Michael Diamond
Acting
- Born:
- 1965-11-20
- Place of birth:
- 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
Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty
Watch the Sound with Mark Ronson
Celebrity Escape Room
Beastie Boys Story
Still Ill: 25 Years of 'Ill Communication'
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Finding the Funk
Our Vinyl Weighs a Ton: This Is Stones Throw Records
Downloaded
Ben Lee: Catch My Disease
Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’
Bad Brains: A Band in DC
Beastie Boys: Move on Up
Beats Rhymes & Life: The Travels of A Tribe Called Quest
Fight for Your Right Revisited
Rappin' With The Rickster
Live From Bonnaroo 2009
Beastie Boys: Live Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival
Beastie Boys: Live at Bonnaroo 2009
Public Enemy: Welcome to the Terrordome
30 Rock
Awesome; I Fuckin' Shot That!
Beastie Boys Solid Gold Hits
Beastie Boys 'Horseplay'
Beastie Boys $2 Bill
Beastie Boys - Live at Melkweg; Amsterdam
The Work of Director Spike Jonze
Cydeways: The Best of The Pharcyde
Keep Your Eyes Open
Beastie Boys: Video Anthology
Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special
Beastie Boys: Tibetan Freedom Concert 1999
Beastie Boys: Live in Glasgow 1999
Beastie Boys: Live in SECC, Glasgow
Futurama
Free Tibet
Beastie|ography
Beastie Boys: Open Air Festival
Nathanial Hornblower’s: The Robot V the Octopus Monster Saga
Tibetan Freedom Concert
Beastie Boys: Sabotage
Nirvana: Live! Tonight! Sold Out!!
Hi Octane
Ciao L.A.
The Legend of Dolemite! Bigger & Badder
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Late Show with David Letterman
Later... with Jools Holland
Beastie Boys - Live in Japan
Beastie Boys: The $kill$ To Pay The Bill$
Tougher Than Leather
Yo! MTV Raps
Funny, You Don't Look 200: A Constitutional Vaudeville
Krush Groove
MTV Video Music Awards
Over Exposed