Michael Diamond
Known for: Acting
Born: November 20, 1965
Place of birth: New York City, New York, USA
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'.
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Filmography
48 movies · 11 TV shows, newest first
5.4
Outcome
2026
7.7
Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty
2022
7.4
Watch the Sound with Mark Ronson
2021
6.1
Celebrity Escape Room
2020
7.5
Beastie Boys Story
2020
NR
Still Ill: 25 Years of 'Ill Communication'
2019
5.8
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
7.2
Finding the Funk
2014
7.0
Our Vinyl Weighs a Ton: This Is Stones Throw Records
2013
6.5
Downloaded
2013
2.0
Ben Lee: Catch My Disease
2012
5.0
Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’
2012
6.6
Bad Brains: A Band in DC
2012
NR
Beastie Boys: Move on Up
2011
7.1
Beats Rhymes & Life: The Travels of A Tribe Called Quest
2011
6.5
Fight for Your Right Revisited
2011
3.1
Basement
2010
7.3
Jean-Michel Basquiat: The Radiant Child
2010
2.0
Rappin' With The Rickster
2010
NR
Live From Bonnaroo 2009
2009
NR
Beastie Boys: Live Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival
2009
8.0
Beastie Boys: Live at Bonnaroo 2009
2009NR
Public Enemy: Welcome to the Terrordome
2007
7.5
30 Rock
2006
7.2
Awesome; I Fuckin' Shot That!
2006
4.6
Beastie Boys Solid Gold Hits
20055.0
Beastie Boys 'Horseplay'
2004
NR
Beastie Boys $2 Bill
2004NR
Beastie Boys - Live at Melkweg; Amsterdam
2004
8.1
The Work of Director Spike Jonze
2003
7.0
Cydeways: The Best of The Pharcyde
2002
4.5
Keep Your Eyes Open
2002
7.3
Beastie Boys: Video Anthology
2000
6.9
Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special
1999
NR
Beastie Boys: Tibetan Freedom Concert 1999
1999
10.0
Beastie Boys: Live in Glasgow 1999
1999
7.0
Beastie Boys: Live in SECC, Glasgow
1999
8.4
Futurama
1999
8.0
Free Tibet
1998
10.0
Beastie|ography
1998NR
Beastie Boys: Open Air Festival
1998
NR
Nathanial Hornblower’s: The Robot V the Octopus Monster Saga
1998
NR
Tibetan Freedom Concert
1996
7.5
Beastie Boys: Sabotage
1994
7.6
Nirvana: Live! Tonight! Sold Out!!
1994
8.3
Hi Octane
1994
6.3
Ciao L.A.
1994
7.0
The Legend of Dolemite! Bigger & Badder
1994
7.3
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
6.4
Late Show with David Letterman
1993
5.6
Later... with Jools Holland
1992
NR
Beastie Boys - Live in Japan
1992
5.2
Beastie Boys: The $kill$ To Pay The Bill$
1992
5.5
Tougher Than Leather
1988
7.5
Yo! MTV Raps
1988
8.0
Funny, You Don't Look 200: A Constitutional Vaudeville
1987
6.4
Krush Groove
1985
7.9
MTV Video Music Awards
1984
3.3
Over Exposed
1984