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Actor
Michael Diamond
- Born November 20, 1965 in New York City, New York, USA
Michael Louis Diamond, also known by his stage name Mike D, is an American musician, rapper, actor and writer. Born to a Jewish family in New York City, he is best known as a part of the hip-hop trio 'Beastie Boys' alongside his high school friends, Adam "Ad-Rock" Horovitz and Adam "MCA" Yauch, formed in 1981. The group disbanded after Yauch died due to cancer in 2012, shortly after they were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. As well as featuring in the group's music videos, Diamond has made cameos in other music videos and shows, as well as DJing.
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He has two children with director Tamra Davis, and co-wrote the 2020 documentary 'Beastie Boys Story'.
Known for
Futurama1999
30 Rock2006
Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty2022
Fight for Your Right Revisited2011
Beastie Boys: Sabotage1994
Nirvana: Live! Tonight! Sold Out!!1994
Over Exposed1984
Ciao L.A.1994
Filmography
- 2026OutcomeFilmThanks
- 2026HomunculusFilmThanks
- 2022Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers DynastySeriesChasen's Pianist
- 2021Watch the Sound with Mark RonsonSeriesSelf
- 2020Beastie Boys StoryFilmSelf, Writer, Executive Producer
- 2020Celebrity Escape RoomFilmSelf
- 2019Still Ill: 25 Years of 'Ill Communication'FilmSelf
- 2014The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy FallonSeriesSelf - Guest, Self - Guest / Musical Guest
- 2014Finding the FunkFilmHimself
- 2013DownloadedFilmSelf
- 2013Our Vinyl Weighs a Ton: This Is Stones Throw RecordsFilmSelf
- 2012Bad Brains: A Band in DCFilmSelf
- 2012Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’FilmSelf
- 2012Ben Lee: Catch My DiseaseFilmSelf
- 2011Fight for Your Right RevisitedFilmCop 2
- 2011Beats Rhymes & Life: The Travels of A Tribe Called QuestFilmSelf
- 2011Beastie Boys: Move on UpFilmSelf
- 2010Jean-Michel Basquiat: The Radiant ChildFilmMusic
- 2010BasementFilmExecutive Producer
- 2010Rappin' With The RicksterFilmSelf
- 2009Beastie Boys: Live at Bonnaroo 2009Film
- 2009Beastie Boys: Live Bonnaroo Music and Arts FestivalFilm
- 2009Live From Bonnaroo 2009FilmSelf
- 2007Public Enemy: Welcome to the TerrordomeFilmSelf
- 200630 RockSeriesMike D.
- 2006Awesome; I Fuckin' Shot That!FilmSelf
- 2005Beastie Boys Solid Gold HitsFilmSelf, Music
- 2004Beastie Boys 'Horseplay'FilmSelf
- 2004Beastie Boys - Live at Melkweg; AmsterdamFilmSelf
- 2004Beastie Boys $2 BillFilmSelf (as Mike D)
- 2003The Work of Director Spike JonzeFilmSelf
- 2002Keep Your Eyes OpenFilmOfficer Diamond
- 2002Cydeways: The Best of The PharcydeFilmHimself (Segment)
- 2000Beastie Boys: Video AnthologyFilmSelf, Music
- 1999FuturamaSeriesMike D's head (voice)
- 1999Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary SpecialFilmSelf
- 1999Beastie Boys: Live in Glasgow 1999FilmSelf
- 1999Beastie Boys: Live in SECC, GlasgowFilmMike D
- 1999Beastie Boys: Tibetan Freedom Concert 1999Film
- 1998Beastie|ographyFilmSelf
- 1998Free TibetFilmMike D - Beastie Boys
- 1998Nathanial Hornblower’s: The Robot V the Octopus Monster SagaFilm
- 1998Beastie Boys: Open Air FestivalFilm
- 1998Beastie Boys: Tibetan Freedom Concert 1998FilmMike D
- 1996Tibetan Freedom ConcertFilmSelf
- 1994Beastie Boys: SabotageFilmThe Chief (as Alasondro Alegré), Music
- 1994Nirvana: Live! Tonight! Sold Out!!Film
- 1994Ciao L.A.FilmAsasondro Alegré
- 1994Hi OctaneSeriesSelf
- 1994The Legend of Dolemite! Bigger & BadderFilmSelf
- 1993Late Show with David LettermanSeriesSelf - Musical Guest
- 1993Late Night with Conan O'BrienSeriesSelf - Musical Guest
- 1992Later... with Jools HollandSeriesSelf - Performer
- 1992Beastie Boys: The $kill$ To Pay The Bill$FilmSelf
- 1992Beastie Boys - Live in JapanFilmSelf
- 1988Tougher Than LeatherFilmSelf
- 1988Yo! MTV RapsSeriesSelf
- 1987Funny, You Don't Look 200: A Constitutional VaudevilleFilmSelf - as Beastie Boys
- 1985Krush GrooveFilmSelf (Beastie Boys)
- 1984MTV Video Music AwardsSeriesSelf
- 1984Over ExposedFilmGeorge