One DJ (1999)
      Beastie Boys: Three MCs and One DJ
      5.9
      Music Video
      • Composer
      • 1999
    • Beastie Boys: Body Movin' (1998)
      Beastie Boys: Body Movin'
      7.0
      Music Video
      • Composer
      • 1998

    Writer



    • Mike D, Adam Horovitz, Adam Yauch, and Beastie Boys in Beastie Boys Story (2020)
      Beastie Boys Story
      7.7
      • Writer
      • 2020
    • Funny as Hell (2011)
      Funny as Hell
      4.6
      TV Series
      • writer
      • 2012
    • Beastie Boys: Sabotage (1994)
      Beastie Boys: Sabotage
      8.3
      Music Video
      • Writer
      • 1994

    Videos21

    While We're Young
    Clip 0:44
    While We're Young
    While We're Young
    Clip 1:08
    While We're Young
    While We're Young
    Clip 1:08
    While We're Young
    No No: A Dockumentary
    Clip 2:04
    No No: A Dockumentary
    'Golden Exits' Takes It Down a Notch
    Interview 2:18
    'Golden Exits' Takes It Down a Notch
    Official Trailer
    Trailer 2:00
    Official Trailer
    Trailer
    Trailer 2:27
    Trailer

    Personal details

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    • Official site
      • The Official Beastie Boys Site
    • Alternative names
      • Ad-Rock
    • Height
      • 5′ 6½″ (1.69 m)
    • Born
      • October 31, 1966
      • South Orange, New Jersey, USA
    • Spouses
        Kathleen Hanna2006 - present
    • Other works
      Music video for M.I.A.: "Paper Planes"

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      The other two Beastie Boys admitted that he was the author of about 80% of the music on the album "Hello Nasty".
    • Quotes
      I read in the news and heard from my friends all about the sexual assaults that went down at Woodstock 1999, and made me feel really sad and angry. Well I was thinking why should I just feel mad about it and not do anything about it? And I think we can do something about it. As musicians. Now I'm talking to all the musicians here. I think we can talk to the promoters and make sure they're doing something about the safety of all the girls and the women that come to our shows. I think we can talk and work with the security people to make sure they know and understand about sexual harassment and rape, and they know how to handle these situations. You know what I'm saying? Respectfully. Anyways I wanna dedicate this award to everybody out there that's down to make change happen. Thanks. ---- Adam Horovitz at the MTV VMA's 1999.
    • Nicknames
      • Adrock
      • The King Ad-Rock
      • The Kid

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