Michael Diamond
- Acting
- November 20, 1965 · New York City, New York, USA
Biography
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. He has two children with director Tamra Davis, and co-wrote the 2020 documentary 'Beastie Boys Story'.
Known for
Filmography
- Outcome · Thanks
- Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty · Chasen's Pianist
- Watch the Sound with Mark Ronson · Self
- Celebrity Escape Room · Self
- Beastie Boys Story · Self, Writer
- Still Ill: 25 Years of 'Ill Communication' · Self
- The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon · Self
- Finding the Funk · Self
- Our Vinyl Weighs a Ton: This Is Stones Throw Records · Self
- Downloaded · Self
- Ben Lee: Catch My Disease · Self
- Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’ · Self
- Bad Brains: A Band in DC · Self
- Beastie Boys: Move on Up · Self
- Beats Rhymes & Life: The Travels of A Tribe Called Quest · Self
- Fight for Your Right Revisited · Cop 2
- Basement · Executive producer
- Jean-Michel Basquiat: The Radiant Child · Music
- Rappin' With The Rickster · Self
- Live From Bonnaroo 2009 · Self
- Beastie Boys: Live Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival
- Beastie Boys: Live at Bonnaroo 2009
- Public Enemy: Welcome to the Terrordome · Self
- 30 Rock · Mike D.
- Awesome; I Fuckin' Shot That! · Self
- Beastie Boys Solid Gold Hits · Self, Music
- Beastie Boys 'Horseplay' · Self
- Beastie Boys $2 Bill · Self
- Beastie Boys - Live at Melkweg; Amsterdam · Self
- The Work of Director Spike Jonze · Self
- Cydeways: The Best of The Pharcyde · Self
- Keep Your Eyes Open · Officer Diamond
- Beastie Boys: Video Anthology · Self, Music
- Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special · Self
- Beastie Boys: Tibetan Freedom Concert 1999
- Beastie Boys: Live in Glasgow 1999 · Self
- Beastie Boys: Live in SECC, Glasgow · Mike D
- Futurama · Mike D's head (Voice)
- Free Tibet · Mike D - Beastie Boys
- Beastie|ography · Self
- Beastie Boys: Open Air Festival
- Nathanial Hornblower’s: The Robot V the Octopus Monster Saga
- Tibetan Freedom Concert · Self
- Beastie Boys: Sabotage · The Chief (as Alasondro Alegré), Music
- Nirvana: Live! Tonight! Sold Out!!
- Hi Octane · Self
- Ciao L.A. · Asasondro Alegré
- The Legend of Dolemite! Bigger & Badder · Self
- Late Night with Conan O'Brien · Self
- Late Show with David Letterman · Self
- Later... with Jools Holland · Self
- Beastie Boys - Live in Japan · Self
- Beastie Boys: The $kill$ To Pay The Bill$ · Self
- Tougher Than Leather · Self
- Yo! MTV Raps · Self
- Funny, You Don't Look 200: A Constitutional Vaudeville · Self
- Krush Groove · Self
- MTV Video Music Awards · Self
- Over Exposed · George