Bob Geldof

Bob Geldof (b. 1951) is an Irish singer-songwriter and activist who rose to prominence in the 1970s as a member of the rock band The Boomtown Rats.
With his fellow Boomtown Rats band member Pete Briquette, Geldof composed the music to the 2000 Jim Henson Pictures film Rat and served as its music supervisor. Geldof attended the UK premiere of Muppet Treasure Island in 1996.
As an activist, Geldof organized the charity supergroup Band Aid, along with the concerts Live Aid and Live 8, and he co-wrote the single "Do They Know It's Christmas?" Geldof's film appearances include Pink Floyd's Pink Floyd: The Wall (as Pink) and a cameo in Spice World. One of his children was Peaches Geldof.
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