Person Details

Birthday: 1965-11-20 05:41:15

Aliases: Mike D , Alasondro Alegré , Mike Diamond

Gender: N/A

Place of birth: Brooklyn - New York - USA

Homepage:

Movie Involvements: 19

TV Involvements: 2


Most Famous Work

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Diamond was born in New York City to an upper-middle-class Jewish household. He attended Vassar College in Poughkeepsie, New York for six months. In 1979, Diamond co-founded the band The Young Aborigines. In 1981, Adam Yauch, aka MCA, a friend and follower of the band became their bass player, and on the suggestion of their then-guitar player, John Berry, the band changed their name to the Beastie Boys. By 1983,Adam Horovitz (Ad-Rock) joined, and their sound began to shift away from punk to hip-hop. In 1992, Mike D founded the Beastie Boys' now-defunct record label Grand Royal Records. He is also interested in interior decoration, and designed Brooklyn-themed toile wallpaper; it was used in the renovation of the Marquee nightclub in Chelsea, which reopened in January 2013. A year after the passing of MCA in 2012, Mike D told Rolling Stone he was "excited about making new stuff again" and released "Humberto Vs the New Reactionaries (Christine and the Queens Remix)" in July 2013. A remix of Yoko Ono Plastic Ono Band's "Bad Dancer" by Mike D and Adam Horovitz was streamed online in August 2013. The pair is credited with “additional beats, programming and other curve balls.”

Most Famous Work

MTV Video Music Awards
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8
Watch the Sound with Mark Ronson
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8
Beastie Boys Story
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8

Beastie Boys Story

(2020) Self
Beats Rhymes & Life: The Travels of A Tribe Called Quest
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7
Beastie Boys: Video Anthology
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7

Beastie Boys: Video Anthology

(2000) Himself / Alasondro Alegre
Our Vinyl Weighs a Ton: This Is Stones Throw Records
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7
The Work of Director Spike Jonze
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8
Rappin' With The Rickster
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2

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
2022 Chasen's Pianist
2021 Self
2020 Self
Self
2019 Himself
2013 Self
Himself
2012 Self
Himself
2011 Self
Self
Cop 2
2010 Self
2007 Himself
2006 Mike D.
Himself
2005 Himself / Alasondro Alegre
2004 Himself
Himself (as Mike D)
Himself
2003 Self
2002 Officer Diamond
2000 Himself / Alasondro Alegre
1999 Himself
Mike D's head (voice)
1998 Himself
1994 The Chief (as Alasondro Alegré)
Self
Asasondro Alegré
Self
1992 Mike D
1988 Himself
Self
1984 Self
George
1975 Self - Musical Guest
Himself
Year Character Movie/Tv

Sound

Production

Year Role Movie/Tv
2020 Executive Producer
Year Role Movie/Tv

Writing

Year Role Movie/Tv
2020 Writer
Year Role Movie/Tv

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