Bob Geldof



First NameBob
Last NameGeldof
Full Name at BirthRobert Frederick Xenon Geldof
Age60
Date of BirthOctober 5, 1951
BirthplaceDún Laoghaire, County Dublin
Height6' 2" (188 cm)
BuildSlim
Hair ColorGrey
Star SignLibra
EthnicityWhite
NationalityIrish
OccupationSinger, songwriter, activist, author
Occupation CategoryActivist
Claim to FameLive Aid
Other Family MembersFifi Trixibelle Geldof (daughter)
Peaches Geldof (daughter)
Pixie Geldof (daughter)
Tiger Lily Hutchence (step daughter)

Robert Frederick Zenon "Bob" Geldof, KBE (born 5 October 1951) is an Irish singer, songwriter, author, occasional actor and political activist. He rose to prominence as the lead singer of the Irish rock band The Boomtown Rats in the late 1970s and early 1980s alongside the punk rock movement. The band had hits with his compositions "Rat Trap" and "I Don't Like Mondays". He co-wrote "Do They Know It's Christmas?", one of the best-selling singles of all time. He starred as Pink in Pink Floyd's 1982 film Pink Floyd The Wall.


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Discography

2011

2001

1992

1987

1986

Filmography

Selected Bob Geldof film and TV show credits:


Acting Credits

2002
The Old Fools
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1990
Beyond the Groove
Musician

1985
Harry 'Flash' Gordon

Soundtrack Credits

2009
Live from Studio Five
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2007
La tele de tu vida
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2006
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2005
20 to 1
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1993
Interaktiv
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1990
Drop the Dead Donkey
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1985
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Writer Credits

2005
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1985
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