Mike D
Known for: Acting
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'.
Filmography
Series
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self - Guest
2014
Series
Late Show with David Letterman
Self - Musical Guest
1993
Series
Futurama
Mike D's head (voice)
1999
Series
30 Rock
Mike D.
2006
Series
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Musical Guest
1993
Series
MTV Video Music Awards
Self
1984
Series
Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty
Chasen's Pianist
2022
Series
Later... with Jools Holland
Self - Performer
1992
Series
Yo! MTV Raps
Self
1988
Series
Hi Octane
Self
1994
Series
Watch the Sound with Mark Ronson
Self
2021
Film
Fight for Your Right Revisited
Cop 2
2011
Film
Beastie Boys Story
Self
2020
Film
Celebrity Escape Room
Self
2020
Film
Over Exposed
George
1984
Film
Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’
Self
2012
Film
Krush Groove
Self (Beastie Boys)
1985
Film
Beats Rhymes & Life: The Travels of A Tribe Called Quest
Self
2011
Film
Rappin' With The Rickster
Self
2010
Film
The Work of Director Spike Jonze
Self
2003
Film
Downloaded
Self
2013
Film
Tougher Than Leather
Self
1988
Film
Funny, You Don't Look 200: A Constitutional Vaudeville
Self - as Beastie Boys
1987
Film
Ben Lee: Catch My Disease
Self
2012
Beastie Boys Solid Gold Hits
Self
2005
Film
Free Tibet
Mike D - Beastie Boys
1998
Film
Beastie Boys: Video Anthology
Self
2000
Film
Tibetan Freedom Concert
Self
Film
The Legend of Dolemite! Bigger & Badder
Self
1994
Film
Live From Bonnaroo 2009
Self
2009
Public Enemy: Welcome to the Terrordome
Self
2007
Film
Awesome; I Fuckin' Shot That!
Self
2006
Film
Nirvana: Live! Tonight! Sold Out!!
1994
Film
Bad Brains: A Band in DC
Self
2012
Film
Our Vinyl Weighs a Ton: This Is Stones Throw Records
Self
2013
Film
Keep Your Eyes Open
Officer Diamond
2002
Film
Beastie Boys: Live in Glasgow 1999
Self
1999
Film
Finding the Funk
Himself
2014
Film
Ciao L.A.
Asasondro Alegré
1994
Film
Beastie Boys: Sabotage
The Chief (as Alasondro Alegré)
1994
Film
Beastie Boys $2 Bill
Self (as Mike D)
2004
Film
Still Ill: 25 Years of 'Ill Communication'
Self
2019
Film
Beastie Boys: Move on Up
Self
2011
Film
Beastie Boys: The $kill$ To Pay The Bill$
Self
1992
Film
Nathanial Hornblower’s: The Robot V the Octopus Monster Saga
1998
Film
Beastie Boys: Live in SECC, Glasgow
Mike D
1999
Beastie Boys - Live at Melkweg; Amsterdam
Self
2004
Film
Beastie Boys - Live in Japan
Self
1992
Film
Beastie Boys: Tibetan Freedom Concert 1999
1999
Film
Beastie|ography
Self
1998
Film
Cydeways: The Best of The Pharcyde
Himself (Segment)
2002
Film
Beastie Boys: Live Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival
2009
Beastie Boys 'Horseplay'
Self
2004
Beastie Boys: Open Air Festival
1998