Cast & creator
Michael Diamond
Best known for The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, Late Show with David Letterman
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'.
Also known as: Alasondro Alegré, Mike Diamond, Beastie Boys, Michael Diamond, Mike D
53
film credits
12
television credits
57
1984–2026 · acting roles
6.6
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
★ 5.8The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self - Guest · 2014
★ 5.8The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self - Guest / Musical Guest · 2014
★ 6.5Late Show with David Letterman
Self - Musical Guest · 1993
★ 7.3Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Musical Guest · 1993
★ 8.4Futurama
Mike D's head (voice) · 1999
Across film & television
Filmography (65)
Showing 65 of 65 credits
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self - Guest
2014The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self - Guest / Musical Guest
2014Late Show with David Letterman
Self - Musical Guest
1993Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Musical Guest
1993Futurama
Mike D's head (voice)
1999
30 Rock
Mike D.
2006
Later... with Jools Holland
Self - Performer
1992
MTV Video Music Awards
Self
1984
Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty
Chasen's Pianist
2022
Yo! MTV Raps
Self
1988
Outcome
Thanks
2026
Beastie Boys Story
Self
2020Beastie Boys Story
Writer
2020Beastie Boys Story
Executive Producer
2020
Watch the Sound with Mark Ronson
Self
2021
Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special
Self
1999
Hi Octane
Self
1994
Fight for Your Right Revisited
Cop 2
2011
Funny, You Don't Look 200: A Constitutional Vaudeville
Self - as Beastie Boys
1987
Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’
Self
2012
Celebrity Escape Room
Self
2020
Basement
Executive Producer
2010
Beats Rhymes & Life: The Travels of A Tribe Called Quest
Self
2011
Krush Groove
Self (Beastie Boys)
1985
The Work of Director Spike Jonze
Self
2003
Nirvana: Live! Tonight! Sold Out!!
1994
Awesome; I Fuckin' Shot That!
Self
2006
Our Vinyl Weighs a Ton: This Is Stones Throw Records
Self
2013
Beastie Boys: Video Anthology
Self
2000Beastie Boys: Video Anthology
Music
2000Public Enemy: Welcome to the Terrordome
Self
2007
Jean-Michel Basquiat: The Radiant Child
Music
2010
Still Ill: 25 Years of 'Ill Communication'
Self
2019
Ben Lee: Catch My Disease
Self
2012
Free Tibet
Mike D - Beastie Boys
1998
Bad Brains: A Band in DC
Self
2012
Live From Bonnaroo 2009
Self
2009
Rappin' With The Rickster
Self
2010
Beastie Boys Solid Gold Hits
Self
2005Beastie Boys Solid Gold Hits
Music
2005
Beastie Boys: Tibetan Freedom Concert 1999
1999
The Legend of Dolemite! Bigger & Badder
Self
1994
Beastie Boys: Live in SECC, Glasgow
Mike D
1999
Beastie Boys $2 Bill
Self (as Mike D)
2004
Cydeways: The Best of The Pharcyde
Himself (Segment)
2002
Beastie Boys - Live in Japan
Self
1992Beastie Boys - Live at Melkweg; Amsterdam
Self
2004
Beastie Boys: Live in Glasgow 1999
Self
1999
Keep Your Eyes Open
Officer Diamond
2002
Nathanial Hornblower’s: The Robot V the Octopus Monster Saga
1998
Beastie Boys: Live at Bonnaroo 2009
2009
Tougher Than Leather
Self
1988
Tibetan Freedom Concert
Self
1996Beastie Boys: Open Air Festival
1998
Beastie Boys: The $kill$ To Pay The Bill$
Self
1992
Beastie Boys: Move on Up
Self
2011
Beastie Boys: Live Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival
2009
Beastie Boys: Sabotage
The Chief (as Alasondro Alegré)
1994Beastie Boys: Sabotage
Music
1994
Downloaded
Self
2013
Over Exposed
George
1984
Finding the Funk
Himself
2014
Beastie|ography
Self
1998Beastie Boys 'Horseplay'
Self
2004
Ciao L.A.
Asasondro Alegré
1994