Most Recent Role: Guest Interviewee on 20 to 1
Alias Name(s): 'Sir' Bob Geldof
Gender: Male
Birthplace: Dun Laoghaire
Birthday: 10-5-1951
Birth Name: Robert Frederick Zenon Geldof
Alias Name(s): 'Sir' Bob Geldof
Gender: Male
Birthplace: Dun Laoghaire
Birthday: 10-5-1951
Birth Name: Robert Frederick Zenon Geldof
Notably the lead singer of punk rock group The Boomtown Rats, who scored a number of hit singles between 1977 and 1986 (when they disbanded). Two number ones Rat Trap - the first for any Irish pop/rock group and I Don't Like Mondays.
Geldof continues to perform as a solo artist with songs like The Great Song of Indifference.
Since his remarkable feat of organising Live Aid he has been...
Most Recent Appearance
Music With A Message
Tuesday 13 May 2008 on Channel Nine
In the fiftieth episode of 20 To 1 , Bert Newton counts down the top twenty songs that have helped to change the world and make it a better place.
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Review of Milan gig, October 2006
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08/20/2006
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1 June 2007. Geldof does a Bono and edits German tabloid daily Bild as part of his campaign for raising awareness for poverty and Africa. He takes over for 1 day and draws in the voices of his counterparts and friends.
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Geldof is soon to make another acting appearance. This time in a short film, written by a friend of his. It is about a Bob Geldof look alike and Bob plays the lookalike. He thinks it's a crazy idea, but obviously likes it too.
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Bob Geldof's acting career isn't confined to films. He has appeared in some adverts, including milk, shaving cream and a Police Recruitment add.
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Bob Geldof features on a new album from Jools Holland 'Moving out to the Country', doing 2 songs.
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Extended family:
Dad - Bob,
Aunt - Fifi,
Sisters - Lynn and Cleo,
Girlfriend - Jeanne Marine,
Daughters - Fifi Trixibelle, Peaches, Little Pixie and Tiger Lily (their names are quite a bit longer than that!) (edit)
Dad - Bob,
Aunt - Fifi,
Sisters - Lynn and Cleo,
Girlfriend - Jeanne Marine,
Daughters - Fifi Trixibelle, Peaches, Little Pixie and Tiger Lily (their names are quite a bit longer than that!) (edit)
"Find inner peace? I looked; it wasn't there"
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“to do something unparalleled in the world, and especially at the beginning of the 21st Century, and that is to tilt the world a little bit on its axis in favor of the poor, and that's not a difficult thing to do.”
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“Don't let them tell us it doesn't work,” on LiveAid/Live8
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The Long Walk to Justice.”
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“On late ex-wife Paula Yates and her lover Michael Hutchence: They thought they were Mick Jagger and Jerry Hall. In fact they were more like Tom and Jerry.”
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Other Appearances
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20 to 1
Music With A Message Guest Interviewee |
American Bandstand
The Boomtown Rats / Rupert Holmes Himself |
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Aspel & Company
Sean Connery, Bob Geldof, Kate O'Mara Himself |
Aspel & Company
Bob Geldof, Eric Idle, Princess Stephanie of Monaco Himself |
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Canada AM
June 5, 2007 Himself |
Comic Relief
Comic Relief's Nose At Ten Yorkshireman |
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Grumpy Old Men
Himself |
The Weakest Link (UK)
Comic Relief Contestant |
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"Rebel"Perfect This is why I admire Bob Geldof. Read on. Continue » Posted Nov 18, 2006 6:09 am PST |
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