Bob Geldof

Birth Name:

Robert Frederick Zenon Geldof

Birth Place:

Dublin, Ireland

Profession

Soundtrack, Actor, Writer, Music department

Earned his first Nobel Peace Prize nomination in 2006
Honored with the Beacon Fellowship Prize in 2005 for his various charity contributions
A longtime panel member of the Africa Progress Panel
Co-wrote "Do They Know It's Christmas?" alongside Midge Ure in order to raise funds for various relief efforts taking place in Ethiopia at the time
Earned his first job in the music industry writing for Georgia Straight based out of Vancouver in the early '70s
After performing with the Boomtown Rats for over a decade, he would leave the group in 1986 to embark on a solo tour
After writing for several years in Canada, he would return to his native Ireland to form the Boomtown Rats in 1975
Known for his brash and unapologetic interview style
Worked several odd jobs as a boy, including a road navvy, a pea canner and a slaughterhouse attendant

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