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Robert Frederick Zenon "Bob" Geldof, KBE (born 5 October 1951) is an Irish singer, songwriter, author, occasional actor, and political activist. He rose to prominence as the lead singer of the Irish rock band The Boomtown Rats in the late 1970s and early 1980s alongside the punk rock movement. The band had hits with his compositions "Rat Trap" and "I Don't Like Mondays". He co-wrote "Do They Know It's Christmas?", one of the best-selling singles of all time,〔〔 and starred in Pink Floyd's 1982 film ''Pink Floyd – The Wall'' as "Pink". Geldof is widely recognised for his activism, especially anti-poverty efforts concerning Africa. In 1984 he and Midge Ure founded the charity supergroup Band Aid to raise money for famine relief in Ethiopia.〔 They went on to organise the charity super-concert Live Aid the following year and the Live 8 concerts in 2005.〔"Live Aid duo win second Ivor gong", 4 June 2005, ''Music Week'', p.1〕 Geldof currently serves as an adviser to the ONE Campaign, founded by fellow Irishman Bono. A single father, Geldof has also been outspoken for the fathers' rights movement. Geldof was appointed an honorary knighthood by Queen Elizabeth II, and is a recipient of the Man of Peace title which recognises individuals who have made "an outstanding contribution to international social justice and peace", among numerous other awards and nominations. In 2005 he received the Brit Award for Outstanding Contribution to Music. ==Early life== Geldof was born and brought up in Dún Laoghaire, Ireland, a son of Robert and Evelyn Geldof. His paternal grandfather, Zenon Geldof, was a Belgian immigrant and a hotel chef.〔〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Zenon Geldof : Belgian Master Chef )〕 His paternal grandmother, Amelia Falk, was an English Jew from London.〔〔 When Geldof was six or seven, his mother, Evelyn, 41, died of a cerebral haemorrhage. Bob Geldof attended Blackrock College, where he was bullied for being a poor rugby player and for his middle name, Zenon.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=The World of Rugby League )〕 After work as a slaughterman, a road navvy and pea canner in Wisbech, he was hired as a music journalist in Vancouver, British Columbia for ''The Georgia Straight''. He briefly guest hosted the CBC children's program Switchback. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Bob Geldof」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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